The programme
Overview
The PhD in Philology, Literature and Performing Arts aims to promote a specific research field, related to the area of history of literature and to those disciplines focused on textual studies and performance studies. Its timeframe and subject area include the ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary age; the field of investigation concerns European and non-European literature.
Both literary texts and plays, as well as their textual and historical tradition are therefore at the center of the scientific interest of the PhD. The focus is on the oral or written text, in its diachronic and synchronic aspects, and according to its literary, philological, linguistic, artistic and cultural issues.
The PhD disciplines display a common way of analysis, aimed at the deep research on the poetic and prose text as well as on the documentary and paraliterary text, on the 'score', on the 'filmic texts' and on ancient and modern dramaturgies, on their production, reception, and diffusion. It is a calling strongly rooted in a tradition of studies that has always involved both the sciences that investigate the products of literature and the performing arts (music, theater, more recently cinema).
Within the ancient Greek-Latin, medieval, humanistic-Renaissance, modern and contemporary traditions in Italian and in the languages of European and non-European tradition in a comparative perspective, scholars and experts on different chronological and thematic areas have found an crucial common ground. Such an interdisciplinary exchange becomes fruitful thanks to the contributions of textual hermeneutics, the philological and linguistic analysis, the production, transmission and reception studies. Research on the communication and use of the text and the cultural context that produced it (publishers, musicians, actors, etc.) are a crucial part of the PhD project.
The training plan of the PhD program aims at creating high-level researchers and scholars with a specialized national and international profile. At the end of the three-year cycle students will have acquired methodological basis for theoretical analysis, literary interpretation, philology, as well as the techniques and knowledge relating to the edition, classification and cataloging of the texts proper to the literary field and to the performance studies.
PhD student’s researches will be displayed in the fields of classical and medieval philology, languages and literatures, Greek and Latin humanities, Romance philology and linguistics, Italian philology, the history of the Italian language and literature Italian from its origins to the present day, the comparative analysis of literature, musicology, the theory and history of theater, cinema and media, the techniques of literary composition (rhetoric, style, metrics), commentary on texts.
The PhD learning process will be carried on developed through specialized seminar activities, common training meetings (lectures, exercises, conferences), inspired by a strong character of scientific and methodological interdisciplinarity.
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Knowledge and skills acquired by young researchers fit fully into the path of a scientific career within the academic context, or in other research centers. The PhD training also aim to provide students with a specific professional and intellectual profile that can be used in the context of cultural production in a broad sense: editing, journalism, communication; papyrology, paleography, librarianship, archival, print culture, up to those public and private working environments that require professional figures with cultural competences and skills in the management, processing and production of texts and information.
Faculty Board of PhD in Philology, Literature, and Performance Studies
- Coordinator
- Natale Massimo
- Type of body
- PhD committee
- Department
- Culture e Civiltà
- Vincenzo Borghetti
- member
- Francesca Chenet
- PhD student representative
- Chiara Maria Concina
- member
- Fabio Danelon
- member
- Paolo De Paolis
- member
- Fabio Forner
- member
- Denis Lotti
- member
- Massimo Natale
- PhD coordinator
- Stefano Pagliaroli
- member
- Nicola Pasqualicchio
- member
- Paolo Pellegrini
- member
- Renata Raccanelli
- member
- Andrea Rodighiero
- member
- Anna Maria Salvade'
- Giuseppe Sandrini
- member
- Alberto Scandola
- member
- Gherardo Ugolini
- member
- Corrado Viola
- member
- Stefano Volta
- PhD student representative
- Alessandra Zangrandi
- member
- Franco Arato
- external member
- Zygmunt Guido Baranski
- external member
- Michele Calella
- external member
- Claudio Galderisi
- external member
- Gregory Owen Hutchinson
- external member
- Franziska Meier
- external member
- Uberto Motta
- external member
- Lucia Rodler
- external member
- Evanghelia Stead
- external member
- Rotraud Von Kulessa
- external member
October 3, 2024
- Verbale 03.10.2024 (pdf, it, 1022 KB, 08/11/24)
September 19, 2024
- Verbale 19.09.2024 (pdf, it, 1483 KB, 08/11/24)
April 11, 2024
- Verbale 11.04.2024 (pdf, it, 1363 KB, 08/11/24)
March 21, 2024
- Verbale 21.03.2024 (pdf, it, 1791 KB, 16/05/24)
February 22, 2024
- Verbale 22.02.2024 (pdf, it, 1255 KB, 28/03/24)
January 18, 2024
- Verbale 18.01.2024 (pdf, it, 1159 KB, 28/03/24)
- Verbale Collegio 2018.11.15 (pdf, it, 236 KB, 04/02/19)
QA Board of PhD in Philology, Literature, and Performance Studies
- Coordinator
- Zangrandi Alessandra
- Type of body
- Quality Assurance Board
- Department
- Culture e Civiltà
- Tasks
- Alessandra Zangrandi
- QA Manager
- Massimo Natale
- member
- Francesca Chenet
- PhD student representative
- Stefano Volta
- PhD student representative
April 11, 2024
- Relazione di monitoraggio (pdf, it, 991 KB, 16/05/24)
March 22, 2024
- Verbale parti interessate (pdf, it, 860 KB, 16/05/24)
March 7, 2024
- Resoconto Focus Group (pdf, it, 940 KB, 16/05/24)
Academic Regulations
Other Rules
The Italian University system
First-cycle degrees: Bachelor’s degree programme
First-cycle degrees are aimed at enabling students to achieve a command of general scientific methods and content, and to acquire specific professional knowledge.Admission requirements: secondary school diploma after completing 13 years of study in total and passing the relevant State examination, or equivalent foreign qualification; admission may be subject to further assessment.
