A series of events on Pier Paolo Pasolini, classical authors of the world literary tradition, and cultural icons of cinema. Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975) was an Italian film director, poet, writer, political commentator and public intellectual, particularly known for his socially critical, stylistically unorthodox films from the 1960s and early 1970s. To mark the 100th anniversary of his birth, Italian Studies at University of Edinburgh and the Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh held a programme of events on Pasolini and the Classics, supported by the Society for Italian Studies. The Pasolini 100 series focused on the intensive and extensive relations Pasolini had with other cultural figures, offering a unique entry point to his oeuvre. "The Classics" ranged from authors of the world literary tradition, to cultural icons of cinema, the visual and performative arts. Each event cast light on how these relations originated and have been articulated across Pasolini’s work and beyond. With this approach, the series encouraged a reflection on forms of cultural reception, appropriation, and dialogue between Pasolini and the classics, as well as an analysis of the transmedia and transnational processes generated in these interplays. Watch or listen again Selected events in the series were recorded and have been made available to watch again. Watch the whole selection, or choose from the playlist. HTML Full programme Please note: all biographical details were correct at the time of the event and may have changed since. Speaker Title Date Venue Ninetto Davoli (actor) A Pa’… Ninetto Davoli on Pier Paolo Pasolini 17 March 2022 Italian Institute of Culture, Edinburgh Professor Ara H. Merjian (New York University) Pasolini and Warhol 27 April 2022 School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Edinburgh and online Dr Sean Mark (Panthéon-Sorbonne University) Pound and Pasolini: Poetics of Crisis 19 May 2022 School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Edinburgh and online Professor Armando Maggi (University of Chicago) Pasolini and The Argonauts by Apollonius of Rhodes 25 May 2022 Online Professor Massimo Fusillo (Università dell’Aquila) Pier Paolo Pasolini's Barbaric Greece 9 June 2022 Online Dr Inma Sánchez-García (University of Edinburgh) Pasolini and Shakespeare: All the World’s (not just) a Stage 21 June 2022 Online Professor Hideyuki Doi (University of Tokyo) Pasolini and Mizoguchi 20 September 2022 Online Professor Agnes Blandeau (Nantes Université) Pasolini, Chaucer, and Boccaccio 10 November 2022 Online Professor Gian Maria Annovi (USC Dornsife) Pasolini and D'Annunzio 25 November 2022 Online About the lead researcher Dr Emanuela Patti has been Lecturer in Italian at the University of Edinburgh since 2021. Her research lies at the intersection of literary, media, and cultural studies. A significant part of Emanuela’s research focuses on the circulation of themes, stories, and characters across arts and media from the Middle Ages to the present. To date, she has published two monographs, four edited volumes, and several articles in leading journals. Emanuela teaches on courses across all four years of our undergraduate MA Honours programmes in Italian Studies, including the honours-level course on Decentering Medieval and Renaissance Italy. She is open to PhD supervision enquiries. In Series 2 - Episode 8 of the podcast, Beyond the Books, Emanuela spoke to Emma Aviet about the Pasolini and the Classics series and about her research on electronic literature. Find out more about Dr Emanuela Patti Listen to the Pasolini episode of Beyond the Books This article was published on 2024-08-13
