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Panel at Canadian Society for Italian Studies Conference, 13-15 May 2016, University of Toronto
On Anger and Indignation
Thinkers of many epochs have described the passion of anger or rage as one that is normally unproductive: a primordial impetus that can often lead to violent and unedifying results. Righteous indignation, on the other hand, is often justified as born out of a collective concern and characterized by the engagement of willpower – fueled by temper, but driven by reason. In extreme cases, one may even be forced by circumstantial factors to consider resorting to a (self-)destructive, (self-)annihilating type of anger (which may be righteous) in order for change to be brought about and/or to create new spaces and possibilities – a mali estremi, estremi rimedi. Following Stefania Lucamante’s theoretical guidelines, this panel seeks to explore the role of anger and indignation in Italian artistic, literary and cultural productions of any form or period: we welcome papers that discuss the positive or negative consequences of employing anger and indignation as devices for social change, emancipation, or liberation. 200-300 word abstracts (in Italian or English) should be sent to both organizers ([log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]) by January 31st, 2016.
Il giorno 15/dic/2015, alle ore 12:36, Paolo Frasca <[log in to unmask]> ha scritto:
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On Anger and Indignation
Thinkers of many epochs have described the passion of anger or rage as one that is normally unproductive: a primordial impetus that can often lead to violent and unedifying results. Righteous indignation, on the other hand, is often justified as born out of a collective concern and characterized by the engagement of willpower – fueled by temper, but driven by reason. In extreme cases, one may even be forced by circumstantial factors to consider resorting to a (self-)destructive, (self-)annihilating type of anger (which may be righteous) in order for change to be brought about and/or to create new spaces and possibilities – a mali estremi, estremi rimedi. This panel seeks to explore the role of anger and indignation in Italian artistic, literary and cultural productions of any form or period: we welcome papers that discuss the positive or negative consequences of employing anger and indignation as devices for social change, emancipation, or liberation. 200-300 word abstracts (in Italian or English) should be sent to both organizers ([log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]) by January 25th, 2016.
--Paolo Frascà, MAPhD Student and Course InstructorDepartment of Italian StudiesCentre for Sexual Diversity StudiesUniversity of Toronto