Friday 19 November 2010, 10.30 am

Room F. Bartolini, Central Pavilion, Giardini della Biennale

 

The Safeguard of Cultural Heritage

Why the health of the Venice Lagoon has implications for the City's Heritage

Jane da Mosto, British Pavilion, XII Venice Architecture Biennale

Discussant: Stefania Tonin, IUAV researcher in Economics of Sustainable Development

 

The event will be held in the framework of the project Destination Biennale di Venezia: Universities meet in architecture

 

Jane da Mosto will talk about the connections between processes and conditions in the Venice Lagoon and their effects on the city, past present and future.

 

Jane da Mosto is an Environmental scientist (MA, Oxford University, MSc Imperial College) and international consultant on sustainable development in the broadest sense.

 

The lecture will be in English.

 

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Wednesday 1 December 2010, 5.30 pm

Room 9A, Venice International University, Island of San Servolo

 

Muslims and Modernity

Herman Beck, Tilburg University

Discussant: Barbara De Poli, Professor of Contemporary History of Islamic Countries at Ca' Foscari University of Venice.

 

Herman Beck shall analyze and challenge the statement, frequently put forward in the West, that Islam and modernity are incompatible.

 

Herman Beck from Tilburg University is Professor of Transnational Muslim Movements and Islam and the Making of Europe at Venice International University.

 

The lecture will be in English and is open to the public. A reception will follow.

 

Thursday, 16 November 2006, 5pm
Venice and Globalization
Michael Hardt, Duke University
Discussant Stefano Micelli, Dean, Venice International University

Michael Hardt is professor of Literature and Romance Studies at Duke University. He is co-author with Antonio Negri of Empire and Multitude: War and Democracy in the Age of Empire. His research interests are twentieth century Italian literary theory, globalization and coloniality. During the Fall 2006 semester he is teaching two courses in VIU’s Joint Undergraduate Program: Venice and Globalization and Italian Culture and Society in the 1960’s and 1970’s.

The lecture series is open to the public.

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Thursday, 7 December 2006, 5pm
Sinking and Shrinking Cities: New Orleans & Venice
Berndt Ostendorf, Ludwig Maximilians Universität
Discussant: Corrado Clini, Director General, Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea

Berndt Ostendorf is professor of North American Cultural Studies at Ludwig Maximilians Universität. Current research includes New Orleans culture and politics, evangelical fundamentalism and African-American studies. During the Fall 2006 semester he is teaching two courses in VIU's Joint Undergraduate Program: "Conspiracy Nation: conspiracy theories from the Illuminati to the X-Files" and "Americanism, Americanization, Anti-Americanism: Transatlantic Relations in the age of Globalization".

 

Venice and Globalization and Sinking and Shrinking Cities: New Orleans & Venice are the first two topics addressed in this lectures series promoted by VIU, in collaboration with Marsilio, to give a platform to international and local professors to discuss key issues in current debate.

 

The lecture series is open to the public.

Tuesday, 1 December 2009, 5pm
Christians and Muslims in the Age of the Crusades, between conflict and collaboration
Joseph Shatzmiller, Department of History, Duke University

Prof. Shatzmiller shall analyze the multiple factors behind European expansionism, arguing that the Crusades cannot be explained through the theory of civilizational conflict, showing, that the period of the Crusades was also characterized by violent rivalry between Western and Eastern Christians.

Discussant: Vera Costantini

Joseph Shatzmiller is Professor of Judaica at the Department of History of Duke University. At present, he is teaching the course "The Crusades and the Holy Land" at the VIU School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Vera Costantini teaches Turkish Language and Culture at Ca' Foscari University. In Fall 2008 she taught at VIU a course on "Venice and the Ottoman Orient".

The lecture will be in English and is open to the public. A reception will follow.

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Wednesday, 9 December, 2009, 5pm
The Role of Language in negotiating with Arabic-speaking Muslims
Ilai Alon, Department of Philosophy, Tel Aviv University


Prof. Ilai Alon will analyze cultural differences and difficulties of communication between Arabs and Westerners, with particular attention to Hebrew-speakers, suggesting ways to develop mutual understanding.

Discussant: Emanuela Trevisan Semi

Ilai Alon is Professor at the Department of Philosophy of Tel Aviv University and was a member in the Israeli negotiation team with Syria in 1999-2000. At present, he is teaching at the VIU School of Humanities and Social Sciences a course on "Culture and Negotiations in Arabic- Speaking Islam"

Emanuela Trevisan Semi is Professor of Modern Jewish Studies at Ca' Foscari and Coordinator of the European Master in Inter-Mediterranean Mediation

The lecture will be in English and is open to the public. A reception will follow.

November 16, 2006
Venice and Globalization
Michael Hardt, Duke University
Discussant: Stefano Micelli, Dean, Venice International University

 

December 7, 2006
Sinking and Shrinking Cities: New Orleans & Venice
Berndt Ostendorf, Ludwig Maximilians Universität
Discussant: Corrado Clini, Director General, Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea

December 14, 2006
Venice: impressions from near and far
An exhibition of photos taken by students of Venice International University and Università Iuav di Venezia - Faculty of Arts and Design

 

 

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