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The tenth episode of Inclusioni, the podcast channel of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures in collaboration with Fuori Aula Network, is now available on major podcast platforms. This episode will deepen the discussion of inclusion and accessibility explored in the previous episode with two educators who address these topics from different, interdisciplinary perspectives: Gerhard Lauer, professor of Book Studies at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, and Shulamit Almog, professor of law at the University of Haifa. Both guests are part of the Advisory Board for the Excellence Project “Inclusive Humanities: Perspectives for Development in the Research and Teaching of Foreign Languages and Literatures”.

Inclusion and accessibility are two complex terms: can how we define them within the contemporary debate surrounding them? Do digital tools facilitate inclusion or do they create new learning inequalities? Are you familiar with intersectionality and DEI principles? Finally, in what ways can children be included in political decisionmaking processes that affect them?

The tenth episode is in English and led by Giovanni Tallarico.

The ninth episode of Inclusioni, the podcast channel of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures in collaboration with Fuori Aula Network, is now available on major podcast platforms. This episode, entitled “Inclusion and accessibility today”, highlights the reflections and experiences of two Italian educators who have been involved with the inclusion of persons with disabilities and the accessibility of tools developed for their needs.

What does inclusion mean today? What is the Charter of Solfagnano on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities? Do you know what “inclusive guides” are?

The host address these topics with Anna Cardinaletti, professor of Glottology and Linguistics at the University Ca’ Foscari in Venice, and Elena di Giovanni, professor of English language, translation, and linguistics at the University of Macerata. Both guests are part of the Advisory Board for the Excellence Project “Inclusive Humanities: Perspectives for Development in the Research and Teaching of Foreign Languages and Literatures”.

On Sunday, February 9, 2025, the student group Teatro a Rotelle successfully performed at the Cesare Volta Theatre in Pavia with the production “In principio era la Rupe” (In the Beginning There Was the Cliff). Directed by Nicoletta Vicentini and Jana Karšaiová, the performance was organized by the Pavia volunteers’ group of Terre des Hommes Italia and offered free admission. The event’s primary aim was to promote inclusion, participation, and self-exploration of one’s own abilities through the powerful medium of theatre.

The international conference “The Receptions of Ophelia, 1599–1900” concluded on December 11, 2024, in the splendid setting of the Chiostro Santa Maria delle Vittorie.

The conference, organized by Professor Emanuel Stelzer, offered a unique opportunity to explore the literary and cultural receptions of Shakespeare’s famous character Ophelia. The analysis ranged from the original early modern context to the end of the nineteenth century, adopting an interdisciplinary approach that enriched the understanding of the topic.

The Project “Accessing Ophelia”

The event was part of the sub-project “Accessing Ophelia,” an integral component of our department’s Project of Excellence “Inclusive Humanities.”

“Accessing Ophelia” aims to investigate the representation of cognitive disability in theatrical works from the sixteenth century to the present. It devotes particular attention to the reception of certain female Shakespearean characters, with Ophelia at the forefront.

For more information on the “Accessing Ophelia” project, click here.