Rome: Voices and Traces of the Anthropocene

2024 SELCS Turing Summer School in Rome, led by Florian Mussgnug

When

Teaching will take place between Thursday, 13 June and Thursday, 27 June 2024, so students will need to make sure to arrive in Rome no later than Wednesday, 12 June 2024.

On-site workshop

In Rome's historic Testaccio neighbourhood, led by environmental archaeologist (British School at Rome).

What

The SELCS Turing Summer School in Rome has a dual focus:

it provides a comprehensive introduction to contemporary debates in the Environmental Humanities, through guest lectures by leading specialists from Italy, Britain, Germany, Austria and the USA.
it explores Rome as a multi-layered city which has been and continues to be shaped by diverse historical, social and environmental pressures.sss

Our discussions will focus on urban space as a material frame for cultural practice, a complex ecosystem, and a literary/filmic theme. We will explore how more-than-human forces shape the complex identity of Twenty-First Century Rome. We will also consider how these forces drive our imaginative engagement with the city鈥檚 past, present and future. In the final part of the course, we will visit Rome's historically unique Testaccio neighbourhood, under the guidance of environmental archaeologist Dr Angela Trentacoste.

This summer school is convened by , Professor of Comparative Literature and Italian Studies, UCL SELCS.

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Where

Classes will take place at Roma Tre, in Via Ostiense 234, on Friday, 14 June and Wednesday, 26 June. Students will also attend a three day intensive workshop-conference, "Languages of the Anthropocene", from Tuesday, 18 June until Thursday 20 June. Here, they will have the chance to meet internationally leading researchers and to get feedback for their individual projects. On Monday, 24 June, students will spend the day with Prof. Mussgnug and Dr Trentacoste in Testaccio, where learning will be focused on site-specific activity.