| Year | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Main Department | DiSCi - Department of History and Cultures |
| Campus | Bologna |
| Credits | Programme without credits |
| Starting date | Sep 08, 2025 |
| Finishing date | Sep 12, 2025 |
| Application deadline | Jun 09, 2025 |
- Course overview
- The Summer School is aimed at developing and enhancing the knowledge of master’s and PhD students concerning the spatial, historical and socio-political connections between colonialism, migration and trauma, as well as the colonial legacy in terms of the production and circulation of “dissonant memories”. These competences will be complemented by strong interdisciplinary skills in geography, anthropology and the history of political thought, to foster a critical, multidisciplinary and postcolonial understanding of the historical, cultural and territorial processes that have intensified the connections between different geographical, historical and cultural areas as a result of imperialism and colonialism and, later, of globalisation. Participants will take part in group work and refine their public speaking and presentation skills.
- Subject area
- Humanities
- Learning outcomes
- Understanding of how contemporary migration, the legacy of colonialism and collective trauma are spatially, historically and socially structured. Familiarity with key literature on colonialism, migration and trauma. Ability to produce a written piece on the topic.
- Number of participants
- Max 25
- Language
- English
- Academic director
- Prof. Martina Tazzioli
- Place of teaching
- Bologna (Dipartimento di Storia Culture Civiltà)
- Study plan
The Summer School will take place over five days and will include lectures, participatory seminars, keynote sessions, half-day field excursions and urban walking tours in the city of Bologna, for a total of 36 hours of activity.