[Commlist] Mediating Italy in Global Culture Summer School, III edition | Call for Application

Call for Applications: “Mediating Italy in Global Culture” Summer 
School, III edition

Organized and hosted by the Department of the Arts, University of 
Bologna (Italy),
in collaboration with Brown University, Dickinson College, The 
University of Michigan, The Ohio State University, and Wesleyan University

June 22nd-27th, 2020

Deadline for the application: March 29, 2020
Open to: Graduate and Post-Graduate Students with a background in Media 
Studies, Film Studies, Italian Studies, Cultural Production, American 
Studies, and similar degrees.

https://site.unibo.it/mediatingitaly/en

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The Department of the Arts, University of Bologna, in collaboration with 
Brown University, Dickinson College, The University of Michigan, The 
Ohio State University, and Wesleyan University, invites applications for 
the 2020 “Mediating Italy in Global Culture” Summer School, to be held 
at DAMSLab in Bologna (Italy) from Monday, June 22 to Saturday, June 27, 
2020.

The third edition of “Mediating Italy in Global Culture” offers an 
intensive learning experience where graduate and post-graduate students 
can consolidate their theoretical and methodological skills on the forms 
of production, distribution, circulation, and reception contributing to 
the “mediation” of the Italian audiovisual culture in the United States, 
the United Kingdom, the European Union, and other national 
contexts. Specifically, the Summer School will address the forms of 
media representations associated with Italy, as well as their 
manipulation by cultural industries, fandoms, and opinion leaders. 
Furthermore, the program will focus on the complex imageries and 
socio-cultural constructions of the brand “Made in Italy” spread by 
film, television and digital media, as well as by other cultural and 
creative industries as design, fashion, sports and food. In particular, 
light will be shed on the crucial framing role played by foreign 
countries in the popularization of Italy’s depictions around the world.

This week-long program will encourage students to think provocatively 
about these current issues and debates during lectures, seminars, 
roundtables, and workshops on specific topics and case histories. 
Students will also have the opportunity to present their research in a 
warm and stimulating environment and partake in discussions with fellow 
colleagues and faculty.

Lectures, seminars, and activities will delve, thus, into a variety of 
themes and media, including:

Italian cinema (and its circulation in movie theaters, festivals, and 
digital platforms);

Italian television, digital platforms and digital media;

Italian novels, graphic novels and other editorial phenomena;

Italian fashion, entertainment, advertising, and photography;

Italian gastronomic traditions, lifestyle and food-inspired media 
productions.

Italian sport entertainment, tourism, and related events

Activities

Students will be involved in a variety of on and off campus activities. 
They will meet and interact with professionals working for 
internationally renowned local institutions, museums, and creative 
industries. Participants will be invited to take part in organized 
visits, tours, meetings, and social events throughout the week. In 
particular, this edition of the Summer School will take place during the 
Cinema Ritrovato Festival. Students will be given an opportunity to join 
the many professionals, critics, and journalists that every year gather 
in Bologna from all over the world. A detailed schedule will be provided 
on the website a few weeks prior to the beginning of the Summer School.

Costs

The cost of tuition and supplementary activities is 200 euros.

Tuition includes free access to Wi-Fi on the university campus, access 
to the libraries and university facilities, and organized visits. 
Accommodations, meals, and transportations are not included.

Applications

The deadline for applications is March 29, 2020.

Interested applicants are required to fill out and submit the 
online application form and upload a full CV and a Motivation Letter. 
More detailed instructions can be found in the “How to Apply” section of 
the website https://site.unibo.it/mediatingitaly/en.

Specific inquiries can be addressed to 
darvipem[dot]mediatingitaly[at]unibo[dot]it, to Prof. Luca Barra, 
luca[dot]barra[at]unibo[dot]it and to Dr. Elisa Farinacci, 
elisa[dot]farinacci2[at]unibo[dot]it.


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