AAC "Novacella Winter School 2nd edition Philosophy of Work and Philosophy of Leisure in the Italian Traditions"_jusqu'au 15/10/2024

The Winter School “Philosophy of Work and Philosophy of Leisure in the Italian Traditions” (10-14 February 2025) is promoted by the University of Trento in partnership with ENS Lyon and KU Leuven and aims to offer a one-week advanced training school focused on the Italian philosophical traditions in the enchanting setting of the Novacella-Abbey, in South Tyrol.

The school is open to master’s and PhD students, as well as early-career researchers in philosophy, history, and literature.

Its goal is to gather a community of international students interested in exploring topics related to Italian culture in preparation for their theses, dissertations, or research projects. The school will provide them with lectures and seminar discussions of ongoing projects, led by a group of internationally renowned professors. Each day will focus on a chronological period and related authors, from the Middle Ages to the contemporary era. After the welcome session on Monday, each morning will feature two lectures, while the afternoons will be dedicated to the presentation and the discussion of papers by the participants.

Classes and presentations will be conducted in English, Italian, German, Spanish or French. In the case of lectures and presentations in languages other than English, the organisation will provide an English translation of the lecture text to be shared with the participants. This is to ensure inclusivity and facilitate the widest possible accessibility to the initiative. Similarly, participants who present their papers in one of the indicated languages other than English are required to provide an English translation of the text to the organisation before the start of the school in order to share it with the participants.

Topic

The 2025 edition is organised in collaboration with the PNRR-PRIN project “Beyond Workism and the Work-Centered Society” (P2022N8YKE, CUP: E53D23020210001) and will explore the notions of leisure and work in the Italian traditions from multiple perspectives.

Paper proposals dealing with the philosophical, political, moral, literary or artistic representations of work, leisure, activity, inactivity, laziness are particularly appreciated.
A gender-oriented perspective is welcome.

Programme

This year, the Winter School will host lectures, among others, by Jean-Claude Zancarini (ENS Lyon), Romain Descendre (ENS Lyon), Robert Gordon (Cambridge), Andrea Robiglio (KU Leuven), Sandra Plastina (Calabria), Simonetta Bassi (Pisa), Roberto Lambertini (Macerata).

Call for applications

To participate in the selection, it is necessary to submit an application through the appropriate online procedure.

The deadline has been extended. The application must be completed and submitted no later than 12:00 pm on 15 October 2024.

For any inquiries, please write to internationalphilosophy.lett@unitn.it

Students are asked to upload the following supporting documents:

• an updated CV;
• a letter of motivation, maximum 2 pages;
• optional abstract of the project to be presented at the Winter School (which includes the possibility of presenting master’s or doctoral thesis project), maximum 3 pages;
• copy of an identification document.

The abstract of the project and the letter of motivation can be submitted in the following languages: Italian, English, French, Spanish, and German.

Credits

Participants delivering a paper will receive a certificate of attendance certifying 2 ECTS (or 1 ECTS for participants who will not deliver a paper) at the end of the Winter School, which can be used to get ETCS from their home university.
For UniTrento Students, participation in the School can be recognized as credits, thesis points or extra credits, according to the rules of their course. 

Participation fees and student awards

The costs, including registration fee, full-board accommodation in single or double rooms (according to availability) and the guided visit to the Abbey, are as follows:

Participants from UniTrento, KULeuven or ENS-Lyon: euro 300

External participants: euro 360

All applicants are automatically considered for an Admission Award, based on their dossier: up to 4 participants will have the opportunity to take part in the winter school for free.

For more information : https://event.unitn.it/wsnovacella/