Please note: the availability of each position will be confirmed at the beginning of every semester. This is one of the options we have offered in the past.

https://libreriagriot.it/

Libreria GRIOT is an independent bookstore located in Rome, Italy. Founded in 2006, GRIOT is the only Italian bookstore specialized in sub-Saharan African and Afrodiasporic literature. During little more than a decade it has grown to become an important hub for novelists, scholars, activists, and readers interested in the African continent. In addition, a section of its vast catalogue is dedicated to writings from/about the Middle East and Islamic cultural worlds.

Libreria GRIOT offers a wide range of activities to its customers: language courses (Amharic, Arabic, Haitian Creole, Swahili, Wolof, Persian, Egyptian and Tunisian dialects), creative writing workshops, music classes, concerts and, obviously, book presentations. The latter are a staple of Rome’s cultural life, having hosted leading authors such as Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Igoni Barrett, Maryse Condé, Hisham Matar, Felwine Sarr, Taiye Selasi, and many more.

Alongside foreign writers, we are very interested in the promotion of an emerging Afro-Italian literature, and we are proud to support the (cultural) struggles of second-generation immigrants in an increasingly hostile country. Over the past decade GRIOT has hosted several university students interested in learning how to manage an independent cultural center through an internship tailored on their skills and objectives.

Interns at Griot should take care of the following tasks:

• Running the bookstore on a daily basis;

• organizing public events;

• scheduling language courses and workshops;

• managing social media presence;

• sponsoring our activities and book catalogue to Anglophone institutions in Rome (universities, academies, international organizations) in order to widen our reach and establish new collaborations;

• working with publishers.

Requirements:

• Intermediate level of Italian;

• interest in African cultures, middle eastern cultures and migration;

• good social skills;

• proactive attitude;

• basic computer skills

GRIOT -> Via Santa Cecilia, 1A, 00153 Roma