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2nd Semester of 2023-24 Courses

2nd Semester of AY 2023-24 (Spring 2024) 

Orientation week                     February 19-23
Opening Ceremony      February 22
Courses begin February 26
Midterm break April 1-5
Courses end May 24
Exam week May 27-31
Closing Ceremony May 30
   
National holidays April 1, April 25, May 1

 

*Link to course descriptions on each course title

 

 

Italy

History of Venice
Luca Pes, Venice International University
S2401

 

Italian Contemporary History in Films
Luca Pes, Venice International University
S2402

 

Italian for Foreigners - beginner, intermediate, upper intermediate
Massimo Brunzin (coordinator), Venice International University
S2403

 

Art and Architecture in Renaissance Venice
Monica Centanni and Chiara Velicogna, Università Iuav di Venezia
S2404

 


Cultures of the World

Intercultural Communication. Culture, Language and Management: Beyond the Invisible Evidence. The traps of ELF (English as a Lingua Franca)
Emmanuelle Sauvage, Université de Bordeaux
S2405

 

Gender Studies. Gender and Sexuality in Historical Perspective 
Sandro Guzzi-Heeb, Université de Lausanne
S2406

 

Comparing East and West. Da Venezia al Mondo: The Evolution of Accounting and Bookkeeping
Takashi Yaekura, Waseda University
S2407

 


Global Challenges

Identity, Heritage and Globalization. Understanding & acting in a Globalized World: Cross-cultural Management and International Teams’ Management
Emmanuelle Sauvage, Université de Bordeaux
S2408

 

Globalization, Ethics, Welfare and Human Rights
Sara De Vido and Patricio Ignacio Barbirotto, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia
S2409

 

Global Governance for Peace and Security, Cooperation and Development. The Feminist Roots of Global Governance
Marc-William Palen, University of Exeter
S2410

 


Specialization Track: Environmental Management and Sustainable Development

Climate Change - Disturbances in the Earth’s Energy Budget and their Consequences
Mark Wenig, Ludwig Maximilians Universität
S2411

 

Satellite Remote Sensing – Observing our Changing Earth from Space
Mark Wenig, Ludwig Maximilians Universität
S2412

 

Industrialization, Environment and Social Change in Europe
Sandro Guzzi-Heeb, Université de Lausanne
S2413

 

Advanced Topics in Accounting: Accounting Research on SDGs 
Takashi Yaekura, Waseda University
S2414

 

System Level Thinking in Color: from Venetian Glass to the Evolution of Paints, Fabrics, & Fashion
Dorian Canelas, Duke University
S2415

 

Sustainable Development of Medicine and Health in Venice
Dorian Canelas, Duke University
S2416

 

Globalization, Environment and Sustainable Development
Ilda Mannino, Venice International University
S2417

 


Specialization Track: Cities and Global Change

Anti-colonial Metropolises
Marc-William Palen, University of Exeter
S2418

 

Urban Linguistic Landscapes
Kurt Feyaerts, KU Leuven
S2419

 

The Novel, Globalization and the City
Kevin Ohi, Boston College
S2420

 

Cities and Global Change: Urban Policy Analysis and Design
Matteo Basso and Federico Dall’Omo, Università Iuav di Venezia
S2421

 

The Time and the City: Image-Correction in the New Cinema
Yoel Regev, European University at St. Petersburg
S2422

 


Specialization Track: Environmental Humanities

Natural and Cultural Resources Diplomacy and Human Rights
Alberto Lanzavecchia and Giorgio Andrian, Università degli Studi di Padova
S2423

 

Multimodal Ecolinguistics: Verbal and Visual Framing of Ecological Discourse
Kurt Feyaerts, KU Leuven
S2424

 

Dickens, London and the Environment
Kevin Ohi, Boston College
S2425

 

The Man of Signs: a New Conception of Nature
Yoel Regev, European University at St. Petersburg
S2426

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st Semester of 2023-24 Courses

 

Orientation week                     September 11-15
Opening Ceremony      September 14
Courses begin September 18
Midterm break October 30 – November 3
Courses end December 15
Exam week December 18-21
Closing Ceremony December 20
   
National holidays November 1, December 8
Municipal holiday November 21

 

*Link to course descriptions on each course title

 

Italy

History of Venice
Luca Pes, Venice International University
F2301

 

Italian Contemporary History in Films
Luca Pes, Venice International University
F2302

 

Italian for Foreigners - beginner, intermediate, upper intermediate
Massimo Brunzin (coordinator), Venice International University
F2303

 

Art and Architecture in Renaissance Venice
Cosimo Monteleone, Università degli Studi di Padova
F2304


Cultures of the World

Intercultural Communication
Francesco Vacchiano and Marta Scaglioni, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
F2305

 

Gender Studies. Gendered Images of ‘Otherness’: Women, Migrants, and Sexual Minorities
Veronica Redini and Dany Carnassale, Università Iuav di Venezia/Università degli Studi di Padova
F2306

 

Comparing East and West
Vera Costantini, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
F2307

 


Global Challenges

Identity, Heritage and Globalization
Pirmin Bundi, Université de Lausanne
F2308

 

Globalization, Ethics, Welfare and Human Rights. The Interrelation between Economic Processes, Political Factors and Standard of Living
David Celetti, Università degli Studi di Padova
F2309

 

Global Governance for Peace and Security, Cooperation and Development: International Law from the Late 19th Century to the Present
Jong-Chol An, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
F2310

 


Specialization Track: Economics, Management and Digital Technologies Applied to Cultural Heritage

Globalization and Glocalization of Aesthetic Forms
Frank Heidemann, Ludwig Maximilians Universität
F2311

