The Laboratoire Langages, Littératures, Sociétés, Etudes Transfrontalières et Internationales (LLSETI) laboratory atuniversité Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB), in partnership with the Lectures plurielles association, is organizing an international colloquium entitled "Italian homosexual literature: towards a possible literary canon?
The symposium will take place from March 29 to 30, 2023:
- March 29 on the Jacob-Bellecombette campus (amphi 23,000);
- March 30 in Chambéry, at the USMB Presidency (room 3).
For more information on the content of the symposium, download the complete program.
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
- Marco Antonio Bazzocchi: Università di Bologna
- Emanuele Broccio: Université Savoie Mont Blanc
- Derek Duncan: St. Andrews University
- Manuela Spinelli: University of Rennes 2
- Cristina Vignali: Université Savoie Mont Blanc
ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM
The symposium features papers on Italian literary texts published from the second half of the 20th century to the present day, placing homosexuality at the center of the narrative while highlighting the questioning of norms of masculinity. The study of homosexual literature is necessary today, for several reasons. Firstly, it would enable us to better understand gay culture and identity in Italy, and to valorize marginalized texts within the Italian literary canon. Secondly, because - in line with the concept of "queer epistemicides" - all LGBTQ+ knowledge, theoretical or practical, from other parts of the world, is today indispensable to the construction of an inclusive queer knowledge, capable of enriching and bringing new contributions to the field of English- and French-speaking queer studies. The conference will also be broadcast live.
Links to follow the conference by videoconference:
Wednesday March 29: https: //msteams.link/BIVT
Thursday, March 30: https: //msteams.link/OXOG
Read more
- Open to all, free admission
- Contacts atuniversité Savoie Mont Blanc : Emanuele Broccio and Cristina Vignali de Poli
- LLSETI laboratory website