As part of the “Forgotten Voices” initiative, on Tuesday, May 13 at 6:00 p.m., the Orange Room of the Arturo Frinzi Library will host a fascinating opening lecture by Valentina Nider (University of Bologna) entitled “Genealogies and Futures: New Perspectives for Literature and Gender Studies.” In Spain at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, a ferment of female voices challenged traditional institutions, claiming emancipation and independence. Among them shines the figure of Emilia Pardo Bazán – intellectual, journalist, and a beacon for her contemporaries such as Carmen de Burgos “Colombine,” Ángeles Vicente, and María Lejárraga.
The event will also be an opportunity to explore two texts recently translated within the series “Genealogie e futuri,” an open-access collection 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).
Francesca Peretto, Vincenzo Quaranta, and Stefano Bazzaco will also take part in the event. We look forward to discussing together the most interesting aspects of the lives and literary production of these extraordinary authors, weaving the reflections of critical essays with the evocative power of narrative.