italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies Dear All, On the occasion of the centenary of Italy's entrance into World War I and the bicentenary of the end of the Napoleonic Wars, the 2015 Society for Italian Studies Postgraduate Conference will be devoted to the the theme of war within Italian culture. The conference, hosted by Royal Holloway, University of London, will be held at the Italian Cultural Institute in London on 6 November 2015. The conference will include an interdisciplinary roundtable discussion on the theme of war and conflict, and will be followed by a keynote lecture by Dr Ruth Glynn (University of Bristol) <https://outlook.manchester.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?SURL=vWegXCmtFjdqzTULfbn2K7rlKdyhSFTVYxXVA0KGaHRRRF02LHfSCGgAdAB0AHAAOgAvAC8AdwB3AHcALgBiAHIAaQBzAC4AYQBjAC4AdQBrAC8AcwBtAGwALwBwAGUAbwBwAGwAZQAvAHIAdQB0AGgALQBzAC0AZwBsAHkAbgBuAC8AaQBuAGQAZQB4AC4AaAB0AG0AbAA.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.bris.ac.uk%2fsml%2fpeople%2fruth-s-glynn%2findex.html>. Further details to be provided at a later date. Please follow the link below for the call for papers, outlining the details of the conference as well as the requirements for submitting an abstract: http://italianstudies.org.uk/postgraduates/colloquium/ We warmly invite postgraduate students doing research in Italian studies to submit a brief abstract (300 words) and a short biographical statement (50 words) for a paper of 20 minutes in duration. Abstracts should be sent to [log in to unmask] <https://outlook.manchester.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?SURL=zfObWcBBzmUq3X2mK7KJyhlCRc_0Qw9l3oavfdFAlSqxpV82LHfSCG0AYQBpAGwAdABvADoAUABHAC4AUwBJAFMAQwBvAG4AZgBlAHIAZQBuAGMAZQBAAHIAaAB1AGwALgBhAGMALgB1AGsA&URL=mailto%3aPG.SISConference%40rhul.ac.uk> . The deadline for abstracts is *18 September 2015*. We look forward to reading your abstracts. *Guido Bartolini, Michelle Clarabut and Umberto Famulari* *SIS Post-Graduate Conference Committee* ([log in to unmask]) <https://outlook.manchester.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?SURL=zfObWcBBzmUq3X2mK7KJyhlCRc_0Qw9l3oavfdFAlSqxpV82LHfSCG0AYQBpAGwAdABvADoAUABHAC4AUwBJAFMAQwBvAG4AZgBlAHIAZQBuAGMAZQBAAHIAaAB1AGwALgBhAGMALgB1AGsA&URL=mailto%3aPG.SISConference%40rhul.ac.uk> School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures Royal Holloway, University of London ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe italian-studies YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe italian-studies to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/italian-studies