 

Economics of the Creative Industries
Rong Fu, Waseda University
F2312

 


Specialization Track: Science and Society

Science and Politics in Times of Crisis
Pirmin Bundi, Université de Lausanne
F2313

 

Anthropocene Futures
Leila Dawney, University of Exeter
F2314

 

STATA Data Analysis in Practice: Investigating the Post-COVID World
Rong Fu, Waseda University
F2315

 

Visual Law, Human Rights and Legal Design
Letizia Mingardo & Paolo Moro, Università degli Studi di Padova
F2316

 

Science Communication and Sustainability
Alessandra Fornetti & Ilda Mannino, Venice International University
F2317

 

Geopolitics, Resource and Water Scarcity, and Marginalized Populations
David Schaad, Duke University
F2318

 

Natural Disasters, Adverse Selection, Moral Hazards and the Future of Urbanization and Development in an Era of Rapid Climate Change
David Schaad, Duke University
F2319

 

Science and Technology Studies (STS) as Method: User’s Manual
Olga Bychkova & Andrei Kuznetsov, European University at St. Petersburg
F2320

 

Science, Technology and Public Policy: Controversies and their Closures
Olga Bychkova & Andrei Kuznetsov, European University at St. Petersburg
F2321

 


Specialization Track: History and Memory

Visual Representation and the Cultural Other
Frank Heidemann, Ludwig Maximilians Universität
F2322

 

Ruins: Aesthetic and Politics
Leila Dawney, University of Exeter
F2323

 

Rome outside of Europe: Roman History through a Global, Multi-Cultural, and Interdisciplinary Lens
Robin Fleming, Boston College
F2324

 

Travelers to Italy
Robin Fleming, Boston College
F2325

 

 

1st Semester of 2024-25 Courses

 1st Semester of AY 2024-25 (Fall 2024) 

Orientation week                     September 9-13
Opening Ceremony      September 12
Courses begin September 16
Midterm break October 28 - November 1
Courses end December 13
Exam week December 16-20
Closing Ceremony December 19
   
National holidays November 1, December 8
Municipal holiday November 21

 

 

*Link to course descriptions on each course title

 

Italy

History of Venice
Luca Pes, Venice International University
F2401

 

Italian Contemporary History in Films
Luca Pes, Venice International University
F2402

 

Italian for Foreigners - beginner, intermediate, upper intermediate
Massimo Brunzin (coordinator), Venice International University
F2403

 

Art and Architecture in Renaissance Venice
Cosimo Monteleone, Università degli Studi di Padova
F2404


 

Cultures of the World

Intercultural Communication: Strategies to Build Intercultural Competence using English as a Lingua Franca in a Multilingual Setting
Sara Garfield, Université de Bordeaux
F2405

 

Gender Studies. Growing into/out of Gender Identities: Gender, Age and Romance on Screen
Danielle Hipkins, University of Exeter
F2406

 

Comparing East and West. Japan’s Peacebuilding: Toward the UN and Asian Policies
Mitsuru Yamada, Waseda University
F2407

 


Global Challenges

Identity, Heritage and Globalization. Transnational Televisions and their Audiences
Danielle Hipkins, University of Exeter
F2408

 

Globalization, Ethics, Welfare and Human Rights. The question of Globalization, Ethics and Human Rights in Mediterranean Mobility, Border policies and Migration
Natalie Göltenboth, Ludwig Maximilians Universität
F2409

 

Global Governance for Peace and Security, Cooperation and Development. The Asian Peacebuilding from the Viewpoint of International Security Cooperation
Mitsuru Yamada, Waseda University
F2410

 


Specialization Track: Economics, Management and Digital Technologies Applied to Cultural Heritage

Cities and Cultural Production
Massimiliano Nuccio, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia
F2411

 

Print Culture in the Digital Age
Kirsten Stirling, Université de Lausanne
F2412

 


Specialization Track: Science and Society

Strategies for Effective Science Communication
Sara Garfield, Université de Bordeaux
F2414

 

Science Communication and Sustainability
Alessandra Fornetti and Ilda Mannino, Venice International University
F2415

 

Physics of Society, Cities and States
Klemen Bohinc, University of Ljubljana
F2416

 

Food Safety and Environmental Sustainable Development in Modern Society
Klemen Bohinc, University of Ljubljana
F2417

 


Specialization Track: History and Memory

Films and the Narratives of Empire: Remembering the Past
Rob Savage, Boston College
F2418

 

Between Memory and History, Remembering 1968: Revolt, Art, History and Philosophy
Rob Savage, Boston College
F2419

 

The Venice Biennale between the Legacy of its History and Artistic Memory Practice - an Anthropological Approach
Natalie Göltenboth, Ludwig Maximilians Universität
F2420

 

Shakespeare, Commedia dell’Arte, and Cultural Memory
Kirsten Stirling, Université de Lausanne
F2421

 

Modern and Premodern Gender, Race, and Power across Cultures
Kate Driscoll, Duke University
F2422

 

Venice and the Cartographic Imagination: Past, Present, and Future
Kate Driscoll, Duke University
F2423

 

Understanding and Analyzing Photography in the Humanities
Maria Gourieva, European University at St. Petersburg
F2424

 

Memory, Identity and Fantasy in Private Photography
Maria Gourieva, European University at St. Petersburg
F2425

 

 

Student Guide 1st semester 2022-2023

Download here the Student Guide for the 1st semester 2022-2023 (Updated version August 03)

! For the most updated version of the course timetable please refer to the pdf schedule in the Schedules section.

 

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If you have any problems opening the file please ask for assistance at student-services@univiu.org