Historians in public - Four talks on the work of historians
Historians in public - Four talks on the work of historians
Thursday, 9 December 2010
Time: 17.30
Via Santa Croce, 77 TRENTO
Emilio GENTILE (Rome – La Sapienza)
An internationally renowned Italian historian, Emilio Gentile teaches contemporary history at Rome’s La Sapienza University. He is leading expert on the 20th century and has produced particularly groundbreaking work on fascism, highlighting its genuinely totalitarian nature and effectively underlining its ideological and cultural implications. In recent years he has also made important studies of political religions, the myth of the nation, and the tragically modern nature of the First World War and its effects on the European political order.
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All conferences will be held at the Fondazione Bruno Kessler
Via Santa Croce, 77 TRENTO
The audience will be invited to join in the discussion
Time: 17.30
Via Santa Croce, 77 TRENTO
Emilio GENTILE (Rome – La Sapienza)
An internationally renowned Italian historian, Emilio Gentile teaches contemporary history at Rome’s La Sapienza University. He is leading expert on the 20th century and has produced particularly groundbreaking work on fascism, highlighting its genuinely totalitarian nature and effectively underlining its ideological and cultural implications. In recent years he has also made important studies of political religions, the myth of the nation, and the tragically modern nature of the First World War and its effects on the European political order.
>> download poster with other scheduled events
All conferences will be held at the Fondazione Bruno Kessler
Via Santa Croce, 77 TRENTO
The audience will be invited to join in the discussion
Time: 17.30
Via Santa Croce, 77 TRENTO
Emilio GENTILE (Rome – La Sapienza)
An internationally renowned Italian historian, Emilio Gentile teaches contemporary history at Rome’s La Sapienza University. He is leading expert on the 20th century and has produced particularly groundbreaking work on fascism, highlighting its genuinely totalitarian nature and effectively underlining its ideological and cultural implications. In recent years he has also made important studies of political religions, the myth of the nation, and the tragically modern nature of the First World War and its effects on the European political order.
>> download poster with other scheduled events
All conferences will be held at the Fondazione Bruno Kessler
Via Santa Croce, 77 TRENTO
The audience will be invited to join in the discussion
"HISTORIANS IN PUBLIC" is a live cultural event organised by the Centre for Italian-German Historical Studies allowing members of the public to gain a direct insight into the thought and work of experts whose contribution in their field of study has managed to go well beyond the strictly academic world.
In line with its philosophy, FBK-isig is of the view that the study of history should not just be limited to high-level academic research (which must of course remain its essential base), but should also involve a social responsibility on the part of those involved in intellectual work. It is for this reason that the historians who have managed to make the most important contributions with their academic work have also stirred interest and achieved a wider relevance in the area of public life.
This is certainly the case of the four historians who have accepted our invitation to take another opportunity to reflect on their work in an open discussion with the public, taking as a starting point the critical responses of some researchers from our Centre.
We have involved a range of individuals who have however all managed to communicate with a vast audience in Italy and abroad, because to put in bluntly they have not been afraid to tread on certain toes. Or more academically put, they have successfully faced the task of exploring certain complex aspects of human nature, part of a past that nonetheless mirrors and challenges our present.
In line with its philosophy, FBK-isig is of the view that the study of history should not just be limited to high-level academic research (which must of course remain its essential base), but should also involve a social responsibility on the part of those involved in intellectual work. It is for this reason that the historians who have managed to make the most important contributions with their academic work have also stirred interest and achieved a wider relevance in the area of public life.
This is certainly the case of the four historians who have accepted our invitation to take another opportunity to reflect on their work in an open discussion with the public, taking as a starting point the critical responses of some researchers from our Centre.
We have involved a range of individuals who have however all managed to communicate with a vast audience in Italy and abroad, because to put in bluntly they have not been afraid to tread on certain toes. Or more academically put, they have successfully faced the task of exploring certain complex aspects of human nature, part of a past that nonetheless mirrors and challenges our present.
09/12/2010 17:30
Time: 17.30
Via Santa Croce, 77 TRENTO
Emilio GENTILE (Rome – La Sapienza)
An internationally renowned Italian historian, Emilio Gentile teaches contemporary history at Rome’s La Sapienza University. He is leading expert on the 20th century and has produced particularly groundbreaking work on fascism, highlighting its genuinely totalitarian nature and effectively underlining its ideological and cultural implications. In recent years he has also made important studies of political religions, the myth of the nation, and the tragically modern nature of the First World War and its effects on the European political order.
>> download poster with other scheduled events
All conferences will be held at the Fondazione Bruno Kessler
Via Santa Croce, 77 TRENTO
The audience will be invited to join in the discussion
"HISTORIANS IN PUBLIC" is a live cultural event organised by the Centre for Italian-German Historical Studies allowing members of the public to gain a direct insight into the thought and work of experts whose contribution in their field of study has managed to go well beyond the strictly academic world.
In line with its philosophy, FBK-isig is of the view that the study of history should not just be limited to high-level academic research (which must of course remain its essential base), but should also involve a social responsibility on the part of those involved in intellectual work. It is for this reason that the historians who have managed to make the most important contributions with their academic work have also stirred interest and achieved a wider relevance in the area of public life.
This is certainly the case of the four historians who have accepted our invitation to take another opportunity to reflect on their work in an open discussion with the public, taking as a starting point the critical responses of some researchers from our Centre.
We have involved a range of individuals who have however all managed to communicate with a vast audience in Italy and abroad, because to put in bluntly they have not been afraid to tread on certain toes. Or more academically put, they have successfully faced the task of exploring certain complex aspects of human nature, part of a past that nonetheless mirrors and challenges our present.
In line with its philosophy, FBK-isig is of the view that the study of history should not just be limited to high-level academic research (which must of course remain its essential base), but should also involve a social responsibility on the part of those involved in intellectual work. It is for this reason that the historians who have managed to make the most important contributions with their academic work have also stirred interest and achieved a wider relevance in the area of public life.
This is certainly the case of the four historians who have accepted our invitation to take another opportunity to reflect on their work in an open discussion with the public, taking as a starting point the critical responses of some researchers from our Centre.
We have involved a range of individuals who have however all managed to communicate with a vast audience in Italy and abroad, because to put in bluntly they have not been afraid to tread on certain toes. Or more academically put, they have successfully faced the task of exploring certain complex aspects of human nature, part of a past that nonetheless mirrors and challenges our present.