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Modern Heroines of Ukraine

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Tetiana Zhukova di fronte alla platea per la seconda conferenza del ciclo Her

Tetiana Zhukova delivered the second lecture in the series “ЇЇ – Her: Dimensions of Ukrainian Womanhood,” a set of in-depth talks aimed at exploring the roles of Ukrainian women in war, peace, and cultural resistance. Zhukova, an expert in human rights and international law who works in collaboration with the UN, the EU, the Council of Europe, and the OSCE to prosecute war crimes and human rights violations in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, held the lecture “Modern Heroines of Ukraine: Women Resisting, Rescuing, and Fighting for Freedom” on Friday, March 28 in Room T.07, recounting stories of women who have been imprisoned, tortured, and killed in the occupied territories.

We also recorded a podcast with Tetiana Zhukova, which will soon be available on the Inclusioni channel!

The “ЇЇ – Her” series will continue on Friday, April 11 at 10:15 a.m. in Room S.10 (and online) with Oksana Kis, who will present “Militant Women: New Images of Femininity in Public Discourse during the Russian Invasion.”

Introduction to Italian Sign Language 2025

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Registration is now open for the “Introductory Workshop on LIS – Italian Sign Language,” which offers the recognition of 3 CFU credits to students enrolled in our degree programs.

This initiative is promoted by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures and is part of the Project of Excellence “Inclusive Humanities. Development Perspectives in Research and Teaching of Foreign Languages and Literatures” (2023–2027).

What does the workshop offer?

The course aims to provide students with a solid foundation for understanding and interacting with Deaf people, with particular attention to the linguistic, social, and cultural aspects related to LIS. It will be a valuable opportunity to enhance your skills and your awareness of inclusive communication.

Credit recognition

You may obtain 3 ECTS credits if you attend at least 70% of the activities and pass the final exam:

  • Type D for all Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs in the Languages area.

  • For the Master’s Degree in Linguistics (LM39) of the Department of Cultures and Civilizations – University of Verona, recognition has been requested as Type D or F.

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The twelfth episode of inclusioni is online

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The twelfth 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, “Women: War and Peace. Ukrainian Writers and Artists (1914–2022)”, brings us to Ukraine. Just a few days after International Women’s Rights Day, we will discuss how Ukrainian women have played and continue to play a key role in the cultural resistance of this people.

In collaboration with the seminar series “ЇЇ Her: Dimensions of Ukrainian Womanhood”, discussions aimed at exploring the roles of Ukrainian women in war, peace, and cultural resistance, we interviewed Ola Hnatiuk, a historian and professor at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Professor Emeritus at the University of Warsaw, and a member of the Ukrainian PEN Club.

The interview, which was conducted in English, is curated by Daniele Artoni, a professor of Slavic studies at our department and co-organizer of “ЇЇ Her” along with Anna Giust and the PhD candidates Diana Bota and Khrystyna Yordan.

Happy listening!

The eleventh episode of Inclusioni is online

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The eleventh 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. What is translinguism? What is the relationship between identity, literature, and language in light of migratory phenomena?

In conversation with Massimo Salgaro, we will explore these topics with Michele Vangi, a professor of German literature at Roma Tre University, while exploring the experiences of authors from Eastern Europe who have chosen to write in German.

We will understand how inclusion is a process that can paradoxically give rise to new forms of prejudice, preventing us from seeing the complexity of  the individual, who can never be placed into a predefined category.

Professor Vangi is the author of “Transgermania. Il superamento del monolinguismo nella letteratura tedesca contemporanea“, an open access book that analyzes the literary implications of plurilinguism and “plural” cultural identity, a long-standing phenomenon in German society.

Happy listening, or rather Gutes Zuhören!

Women: War and Peace. Ukrainian writers and artists

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La Prof.ssa Ola Hnatiuk apre il ciclo di incontri Her

The lecture series “ЇЇ – Her: Dimensions of Ukrainian Womanhood” began on Friday, March 7. This series of in-depth talks is aimed at exploring the roles of Ukrainian women in war, peace, and cultural resistance. The first event, entitled “Women: War and Peace. Ukrainian Writers and Artists (1914–2022),” featured Professor Ola Hnatiuk, a Polish scholar, professor of history at the Mohyla Academy in Kyiv and professor emerita at the University of Warsaw.

The lecture series, co-organized by our doctoral students Diana Bota and Khrystyna Yordan with the support of Professors Daniele Artoni and Anna Giust, has also gained attention in the local media, whom we thank for their great sensitivity to the themes addressed by the series.

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Forgotten Voices: Carmen de Burgos

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The public event “Forgotten Voices: Carmen de Burgos and Women’s Emancipation in Early 20th-Century Spain” will take place on Tuesday, March 18 at 6:00 p.m. in the Multimedia Room of the Arturo Frinzi Library (Via S. Francesco 20, Verona). The meeting, featuring Stefano Bazzaco, Antonella Gallo, and Silvia Salis, will be an opportunity to discuss, together with the translators, the most interesting aspects of the life and work of Carmen de Burgos Seguí, known by the pen name “Colombine.”

Colombine was a writer, translator, journalist, and war correspondent in Spain at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. She was an independent and combative woman, constantly fighting for women’s rights and critical of a Spanish culture still anchored in rigid patriarchal tradition. Carmen de Burgos authored an enormous number of works, including novels, short stories, articles, biographies, etiquette manuals, and travel books.

During the event, recent translations of two of her novels will be presented:

  • “The Sloping Plane,” translated by Antonella Gallo, Le Lettere, 2024

  • “The Swimming Pool, the Swimming Pool,” translated by Silvia Salis, Le plurali, 2024