GSAIS Conference - On the Threshold: Finding Meaning in Liminality in Italian Studies

When and Where

Friday, November 01, 2024 8:30 am to Sunday, November 03, 2024 1:30 pm
Department of Italian Studies
Carr Hall
100 St Joseph St, Toronto, ON M5S 3L5

Speakers

Ombretta Frau (Mount Holyoke College)
Akash Kumar (UC Berkeley)
Dino S. Cervigni (UNC, Chapel Hill)

Description

The Graduate Students' Association of Italian Studies warmly invites you to the graduate student conference entitled “On the Threshold: Finding Meaning in Liminality in Italian Studies”. The three-day conference, hosted from November 1-3, 2024, will feature keynote speakers Ombretta Frau (Mount Holyoke College) and Akash Kumar (UC, Berkeley) and a guest lecture from Dino S. Cervigni (UNC, Chapel Hill).

Many thanks to the co-sponsors, the Department of Italian Studies, the Graduate Students' Association of Italian Studies, and the Istituto Italiano di Cultura. Many thanks also for the generous support of the Centre for European and Eurasian Studies; the Department of Art History; the Cinema Studies Institute; the Centre for Comparative Literature; the Jackman Humanities Institute; the Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies; the University of St. Michael's College; Ristorante Sotto Sotto; Barzula Coffee; San Antonio Seafood Market & Oyster Bar; Gruppo Terroni; Dimmi Bar and Trattoria.

More information and a full conference programme.

Contact Information

Graduate Students' Association of Italian Studies

Sponsors

Department of Italian Stuidies, Graduate Students' Association of Italian Studies, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Cinema Studies Institute, and many more.