[Commlist] call for applications Mediating Italy in Global Culture Summer school

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


Organized and hosted by 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.


Deadline: March 18, 2019.
Open to: Graduate and Post-Graduate Students with a background in Media 
Studies, Film Studies, Italian Studies, Cultural Production, American 
Studies, and similar degrees.


Description

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 2019 “Mediating Italy in Global Culture” Summer School, to be held 
at DAMSLab in Bologna (Italy) from Monday, June 17 to Saturday, June 22, 
2019.

The second edition of “Mediating Italy in Global Culture” offers an 
intensive 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 contributing to the 
“mediation” of the Italian audiovisual culture in the United States, the 
United Kingdom, and various other national contexts.

This week-long program, in addition to offering lectures, seminars and 
roundtables on specific topics and case histories, provides students 
with the opportunity to present their research and partake in 
discussions with fellow colleagues and international faculty.

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. The program also investigates 
the modes of consumption of these representations, both by targeted and 
defined audiences as well as by mainstream and generic ones.

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 
such as design, fashion and food. In particular, light will be shed on 
the crucial framing role played by foreign countries in the 
popularization of Italy’s representations around the world.


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, advertising, gaming, photography, food culture, etc.


Activities

The Summer School will also provide students with the opportunity to 
familiarize themselves withinternationally renowned institutions, 
museums and professionals through organized visits, tours and meetings. 
A detailed description of the activities will be provided on the website.


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 18, 2019.
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 at the Summer School official website 
https://site.unibo.it/mediatingitaly/en/how-to-apply.

Specific inquiries can be addressed to 
darvipem[dot]mediatingitaly[at]unibo[dot]it or to Dr. 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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