The Project
Inclusive Humanities
Perspectives for the Development of Inclusive Humanities in the Research and Teaching of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Within the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Verona, the Excellence Project 2023-2027, “Inclusive Humanities: Perspectives for Development in the Research and Teaching of Foreign Languages and Literatures” aims to expand the reach of the previous Excellence Project on Digital Humanities which focused on the use of digital technologies applied to foreign languages and literatures. The goal is to address various global challenges related to accessibility and inclusion, also following the path outlined by international initiatives such as the UN Agenda 2030.
Inclusion, the fight against social inequalities, and equity are fundamental themes in the context of university education. They underlie the various global challenges emerged in recent years, which required universities to rethink their social role from an inclusive and digital perspective.
For this reason, the know-how acquired in the project “Digital Humanities Applied to Foreign Languages and Literatures”, which formed the foundation of the development plan for 2018-2023, represents a valuable driver for progress toward inclusion and the commitment to reducing the social, cultural, and economic barriers that, in various ways, create forms of discrimination.
The goal of the “Inclusive Humanities” Excellence Project is, therefore, to promote and support inclusion and accessibility in research, teaching, infrastructures, and dissemination.
This is not merely gesturing an opening towards the world of disability and physical differences, but also a shift towards the study, understanding, and promotion of perspectives capable of overcoming the gender, economic, social, and cultural disparities that shape how the world is perceived, both within and outside the university.
ACTIVITIES
RESEARCH
Human curiosity drives the exploration, understanding, and improvement of the surrounding world. Research is therefore one of the key factors for social and economic development, capable of fostering progress, well-being, and social cohesion.
DIDACTICS
In recent decades, inclusion has occupied a central role in the Italian higher education, giving rise to innovative approaches that highlight the importance of the many aspects of "inclusion" in today's global educational landscape.
INFRASTRUCTURES
Thanks to the previous Digital Humanities Excellence Project (2018-2022), the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures was able to take the first steps towards the creation of an increasingly inclusive university.
EVENTS
As part of the departmental initiatives for Pride Month and to raise awareness against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, our department is pleased to host the lecture “The Third Sex: Literary and Musical Hermaphroditism in 17th-Century Venice”. The event will take place on Wednesday, July 1st, starting at 5:00 PM in the […]
Is food a universal language? Can it tell us who we are and reveal our cultural differences? In the next installment of the Food Talks series, taking place on Thursday, June 25, 2026, from 6:00 PM at the Seminario Maggiore (Via Seminario 8, Verona), we will explore the deep link between food, identity, and language. […]
On the occasion of university initiatives dedicated to LGBTQ+ Rights Recognition Month and to raising awareness against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures is organizing the following events: READING LIST In the hallway of Palazzo di Lingue, the […]
News
Every new language is a bridge, but how do we ensure that everyone has the right tools to cross it? In the 30th episode of Inclusioni, we explore inclusive glottodidactics—a language teaching approach that adapts its methods to everyone’s needs, eliminating barriers related to SLDs (Specific Learning Difficulties), disabilities, or cultural differences. To do this, […]
Who are the Crimean Tatars? And why is their very existence a form of resistance today? The 29th episode of Inclusioni is now on air, taking a deep dive into an often overlooked chapter of Ukrainian history: the role of the country’s indigenous peoples. Their lives have been profoundly shaped by the Russian occupation of […]
Now live on Inclusioni: the second and final episode of the special series dedicated to LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, an initiative proposed by our department’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) group. In the channel’s 28th episode, titled “LGBTQIA+ Characters in Fanfiction,” we explore how digital community creativity manages to subvert literary canons, transforming the stories we […]
If the Humanities do not embrace inclusivity, there will no longer be any Humanities at all
