Periodicals: S.T.E.A.M. AHEAD!
12th International Conference of the European Society for Periodical Research 2024
Time
11-13 September, 2024
Venue
Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo
Palazzo Battiferri, Via Saffi, 42, Urbino, Italy
Contacts
For information ➞ ESPRit24@uniurb.it
Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici - DISTUM
Via Bramante 17, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italia
The Department of Humanities (DISTUM) is delighted to host the 12th conference of the European Society for Periodical Research (ESPRit).
The focus of the conference will be on the theme of PERIODICALS: S.T.E.A.M. AHEAD!
In periodicals, the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (“S.T.E.M.”) and the Arts are imbricated with one another (“S.T.E.A.M.”) in both material and theoretical terms. The history of journals and magazines runs parallel to the industrial and scientific revolutions.
These revolutions have found a privileged place of diffusion in periodicals thanks to the timeliness of information, flexibility of content, easy diffusion and prompt response to the dialogues and controversies reflected within them.
Technological progress has shaped the materiality of periodicals, including the type of paper, graphic design and technologies for the reproduction of both text and images.
This international conference will bring together academics from universities around the world from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives to reflect on how periodicals represent, create, maintain, or challenge, the notions of “techniques”, “sciences”, and “art” within the contexts of their localities, their communities of production, their readerships, and their editorial boards.
The event begins with a training day for postgraduate students, followed by two days of presentations by academics from different countries.
Extra activities include guided walking tour of the city and visits to museum.
If you have any questions about catering, travel or any other practical aspects of the conference, please contact ESPRit24@uniurb.it
Scientific Committee
Carlotta Castellani (Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo)
Contact personOliver A. I. Botar (University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada)
Caterina Caputo (Università degli studi di Venezia "IUAV")
Gábor Dobó (Kassák Museum, Budapest)
Giovanna Perini Folesani (Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo)
Venanzio Raspa (Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo)
Salvatore Ritrovato (Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo)
Isabel Wünsche (Constructor University, Bremen)
Organizing Committee
Carlotta Castellani (Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo)
Caterina Caputo (Università degli studi di Venezia "IUAV")
Claudia Campagna
Giulia Letizi
Alyssa Magnifico
Valeria Urbani
Conference fees:
ESPRit members: euro 30
Non-membership: euro 80
You can find more information and register as an ESPRit member on the ESPRit website.
Contacts
For information ➞ ESPRit24@uniurb.it
Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici - DISTUM
Via Bramante 17, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italia