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The twentieth episode of Inclusioni, the podcast channel of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Verona, is now online on all major podcast platforms. In this 20th episode, we fly to the United Kingdom to discuss the various aspects of inclusion in British universities with Mariangela Palladino, Professor of Postcolonial and Cultural Studies at Keele University and an expert on inclusion.

The promotion of inclusion and accessibility in universities aims to ensure that students—as well as staff—have the opportunity to fully participate in academic life, valuing diversity and both educational and personal growth. Starting with an overview of how inclusion has evolved in this context, we will then compare these practices with those of Italian universities, concluding with a reflection on the future of inclusion.

The interview is conducted by Manuel Boschiero, Professor of Slavic Studies and Department Representative for Inclusion and Accessibility.

A new departmental podcast is now on air: introducing “Trame e tramacci, storie di libri” (Plots and Intrigue: Book Stories). Conceived by Paola Perazzolo, professor at the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures of the University of Verona, and Michela Battocchio, head of the Colognola ai Colli library and provincial representative of the AIB Veneto Working Group on Reading Groups, the podcast will explore literature in an accessible and irreverent way.

Featuring horror questions, pulp tones, and literary insights, these two-voice dialogues will get us hooked on—and rethinking!—novels, graphic novels, and much more. This project is created in collaboration with the librarians of the Verona Library System and under the patronage of the Province of Verona.

Featuring: Alberto Ambrosi, Elisabetta Corradi, Alice Costa (Verona Provincial Library System)
Editing by: Martina Cerpelloni (University of Verona)

A strong synergy

between institutions marked the opening of the second edition of the exhibition “OLBOBLO – Arte potenziale” (Potential Art). On Thursday, October 9, our Co-working Room welcomed a large audience for the exhibition’s launch, the fruit of a successful collaboration with the Academy of Fine Arts of Verona and an integral part of our department’s “Inclusive Humanities” Excellence Project.

In attendance were Massimo Salgaro, Scientific Coordinator of Inclusive Humanities; Roberta Facchinetti, Director of our Department; and Francesco Ronzon, Director of the Academy of Fine Arts of Verona, alongside Professors Daniela Rosi and Diego Arich. Special guests from the Municipality of Verona included City Councilor Elisa La Paglia (whose portfolio includes Educational and School Policies, Libraries, School Buildings, Health, and Local Services) and Francesco Fasoli, Assistant to the Mayor for International Relations and Development Cooperation. The presentation concluded with remarks from this year’s Curator, Alice Barbieri, a student in the Master’s Degree program in Cultural Mediation of Art at the Academy.

Along the department’s corridors, framed by the now-iconic orange porthole-shaped windows (oblò), visitors were then able to admire the works of Celeste Bombardieri, Federica Cortese, Chiara Salin, and Selene Tenca—four talented young artists, current students and alumnae of the Academy. Their creations range from video installations and engravings to illustrations for a theatrical script and glass sculptures, offering profound insights into the themes of inclusion, disability, ecology, and sustainability.

The opening concluded with a pleasant social gathering, providing an excellent opportunity to exchange impressions and delve deeper into the themes of the exhibition.