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The 17th episode of ‘Inclusioni’ is now online

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How often do we stop to reflect on how women—particularly those living in war-torn countries or under the international spotlight—are perceived and portrayed? Today, the focus shifts specifically to Ukrainian women: are they caring mothers or ruthless witches? And what is the truth behind these labels?

To explore these complex nuances, in the seventeenth episode of Inclusioni—the podcast channel of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Verona—we are joined by Oksana Kis. A feminist historian and anthropologist, she is the president of the Ukrainian Association for Research in Women’s History and is currently in Verona for the seminar series ЇЇ – Her: Dimensions of Ukrainian Womanhood.

The interview, conducted in English by Daniele Artoni, professor of Slavic Studies at our department, will guide us through the diverse dimensions of Ukrainian womanhood.

The third Food Talk at San Massimo

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The third event in the Food Talks series took place on Sunday, June 22, in collaboration with Cinelà – Festival del Cinema Africano of San Massimo. Food Talks is a series of meetings conceived and curated by Chiara Battisti and Sidia Fiorato that explore the role of food and the distinctive features of different culinary cultures in novels from world literature.

The Cinema Teatro of San Massimo hosted Aminat Emma Badmus, who presented to the audience in attendance The Knowledge of Tradition: Food as an Expression of Identity and Culture. Through an in-depth analysis of significant works such as “So Long a Letter” by Mariama Bâ and “Egusi Soup” by Janice Okoh, Aminat Emma Badmus was able to highlight the deep connection between food, identity, and cultural heritage, offering valuable insights for reflection.

At the close of the event, participants had the pleasure of enjoying tastings of traditional Senegalese and Nigerian cuisine.

Communication and Inclusion in EULCs: building on our research

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The workshop “Communication and Inclusion in EULCs: building on our research” will be held on Friday, June 27, in Room SMT.10 at the Polo Santa Marta (Via Cantarane 24, Verona). The event is co-funded by the MUR (Ministry of University and Research) as part of the PRIN 2022 project. This workshop represents an important opportunity for discussion on communication and inclusion policies within European university language centres, which play an extremely significant role in the language training of university students.

The integration of the various research themes from the PRIN Project units, which will be presented during the workshop, aims to identify guidelines to develop this role in an increasingly effective way.

AIUCD25 held in Verona from June 11 to 13 2025

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AIUCD 25 in Aula Magna

The 14th AIUCD Annual Conference 2025 concluded today, June 13, 2025, after three intense days that brought the Santa Marta campus in Verona to life. From June 11 to 13, we had the opportunity to immerse ourselves in the challenges and opportunities of Digital Humanities in the age of Artificial Intelligence, with a special focus on “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.”

The morning of Wednesday, June 11 opened with greetings from Marina Buzzoni, President of the Italian Association for Digital Humanities and Digital Culture (AIUCD), Roberta Facchinetti, Director of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Verona, Massimo Salgaro, Project Manager of the “Inclusive Humanities” Project of Excellence, and Simone Rebora and Marco Rospocher, General Chairs of AIUCD2025.

The lively poster session, preceded by the Poster Madness, then captured the attention of all conference participants. Held at the end of the first day, it was punctuated by the sound of a gong: each participant had 120 seconds and one slide to spark the audience’s curiosity and introduce their poster. In this way, 37 posters and as many presenters followed one another. The poster exhibition then took place at Santa Marta, accompanied by an aperitif.

On Thursday, June 12, the conference opened with the first keynote speaker, Evelyn Gius, with a talk entitled “Measuring What Matters – or, the Temperature of Literary Texts.” During the subsequent parallel sessions, we were immersed in stimulating discussions and innovative presentations aimed at exploring the future of Digital Humanities. During the General Assembly of members, the venue of the 15th AIUCD Annual Conference was announced: it will be held at the University of Cagliari from June 3 to 5, 2026.

Friday, June 13 featured the second keynote, Viviana Patti, who presented Absit iniuria verbis. During the closing ceremony, the Gigliozzi Awards were finally presented for two oral presentations and two posters:

Oral Presentation Section:

Mariangela Giglio (Università di Bologna), Metodologie computazionali per l’organizzazione di archivi nati digitalmente

Gianluca Pavani (Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata”), Human–LLM Synergy in Higher Education Publishing: Two ChatGPT Use Cases within Editorial Pipelines

Poster Section:

Davide Bordon (Università di Ljubljana), Predicting Grammatical Cases in Slovenian Varieties in Italy: A Use Case from the LORIS 1.1 Language Assistant

Rita Gramellini (Università di Bologna), Linguistica dei corpora e informatica umanistica per la valorizzazione plurilingue del patrimonio culturale: implementazione del progetto

We extend our heartfelt thanks to all participants, speakers, the organizing staff, and the partners who made this extraordinary event possible.

Sunday, June 22 the Third Food talk

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Food Talks: third event organized by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures (University of Verona) in collaboration with Cinelà – Festival del Cinema Africano.

On Sunday, June 22 at 7:30 p.m., at the Cinema Teatro di San Massimo (Via Brigata Aosta 6, 37139 Verona), Professors Chiara Battisti and Sidia Fiorato will present a new event in the Food Talks series, this time dedicated to Nigerian and Senegalese culture and cuisine.
Aminat Emma Badmus will speak on “The Knowledge of Tradition: Food as an Expression of Identity and Culture,” analyzing So Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ and Egusi Soup by Janice Okoh.

To follow, an aperitif with tastings of typical dishes from Senegal and Nigeria! A unique opportunity to reflect on literature, identity, and tradition… with flavor!

Food Talks: terzo appuntamento proposto dal Dipartimento di Lingue e Letterature Straniere (Università di Verona) in Collaborazione con Cinelà – Festival del Cinema Africano di San Massimo.

AIUCD 2025: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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AIUCD 2025 comes to Verona!
The 14th Annual Conference of the Italian Association for Digital Humanities and Digital Culture will take place from June 11 to 13, 2025 at the Santa Marta Campus, Via Cantarane 24, Verona.

“Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Challenges and Opportunities for Digital Humanities in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” is this year’s theme—an unmissable opportunity to explore the frontiers of innovation and critical thinking in the field of Digital Humanities.
Organized by the Digital Arena for Inclusive Humanities (DAIH) of our department, the event is supported by the Verona Chamber of Commerce and the Municipality of Verona.

More information and the full program of the conference days are available at this link.