Duration: three years.
Graduation: in order to obtain the degree, it is necessary to gain at least 180 CFU; doing an internship and preparing a dissertation/thesis may also be required. Upon completion of a Bachelor’s degree, graduates may continue their studies by enrolling in a Master’s degree or other second-cycle degree programmes and courses.
Academic title: upon completion of a Bachelor’s degree (Laurea), graduates are awarded the title of “Dottore”.
Second-cycle degrees: Master’s degree
Second-cycle degrees aim to provide students with an advanced training and knowledge to take on highly-skilled roles.Admission requirements: applicants must hold a Bachelor’s degree, or a foreign equivalent qualification; curricular admission requirements for each course may vary depending on each University.
Duration: two years.
Graduation: in order to obtain the degree, it is necessary to gain at least 120 CFU, as well as preparing and presenting a dissertation/thesis.
Academic title: upon completion of a Master’s degree (Laurea Magistrale), graduates are awarded the title of “Dottore magistrale”. Single cycle/Combined Bachelor+Master’s degrees
Some courses (Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary Medicine, Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics, Pharmacy and Industrial Pharmacy, Architecture and Building Engineering-Architecture, Law, Primary Education) are offered as Single cycle/Combined Bachelor+Master’s degrees (Corsi di Laurea Magistrale a Ciclo Unico).
Admission requirements: applicants must hold a secondary school diploma or equivalent foreign qualification; admission is subject to passing an admission test.
Duration: five years (six years and 360 CFU for Medicine and Surgery, and Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics).
Graduation: in order to obtain the degree, it is necessary to gain at least 300 CFU, as well as preparing and presenting a dissertation/thesis. Upon completion of a Single-cycle degree, graduates may continue their studies by applying for a PhD programme (Dottorato di Ricerca) or other third-cycle courses.
Academic title: upon completion of a Master’s degree (Laurea Magistrale), graduates are awarded the title of “Dottore magistrale”.
Third-cycle degrees
PhD programmes: these courses enable students to gain reliable methodologies for advanced scientific research through innovative methodologies and new technologies, and generally include internships abroad and lab activities at research laboratories. Graduates wishing to apply for a PhD programme must have a Master’s degree (or a foreign equivalent qualification) and pass an open competition; PhD programmes have a minimum duration of three years. In order to complete the programme, students must produce a research thesis/dissertation and present it at a final examination.Academic title: upon completion of a PhD programme, students are awarded the title of “Dottore di ricerca”, or “PhD”.
Postgraduate specialisation courses: these are third-cycle courses aimed at enabling students to develop advanced knowledge and highly-specialised skills, such as in the medical, clinical and surgical fields. To be admitted to these courses, applicants must have a Master’s degree (or a foreign equivalent qualification) and pass an open competition. Postgraduate specialisation courses may last from two (120 CFU) to 6 years (360 CFU) depending on the type. Academic title: upon completion of this programme, graduates are awarded a “Diploma di Specializzazione”.
Professional Master’s programme
1st-level Professional Master’s programmes: these courses enable students to further enhance their scientific knowledge and professional skills. In order to apply, applicants must have a Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent qualification. The minimum duration is one year (60 CFU). Please note that completing this course will not provide you with direct access to a PhD programme (Dottorato di Ricerca), or other third-cycle courses, as these courses are run and managed by each University at the local level. Upon completion of this programme, students are awarded a “Master universitario di primo livello”.2nd-level Professional Master’s programmes: these courses enable students to further enhance their scientific knowledge and professional skills. In order to apply, applicants must have a Master’s degree, or foreign equivalent qualification. The minimum duration is one year (60 CFU). Please note that completing this course will not provide you with direct access to a PhD programme (Dottorato di Ricerca), or other third-cycle courses, as these courses are run and managed by each University at the local level. Upon completion of this programme, students are awarded a “Master universitario di secondo livello”.
Other useful things
Crediti Formativi Universitari (CFU/ECTS credits): Italian university courses are based on the CFU system. 1 CFU is equal to 25 hours of study. The average annual academic workload for a full-time student is generally assumed to be 60 CFU. CFU and ECTS credits serve the same purpose and generally have the same value.Degree class: Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes that have the same learning objectives and activities are grouped into “degree classes". The educational content of each programme is set autonomously by each university; however, universities are required to include certain educational activities (and the corresponding number of CFU credits) set at the national level. These requirements are established in relation to each degree class. Degrees in the same class have the same legal value.
Double/Joint degrees: the Italian universities may establish degree programmes in partnership with other Italian or foreign universities. Upon completion of these courses, graduates are awarded a joint or double/multiple degree, one from each Partner University.
Partnerships
Academic and scientific partnerships are currently running with Italian and international universities/research institutions in order to enrich the education path of Ph.D. students.
Documents
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UniVr - Fribourg | pdf, it, 471 KB, 10/04/24 |