ADRIANA IEZZI
Academic career
- From 2021 Full Professorat the University of Bologna (Forlì campus) - Department of Interpreting and Translation
- (2019-2021) Senior Assistant Professor (fixed-term) at the University of Bologna (Forlì campus) - Department of Interpreting and Translation
- (2019) National Scientific Habilitation (ASN) as Associate Professor in Central and Eastern Asian Cultures (Italian Ministry for Research)
- (2018-2019) Research Fellow at the University of Bologna (Forlì campus) - Department of Interpreting and Translation
- (2016-2019) Adjunct Professor of Chinese Language and Literature at the University of Bologna (Forlì campus) - Department of Interpreting and Translation
- (2014-2016) Adjunct Professor of Chinese Language and Literature at the University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara
Studies
- (2015) Teaching Qualification Course in Chinese Language and Culture (One year academic degree), University for Foreigners of Siena
- (2014) Ph.D. in Asian and African Civilizations, Cultures and Societies, Sapienza University of Rome
- (2009) Master Degree in Chinese Language and Culture, Sapienza University of Rome
- (2007) Bachelor Degree in Chinese Language and Culture, Sapienza University of Rome
Teaching Activities
- From 2020-2021 Professor of Introduction to the dialogical interpretation between Chinese and Italian, Translation from Chinese into Italian and Traslation for Publishing (Chinese): University of Bologna - Department of Interpreting and Translation (Forlì campus)
- (2019-2020) Adjunct Professor of Introduction to the dialogical interpretation between Chinese and Italian and Interpretation in Chinese negotiations II: University of Bologna - Department of Interpreting and Translation (Forlì campus)
- (2018-2019) Adjunct Professor of Language Mediation between Chinese and Italian: University of Bologna - Department of Interpreting and Translation (Forlì campus)
- (2017-2018) Adjunct Professor of Chinese Literature I, Language Mediation between Chinese and Italian, and Translation for the Publishing Industry (Chinese): University of Bologna - Department of Interpreting and Translation (Forlì campus)
- (2017-2018) Adjunct Professor of Chinese Language and Culture I and Chinese Language and Culture II (Unibo Project on Transversal Competencies): University of Bologna (Forlì campus) - Schools of Economics, Political Sciences, Engineering, Foreign Languages;
- (2016-2017) Adjunct Professor of Chinese Literature I and II: University of Bologna - Department of Interpreting and Translation (Forlì campus);
- (2016-2017) Adjunct Professor of Chinese Language and Culture I (ULCAM Project): University of Bologna (Forlì campus) - Schools of Economics, Political Sciences, Engineering, Foreign Languages;
- (2015-2016) Adjunct Professor of Chinese Literature: University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara – Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures;
- (2015-2016) Teacher of Chinese Language: Confucius Institute at the University of Florence;
- (2015-2016) Teacher of Chinese Language: ITSCG Primo Levi, Seregno (MB);
- (2015) Professor of Chinese Language and Culture: University Master (1st level) entitled “Teaching Italian Language as Foreign Language”, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara – Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures;
- (2014-2015) Adjunct Professor of Chinese Language and Literature: University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara – Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures;
- (2014-2016) Teacher of Chinese Language and Culture: Italy China Foundation's School of Permanent Training;
- (2013) Teacher of Chinese Language: University of Teramo;
- (2011-2014) Teacher of Chinese Language and Culture: Confucius Institute at Sapienza University of Rome.
Scientific activities
- Principal Investigator, ERC Starting Grant: WRITE - New Forms of Calligraphy in China: A Contemporary Culture Mirror, 2020-2025
- Principal Investigator, Bando FARE: WenDAng - WRITE Digital Archive, 2022-2026
Institutional responsibilities and academic assignments
- From 2021 Member of the Quality Assurance Management Commission of the I Cycle Degree/Bachelor in Intercultural and Linguistic Mediation, University of Bologna - Department of Interpreting and Translation (Forlì campus)
- From 2020 Member of the "Asia Institute. Center for cooperation with Asia on research, training, culture and business development"
- (2020) Coordinator of the Researchers' Night 2020 for the Interpretation and Translation Department
- (2018-2019) Postdoctoral representative (member of the Department Board): Department of Interpreting and Translation, University of Bologna, Italy
Member of scientific and editorial committees:
- From 2020 Member of the scientific committee of magazine "Xiyuan yaji 西园雅集" (Elegant Gathering in the Western Garden), Hangzhou, China
- (2018) Chairman of the scientific committee of the exhibition 15th Asian, African & Mediterranean International Modern Art Exhibition. Italian Art Week, Qingtian Culture Exhibition Center, Qingtian (China), November 15 – December 14, 2018 (30 artists from 11 different countries took part in the exhibition)
Awards
- (2019) Two awards for the book Luo Qi: A Practitioner of Calligraphyism (2019): 1) the highest academic award for Chinese National Books ((as part of the series of 10 books entitled “Calligraphyism. A Series of Books” edited by Prof. Luo Qi), and 2) the bronze medal for Chinese Art Book 2019
Memberships
- EACS (European Association for Chinese Studies) – 2012 onwards;
- AISC (Associazione Italiana di Studi Cinesi) – 2013 onwards
- EAAA (European Association for Asian Art and Archeology) - 2017 onwards.
