Final speaking engagement of my Australia trip. This time in Brisbane. A big thank you to everyone at the Società Dante Alighieri Brisbane for the wonderful hospitality. It was lovely to meet so many members. @cdsi.bsky.social
Next stop Ireland (via Singapore/ Frankfurt)
I think you should ground him
It was a real honour and genuine pleasure to give a lecture yesterday at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Sydney. Special thanks to Marco Gioacchini for being such a wonderful host, and thanks to the very lively Sydney audience @cdsi.bsky.social
Final lecture in series next week!
The always great Sam Slote gave us a wonderful lecture on the function of vulgarity and swearing in Dante and Joyce. It was also a real treat to welcome Enrica Leydi and Gennaro Ambrosino to Cork @cdsi.bsky.social For recording of lecture see: youtu.be/d-4eT_8hbEA?...
This evening Sam Slote on Dante and Joyce. Online only, so please register
Had a lovely time in Cambridge talking about Dante and Court culture - thanks to Anna Pegoretti for wonderful welcome
Work with me! 2-year postdoc (1+1) within COLUMN: Colonial Legacies of Universities: Materialities and New Collaborations (HORIZON_HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-01-04). Topic: “Research of university botanical collections in relation to Italian and European colonialism”. Call at: shorturl.at/aurdS
Next up (next Monday), the inimitable Paolo Rigo
Last Monday we were treated to a brilliant lecture from Prof. Arielle Saiber (Johns Hopkins University) to open the 2026 Dante Public Lecture Series @cdsi.bsky.social A recording of the lecture can be viewed here: youtu.be/WtdATu4xFwM?...
Join us next Monday for Lecture 1 of 2026 UCC Dante Lecture Series with Prof. Arielle Saiber (Johns Hopkins University)
#OTD Giovanni #Boccaccio died 650 years ago. We remember him as one of the most important Italian authors of all time and the founder of the novella. We honor him by publishing his complete works.
Sit tibi opus gloriae.
THE INTERNATIONAL BOCCACCIO EDITION
Congrats Claire!
Delighted to announce the brilliant line-up for the 2026 Dante Lecture Series @cdsi.bsky.social @ucc.ie
MBV doing what they do
Was at the Dublin gig on Saturday. A thing of beauty wrapped in noise
Day 2 of #DanteFutures
Interesting piece from Fintan O’Toole www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Then began our CDSI international tour. First stop ADI conference in Genova - great papers, great presence from members of the Centre
CDSI International Tour #2 we went stateside to Yale University for ‘Premodern Affective Spaces’ organised by associate member of Centre and all round brilliant person Prof. Heather Webb @heatherwebb.bsky.social
We’ve been away for a while. But it’s been a busy autumn for the Centre - here are some of the highlights so far
Back in September we kicked off events with a wonderful launch & reading by Lorna Goodison @UCC to celebrate her magnificent “Dante’s Inferno” @Carcanet @CACSSSResearch1 @UCCResearch
CDSI International Tour #3 next stop Chicago for American Boccaccio Association - the Centre ran double session on Dantean Afterlives in Boccaccio
CDSI International Tour #4 University of Notre Dame wonderful conference on Global Translation & Reception in Dante. Strong CDSI presence too
🚨 Job alert 🚨 NorseMap is recruiting for a new team member: a 3-year postdoctoral researcher with a background in Politics OR Old Norse Viking Studies to lead the 'Politics & Identity' strand of the project. Come and work with us at UCC!
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More recent events include ‘Women Scholars in Dante Studies’, ‘Il testo della Vita nova’ at the University of Bergamo, and ‘Representing the Afterlife in Latin & Romance Middle Ages’ at the University of Naples. Well done Valentina, Federica, Aistė @murkuo.bsky.social, George and Elsina 👏👏👏
The Jamaican poet Lorna Goodison is coming to UCC for the launch of her ‘Dante’s Inferno’. Admission free, but tickets essential on eventbrite - use QR cose
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
A great way to round off the academic year for the Centre for Dante Studies in Ireland with our 10th Dante Dialogue - this one “Figurando il Paradiso”: Dante and the Representation of Paradise with Prof Martin Kemp and Dr Federico Rossi. Watch the recording here: youtu.be/l6VRK43L1fc?...
