Beppe Fenoglio and Luigi Meneghello are rightly considered two of Italy’s greatest writers. They both participated in the Resistance movement in the Second World War and wrote of their experiences in works such as Il partigiano Johnny and I piccoli maestri. To mark the centenary of their birth the Italian Cultural Institute in Edinburgh will host a lively workshop chaired by Philip Cooke (University of Strathclyde), which seeks to explore and understand the nature of the writers’ engagement with the language and culture of Great Britain, and beyond. The workshop, in hybrid format, will be followed by a screening of the Taviani brothers film adaptation of Una questione privata (2017) and a round-table conversation.
Please note that, in keeping with the tradition of Fenoglio and Meneghello’s writing, the afternoon talks will be in English or Italian, and potentially in a combination of both.
2.30 Introduction and Welcome – Philip Cooke
2.35 Meneghello’s I piccoli maestri in English – Daniela la Penna
2.55 Fenoglio and anglomania – Piero Negri Scaglione
3.15 Fenoglio and other literatures – Rosalba Biasini
3.35 A digital Fenoglio – Giovanni Pietro Vitali
3.55 Trapianti di transnazionalità: l’influenza dell’inglese nella lingua di Meneghello – Marta Pozzolo
4.15-4.30 Discussion/questions
_______
5.30-7.00 Screening of Una questione privata (1 hour 24 mins)
Introduction by Philip Cooke
7.15-8.15 Fenoglio and Meneghello – a conversation, with readings
8.15-8.30 Drinks reception with food and wines from Piedmont and Veneto
The participants:
Rosalba Biasini is Lecturer in Italian at theUniversity of Liverpool;
Philip Cooke is Professor of Italian History and Culture at the University of Strathclyde;
Piero Negri Scaglione – is a journalist and author based in Milan;
Daniela la Penna – is Professor of Modern Italian Culture at the University of Reading;
Marta Pozzolo is an independent scholar based in Milan. She obtained a PhD in Italian Studies at the University of Reading;
Giovanni Pietro Vitali is Maître de conférences en Humanités Numériques at the Université de Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines – Université Paris-Saclay.
_______
If you wish to follow the event on line please join us through this link.
For attendance in person please book below.