Fellowships
- (2011-2014) 3-year doctoral scholarship, Sapienza University of Rome
- (2009) and (2007) 6-month “Sapienza” University Student Scholarships, Department of Foreign Languages, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China
Conference presentations
- Art From Calligraphy: Chinese Writing Turns into Artistic Images, Graphic Motives, Choreographic Gesture and Graffiti Tags, Seminars “Beyond SCRIBO – Taking Images”, University of Bologna, June 12, 2023;
- Panel chair New Forms of Calligraphy in Contemporary China, XXIV Conference of the European Association for Chinese Studies 2022, Palacký University, Olomuc, August 28, 2022;
- New forms of calligraphy in China from “abstract” painting to graffiti art, XXIV Conference of the European Association for Chinese Studies 2022, Palacký University, Olomuc, August 28, 2022;
- How to apply for an ERC Starting Grant, Doctorate Seminar for the Italian Association for Chinese Study (AISC) "Research and Training after the Doctorate: Calls, Projects, Funds, Positions and Publications", May 13, 2022;
- How to develop, design and win an ERC Starting Grant: the WRITE Project, Doctorate Lectures at “Sapienza University” in Rome "National and International Research Networks", February 04, 2022;
- Panel chair Scrittura, calligrafia e graffiti art nella Cina contemporanea, XVIII Conference of the Italian Association of Chinese Studies 2021, November 19, 2021;
- Nuove forme di calligrafia nella Cina contemporanea, XVIII Conference of the Italian Association of Chinese Studies 2021, November 19, 2021;
- Workshop Discovering Chinese Characters through Ink and Brush, "2021 European Researchers’ Night", Forlì, Forlì Campus of the University of Bologna,September 15 2021;
- Introduzione all’arte calligrafica orientale, “La primavera dell’arte orientale”, Forlì, Forlì Campus of the University of Bologna, February 25, 2019;
- Searching for a ‘Chinese style’ in contemporary Chinese graffiti, "XXII Conference of the European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS)", Glasgow, University of Glasgow, September 30, 2018;
- Street art e calligrafia in Cina, "CinaViCina: Incontri sul mondo cinese", Turin, University of Turin, April 19, 2018;
- L’insegnamento del cinese nel “Progetto ULCAM – Unibo Lingue CAMpus”, workshop “Unibo è interculturalità”, Bologna, University of Bologna, December 1, 2017;
- La graffiti art cinese contemporanea: un confronto tra il Kwanyin Clan e l’ABS crew di Pechino, XVI Conference of the Italian Association of Oriental Studies, Milan, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, September 23, 2017;
- “Westernization” against “sinization” in Chinese contemporary graffiti: a comparison between the ABS crew and the Kwan-yin Clan", 2nd European Association for Asian Art and Archeology (EAAA) Conference, Zurich, University of Zurich, August 24, 2017;
- Writing the Divine Comedy. Three Calligraphic Traditions Meet in Egypt, Il Cairo, Italian Institute of Culture in Egypt, March 19, 2017;
- Contaminazioni pittoriche nella corrente modernista della calligrafia cinese contemporanea, 1st INK Hub International Confucius Institute, University of Macerata, October 11, 2016;
- Segni “grafici” e immagini nella graffiti art della Cina contemporanea: la filosofia artistica del Kwanyin clan, XV Conference of the Italian Association of Oriental Studies, Macerata, University of Macerata, September 25, 2015;
- Insegnare la lingua e la cultura cinese attraverso l’arte: due laboratori di calligrafia a confronto, 1st Italian Conference on “Teaching Chinese Language and Culture in Italian High Schools: Experiences and Perspectives”, Convitto Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele II (Rome), September 7-8, 2015;
- What is "Chinese Modern Calligraphy"? An exploration of the critical debate on modern calligraphy in contemporary China”, XX Conference of the European Association of Chinese Studies (EACS), Braga, University of Minho, July 24, 2014;
- La calligrafia cinese: storia e prospettive, Sapienza University of Rome, April 15, 2014;
- Silvio Ferragina – Sperimentazioni calligrafiche, Confucius Institute at Sapienza University of Rome, March 21, 2014;
- Xu Bing: dal Book from the Sky al Book from the Ground, Sapienza University of Rome, 2013;
- La calligrafia cinese: percorsi espressivi tra tradizione e modernità, University of International Studies of Rome LUSPIO, October 31, 2014;
- Nüshu e arte contemporanea: da codice linguistico a linguaggio artistico, Sapienza University of Rome, October 28, 2013;
- La ‘calligrafia cinese moderna’ come specchio della cultura cinese contemporanea: un approccio mediato dai ‘Cultural Studies’, XIV Conference of the Italian Association of Oriental Studies, University of Naples, September 20,2013;
- La calligrafia nella Cina contemporanea: storia, critica e produzione artistica, Sapienza University of Rome, June 26, 2013;
- L'influenza del buddhismo sulla calligrafia cinese contemporanea e sull’arte americana del secondo dopoguerra, Sapienza University of Rome, October 19-25-26, November 8-9-16, 2012, December 14, 2012, and May 10, 2013;
- Contemporary Chinese Calligraphy between Tradition and Innovation, XIX Conference of the European Association of Chinese Studies (EACS), Université Paris Diderot, September 6, 2012;
- Minjung Kim e la ‘pittura astratta’ in Oriente, Sapienza University of Rome, January 20, 2012;
- La calligrafia nella Cina moderna e contemporanea, Sapienza University of Rome, November 4-24-25, 2011;
- Dalle origini della scrittura cinese alla calligrafia di epoca Tang, Sapienza University of Rome, October 24, 2011.
