University of Rome Tor Vergata
29-31 January 2025
Dear PhD candidates and early career researchers,
we are happy to include further information on the upcoming AIA Winter School, which will be held at the University of Rome Tor Vergata from 29 to 31 January 2025.
Our programme highlights experts from the core areas of English Studies – Linguistics and Translation, Literature and Cultural Studies – who will share insights on the theme: Passages, Migrations, Transitions. Additionally, they will lead interactive laboratory sessions designed to enhance participants’ translation skills.
You can find the complete list of speakers and presentations here:
Plenary Speakers
Brownen Hughes (University of Naples “Parthenope”) – “… a good migrant”. Lexical choices in migrant discourses in English
Elisabetta Marino (University of Rome Tor Vergata) – “Migrant Lives in Contemporary British Literature”
Sonia Massai (La Sapienza University of Rome) – “Diasporic Shakespeare”
Speakers and Tutors for Interactive Laboratory Sessions
Paolo Caponi (University of Milan) – “The migration of literary texts from English to Italian. The cultural issue of the forms of address”
Lilla Crisafulli (University of Bologna) – “Mary Shelley’s Valperga from ideation to translation: history, fiction and contemporaneity”
Eleonora Federici (University of Ferrara): “Museums become story-tellers through translation: the case-study of MEI (National Museum of Italian Emigration)”
To join us, please fill out the registration form at https://forms.gle/nZmcTTwmFPawbxeAA by 16 January 2025. The registration fee is €180, payable via bank transfer. Payment will be accepted starting 2 January 2025.
Receiver’s Bank Account: Dipartimento di Storia, Patrimonio culturale, Formazione e Società
IBAN: IT30 C030 6905 0201 0000 0300 249
Bank: INTESA SAN PAOLO – ROMA
SWIFT CODE: BCITITMM
Reason for payment: FULL NAME – AIA WINTER SCHOOL
We can confirm that 20 rooms have been reserved at CX Rome (Campus X) for the period 28 January–1 February 2025. You can book by writing an email to: booking.rome@cx-place.com– final deadline: 8 January 2025
Fees: € 54.00 DUS
€ 75.00 Twin/Double
€ 97.00 Triple
In order to support early career scholars, AIA will offer two grants of € 300 for doctoral students who are AIA members. For information on eligibility and application visit www.anglistica.it/early-career-scholarships/.
Queries may be addressed to aiasegreteria@unito.it
Don’t miss this opportunity to engage in stimulating activities and connect with the vibrant AIA community!
We look forward to welcoming you in Rome!
The AIA Board