On Tuesday, May 13, the Orange Room of the Arturo Frinzi Library hosted the second conference in the “Forgotten Voices” series. The event featured Professor Valentina Nider (University of Bologna), who delivered a talk entitled “Genealogies and Futures: New Perspectives for Literature and Gender Studies.”
The meeting explored the vibrant ferment of female voices that, between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in Spain, courageously challenged traditional institutions in order to claim emancipation and independence. Particular attention was devoted to the luminous figure of Emilia Pardo Bazán, an intellectual and journalist who became a true beacon for her contemporaries, including Carmen de Burgos “Colombine,” Ángeles Vicente, and María Lejárraga.
The conference also provided a valuable opportunity to delve into two fundamental texts recently translated within the series “Genealogie e futuri“, an open-access resource of the University of Bologna curated by Valentina Nider:
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“La donna spagnola” by Emilia Pardo Bazán, with introduction and translation by Francesca Peretto (2025).
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“Zezé” by Ángeles Vicente, with introduction and translation by Vincenzo Quaranta (2025).
The event took place with the participation of Francesca Peretto, Vincenzo Quaranta, and Stefano Bazzaco, who helped enrich the discussion. The audience had the opportunity to comment on and analyze the most interesting aspects of the lives and literary production of these extraordinary authors, weaving together the deep reflections of the essays with the evocative power of narrative.