AATI International Conference
Università per Stranieri di Siena
June 22th-26th, 2015
Call for paper proposals
Oral Culture and Political Impact in Senese Academies
The Accademia degl’Intronati principle De mundo non curare was not to be taken literally. Despite the Intronati’s stated proclamation to distance themselves from the blaring noise of the world, their society included among its members intellectuals whose works had a relevant political impact. As Nino Borsellino wrote: “Le donne, il pubblico che fa al tempo stesso da ispiratore e da destinatario dei loro piacevoli trattenimenti, non sono in realtà che il pretesto delle loro iniziative teatrali. […] Questi accademici che nei loro statuti avevano codificato il divieto per i soci di partecipare alla vita politica, finivano per proporre una superiore politica di coesistenza civile e culturale” (1976, 104). This session accepts papers that aim to study the political impact of work by members of principal Senese academies (Intronati, Rozzi, Travagliati, Sborrati, Filomati, Accesi, Uniti, Filomeli, Raffrontati, Risoluti, Assicurate, Partenia, Insipidi, Rozzi minori), with a special attention to papers that analyse the effects of oral culture, manuscript and print in Early Modern Siena (1450 – 1700).
Please send a 250-word abstract to Dr. Sciltian Gastaldi ([log in to unmask]) by February 15, 2015.