On 4-5 December, 2023, the first visit of the Advisory Board of the Excellence Project took place, marking an important step in the development of goals and the assessment of the progress of initiatives within the project “Inclusive Humanities: Development Perspectives in the Research and Teaching of Foreign Languages and Literatures” (2023-2027).
The Advisory Board (or AB for short) is a body established to supervise the progress of the project’s goals. It consists of external experts of outstanding international standing who provide scientific oversight for the project and ensure an effective and continuous system of monitoring and integrated evaluation. The members of the Advisory Board for Inclusive Humanities are:
- Prof. Elena Di Giovanni (University of Macerata),
- Prof. Anna Cardinaletti (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice),
- Prof. Shulamit Almog (University of Haifa, Israel),
- Prof. Gerhard Lauer (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany).
Each year, the coordinators of the activities within the Excellence Project report to the members of the Advisory Board on the work carried out and receive their suggestions. This first meeting, held in the Co-working Room with the faculty of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures present, was particularly significant as it represented the first in-person encounter with the AB members.
Over the course of the two days, all projects and sub-projects conducted within the framework of “Inclusive Humanities” in their respective areas of development were presented. The event concluded with a debate, offering an opportunity for exchange and useful feedback. There were also more “recreational” activities, such as a visit to the Biblioteca Capitolare of Verona and attendance at the theatrical performance “Con Voce Nuova_L’Inferno di Dante” by the Emit Flesti Company of Trento at the Camploy Theater, part of Festivabìlia, a theatre festival featuring companies connected to the world of disability, promoted by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures of the University of Verona.