[Commlist] cfa: Mediating Italy in Global Culture Summer School, VI Edition

Call for Applications: “Mediating Italy in Global Culture” Summer 
School, VI 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 19th-23rd, 2023

Location: Rimini Campus of the University of Bologna

***Application deadline: March 20th, 2023***

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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​Our Program
The sixth edition of “Mediating Italy in Global Culture” offers an 
immersive learning experience where graduate and post-graduate students 
have the opportunity to consolidate their theoretical and methodological 
skills and engage in thought-provoking conversations on the forms of 
production, distribution, circulation, and reception of the Italian 
cultural products in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European 
Union, Global South, and other national contexts, paying attention to 
the crucial role that these countries play in the popularization of 
Italy’s representations around the world.

Through the years, this five-day intensive program has addressed the 
forms of media representations associated with Italy through lectures, 
seminars, and roundtables on specific topics and case histories. 
Students are also encouraged to participate actively by presenting and 
discussing their research with fellow colleagues and our international 
faculty. This edition of the Summer School is also scheduled to take 
place just before the opening of the 2023 Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival, 
thus giving interested students the possibility to continue their 
learning experience in Bologna.

Lectures, seminars, and activities will delve into a variety of themes, 
including:
Italian cinema (and its circulation in movie theaters, festivals, and 
streaming services);
Italian television, digital platforms and digital media;
Italian novels, graphic novels and other editorial phenomena;
Italian fashion, photography, food, tourism, sports.

More specifically, this year the program will center on the complex 
images and socio-cultural constructions of brand “Italy” through 
fashion, photography, celebrity culture, teen film and television, film 
festivals, screen and digital media. Furthermore, being Rimini the 
hometown of Federico Fellini, particular attention will be placed on his 
cinematography, which we’ll explore through an organized visit to the 
internationally renowned Fellini Museum. Other special activities will 
also include a tour of the city and an event at the historic Cinema 
Fulgor, as well as a closing aperitivo on the beach.

Costs
The cost of tuition and supplementary activities is 140 euros.

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

Due to the touristic nature of the city of Rimini, we will notify you 
promptly of your acceptance to the program in order to allow you to make 
all the necessary travel arrangements ahead of time. Based on the number 
of participants, we will do our best to provide you with a list of 
affiliated hotels.

How to apply
Application deadline: March 20th, 2023.
Expected notification of acceptance: (by) April 6th, 2023.
Interested applicants are required to fill out and submit the online 
application form, upload a full CV and include an abstract for the 
in-class presentations. More detailed instructions can be found in the 
“Apply Now" section of the website https://site.unibo.it/mediatingitaly/en

Applicants will be selected based on their research interests, proposed 
presentation topic, and personal and professional background.

Specific inquiries can be addressed to 
dar[dot]mediatingitaly[at]unibo[dot]it, Prof. Luca Barra, 
luca[dot]barra[at]unibo[dot]it, Dr. Elisa Farinacci, 
elisa[dot]farinacci2[at]unibo[dot]it and Dr. Emiliano Rossi, 
emiliano[dot]rossi5[at]unibo[dot]it.
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