PIMSPontifical Institute
of
Mediaeval Studies

Tentative program:

Tuesday April 4

Fr. Madden Hall, Carr Hall, St. Michael's College – 100 St Joseph Street, Toronto

9:00–9:30 Registration & coffee

9:30–10:00 Welcome & greetings

10:00–10:30 Opening Remarks
Elisa Brilli (U of T)

10:30–12:00 Contrapasso – Keynote Conference
Justin Steinberg (University of Chicago): “Dante's Justice?”

12:00–2:00 Lunch break

2:00–3:30 Contrapasso – Session 1
Speakers: Enrico Raffaelli (U of T Mississauga), Heather Coffey (OCAD, Toronto)

3:30–4:00 Coffee break

4:00–6:30 Contrapasso – Session 2
Speakers: Giuliano Milani (University of Rome “La Sapienza”), Catherine Keen (University College London), Filippo Gianferrari (University of Notre Dame)

6:30 Welcome and Reception – by invitation only
Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 59 Queen's Park Crescent East

Wednesday April 5

Fr. Madden Hall, Carr Hall, St. Michael's College – 100 St Joseph Street, Toronto

8:00–8:30 Coffee

8:30–10:00 Allegoria – Session 1
Speakers: Blaise Dufal (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales Paris), Paola Nasti (University of Reading)

10:00–10:30 Coffee break

10:30–12:00 Allegoria – Keynote Conference
Giuseppe Mazzotta (Yale University): “Which Allegory? The Critical Perspectives of M. Barbi, E. Gilson and Ch. Singleton”

12:00–2:00 Lunch break

2:00–3:30 Allegoria – Session 2
Speakers: Luca Fiorentini (Collège de France, Paris), Johnny Bertolio (U of T)

Wednesday April 5, Evening, Special Event

Town Hall, Innis College, 2 Sussex Avenue

Free and open to the public, organized by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura of Toronto, the Department of Italian Studies and the Cinema Studies Institute, University of Toronto, with the support of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

6:30 Doors open

7:00–7:30 Welcome, greetings & introduction

7:30–9:00 Screening & Live Concert
L'Inferno (Dir. Bertolini, Padovan, Liguoro, 1911)
With live musical accompaniment by composer and artist Maurizio Guarini (Goblin)

Organizing Committee:
Elisa Brilli (U of T)
William Robins (Victoria University & U of T)
Justin Steinberg (University of Chicago & Editor in Chief of Dante Studies)
Alberto Zambenedetti (U of T)

Convener: Elisa Brilli (U of T)
Research Assistant: Benedetta Lamanna (U of T)
Departmental Assistant: Andrea Santos (U of T)
Contact: danteseminar.italianstudies@utoronto.ca
Web: http://dante.medieval.utoronto.ca

Organized by the Department of Italian Studies, University of Toronto
Thanks to a Connection Research Grant by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
With the collaboration and support of
Centre for Comparative Literature (U of T)
Centre for Medieval Studies (U of T)
Cinema Studies Institute (U of T)
Department of Language Studies (U of T Mississauga)
Emilio Goggio Chair in Italian Studies (U of T)
Faculty of Arts and Science (U of T)
Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Toronto
Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies
Saint Michael’s College (U of T)
And with the Scientific Endorsement of the Dante Society of America