Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Type D and Type F activities
| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1° 2° 3° | FAI Activities | F |
Edoardo Bianchi
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Bible and Art Seminar: Biblical Iconographic Cycles (IV-XVI century) | F |
Tiziana Franco
(Coordinator)
|
| 1° 2° 3° | Science communication | F |
Luca Ciancio
(Coordinator)
|
| 1° 2° 3° | Constitutio libertatis Arendtian trajectories between law and istitutions | F |
Olivia Guaraldo
(Coordinator)
|
| 1° 2° 3° | American conversations | F |
Valentina Romanzi
(Coordinator)
|
| 1° 2° 3° | Choir/Orchestra Group | F | Not yet assigned |
| 1° 2° 3° | Laboratory of Theatrical Criticism | F |
Monica Cristini
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Gnoseology and Metaphysics Workshop 2025 | F |
Davide Poggi
(Coordinator)
|
| 1° 2° 3° | Intercomprehension laboratory between the Romance languages | F |
Alessandra Zangrandi
(Coordinator)
|
| 1° 2° 3° | Creative Writing Laboratory | F |
Francesca Cecconi
(Coordinator)
|
| 1° 2° 3° | TAI will help you, students and university students for volunteering | F | Not yet assigned |
The Invention of the Body Snatchers. Other, Alien, Hybrid Corporeity in Anglophone Speculative Fiction (2024/2025)
Teaching code
4S014009
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
1
Also offered in courses:
- The Invention of the Body Snatchers. Other, Alien, Hybrid Corporeity in Anglophone Speculative Fiction of the course Master’s degree in Publishing and Journalism
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
NN - -
Period
CuCi 2 A dal Feb 17, 2025 al Mar 29, 2025.
Erasmus students
Not available
Courses Single
Not Authorized
Learning objectives
The conference aims to introduce students to the topic of speculative literature from the point of view of university research.
Prerequisites and basic notions
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Program
PROGRAMMA
9.00-9.15
Saluti istituzionali
9.15-10.30
Keynote lecture
Nicoletta Vallorani, Pumzi. Respirare sott’acqua nella black speculative fiction delle donne
Modera Valentina Romanzi
10.30-11.00
Coffee break
11.00-12.30
Panel 1: Corpi tecnologici
Beatrice Melodia Festa, Corpo, tecnologia e criogenesi. Riflessioni biomediche in Zero K di Don DeLillo
Francesco Nieddu, Il corpo tecnologico in Woman on the Edge of Time e He, She, and It di Marge Piercy
Franco Ricciardiello, Le Dead Girls di Richard Calder. La mutazione del corpo femminile da biologico a inorganico
Alessandra Romeo, Ginoidi e l’altrui piacere. Dagli automi del mito greco alle replicanti in Blade Runner
Modera Valentina Romanzi
12.30-14.00
Pausa pranzo
14.00-15.30
Panel 2: Corpi intrecciati
Francesca Guidotti, Iconografia del corpo alieno in The War of the Worlds di H.G. Wells
Luca Campione, Beyond the Gate. Dei, colonizzazione dei corpi ed estetiche queer in Stargate
Alessia Trovadini, L’incubo “entangled” di Hill House. Una lettura post-umana del corpo traumatizzato di Eleanor Vance
Riccardo Gramantieri, Ritorno alla Terra. Corpi inorganici e paternità nella trilogia de La Terra spezzata di N. K. Jemisin
Modera Beatrice Melodia Festa
15.45-17.00
Panel 3: Corpi femminili/femministi
Alessandra Calanchi, The Woman from Altair di Leigh Brackett
Laura Coci, Nascere e rinascere, ibridarsi e trasformarsi nella fantascienza delle donne
Valentina Romanzi, Poesia speculativa: L’immaginario idro-femminile in Meltwater di Claire Wahmanholm
Modera Serena Demichelis
17.00-17.45
Guest Speaker
Gabriele Ferrari (i400 calci), L’invasione degli altri corpi: forme umane, forme antropomorfe e forme realmente aliene
Modera Chiara Battisti
18.00 -18.30
Homo Empathicus, di Rebekka Kricheldorf
Spettacolo teatrale a cura del gruppo studentesco “Teatro a rotelle”
Didactic methods
Conference
Learning assessment procedures
Students who attend the whole conference and submit a report to the organizers will be able to obtain 1 CFU - F type (for students enrolled in Communication Sciences or Publishing and Journalism). Students who intend to attend to obtain 1 CFU must contact me by email (valentina.romanzi@univr.it).
The report must summarize or expand what was presented during the conference in approximately 1500 words.
Evaluation criteria
Consistency with the material, ability to synthesize, ability to elaborate
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
approved/not approved
Exam language
italiano
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