Dear Colleagues,
please consider the following panel for the CSIS Conference,
Toronto 13-15 May 2016:
New Perspectives in Gadda studies
The complexity of Gadda’s oeuvre has attracted critics and triggered literary debates since Contini’s first reviews. However, a renewed interest and new approaches to his prose and figure arose in the last few years: from studies on intermediality and theatrical performances (Gadda Goes to War by Fabrizio Gifuni, edited by F. G. Pedriali, 2013), to research on word-image relations (M. Marchesini, La galleria interiore dell’ingegnere, 2014) and new editions and comments based on rich archival troves (the Adelphi editions, directed by P. Italia, G. Pinotti and C. Vela; Meraviglie di Gadda. Seminario di studi sulle carte dello scrittore edited by M. Marchi and C. Vela, 2014. This session seeks to examine new directions of research in Gadda studies. Papers researching on different approaches and perspectives (philological, narratological, comparative, etc.) are welcomed.
Please send a 250-300-word abstract in English or Italian and 100-150 word biographical statement to [log in to unmask]
Francesca Facchi
PhD candidate and Teaching Assistant PhD candidate in Italian
Dept. Italian Studies
University of Toronto
100 St. Joseph Street - 2nd Floor
Toronto - ON M5S 1J4