Canadian Association for Italian Studies News

CAIS News: CAIS Conference 2026 University of British Columbia - Registration is now open

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:49:08 GMT

Dear colleagues,

We are delighted to announce that registration for our CAIS 2026 Conference at University of British Columbia is now open. You may visit this link and click on Registration at the top of the menu.

When registering and paying please ensure that you do so through using a PayPal account as this automatically generates a receipt for payment.

Please note that the deadline to register for the conference is April 10, 2026.

Note also that April 10, 2026 is the deadline to ensure valid CAIS membership to participate in the conference. Ensure that your membership is up to date by renewing or becoming a member here.

We are working on a wonderful conference programme and are really excited, along with our partners at UBC, to welcome you, online or in-person, in May.

Please continue to visit our website for travel logistics, accommodations, restaurants, details about our gala dinner and other activities!

Thank you for your continued support!

CAIS Executive

CAIS News: Annuncio Elezioni CAIS

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:11:46 GMT

L’Associazione Canadese per gli Studi d’Italianistica (CAIS) è lieta di annunciare gli esiti delle recenti elezioni per il rinnovo delle cariche esecutive.

A seguito delle procedure previste dalla Costituzione dell’Associazione, sono state elette per acclamazione:

– Presidente: Prof.ssa Eleonora Buonocore, University of Calgary

– Vicepresidente: Prof.ssa Luisa Canuto, University of British Columbia

Il mandato decorrerà secondo quanto stabilito dalle norme statutarie vigenti.

Si comunica inoltre che, non essendo pervenute candidature per il ruolo di Segretario/a, la posizione rimane al momento vacante.

L’Associazione rivolge alle nuove elette le più vive congratulazioni e augura loro un proficuo lavoro al servizio della comunità degli studi italianistici, in Canada e a livello internazionale.

Un cordiale saluto,

Andrea Sau, Ph.D

Segretario ad Interim per l’Esecutivo CAIS

Elezioni ACSI 2026 / CAIS Elections 2026 / Élections ACEI 2026

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:19:21 GMT

BANDO UFFICIALE / OFFICIAL CALL FOR NOMINATIONS / APPEL OFFICIEL À CANDIDATURES
Elezioni ACSI 2026 / CAIS Elections 2026 / Élections ACEI 2026

VERSIONE ITALIANA

1. Finalità

L’Associazione Canadese di Studi Italiani (ACSI) apre ufficialmente il processo di candidatura per le elezioni del Comitato Esecutivo 2026.

Il presente bando definisce i requisiti di eleggibilità, le cariche aperte, nonché le procedure di candidatura e di voto, in conformità con lo Statuto dell’ACSI.

2. Requisiti di eleggibilità

Possono candidarsi alle elezioni esclusivamente i membri ACSI in regola, con la quota associativa regolarmente versata nell’anno solare precedente alle elezioni e al momento dell’apertura delle candidature.

Lo status di membro in regola deve essere mantenuto per l’intera durata del processo elettorale.

3. Cariche aperte e durata del mandato

Per il ciclo elettorale 2026 sono aperte le seguenti cariche del Comitato Esecutivo ACSI:

Presidente
Vicepresidente
Segretario/a (eletto/a in conformità con il sistema di elezioni scaglionate stabilito
dall’Articolo V.1.c dello Statuto ACSI)

Ciascuna delle cariche sopra indicate prevede un mandato di tre anni.

Le cariche di Tesoriere e di Rappresentante degli Studenti Laureati non sono aperte alle elezioni in questo ciclo, in conformità con le disposizioni statutarie relative ai mandati scaglionati.

4. Procedura di candidatura

Il Segretario inviterà formalmente i membri ACSI a presentare candidature per le cariche aperte.

Ogni candidato/a sarà contattato/a per confermare l’accettazione della candidatura.

I/le candidati/e possono richiedere di essere informati dei nomi degli altri candidati per la stessa carica prima di accettare formalmente la candidatura.

Per ciascuna carica, il Segretario inserirà nella scheda elettorale fino a tre (e non più di tre) candidati che abbiano ricevuto il maggior numero di segnalazioni. In caso di parità nel numero di candidature, Presidente, Vicepresidente e Segretario risolveranno la parità mediante una votazione interna.

I/le candidati/e inclusi nella scheda elettorale dovranno presentare un breve profilo accademico (75–100 parole).

I/le candidati/e alla carica di Presidente dovranno inoltre presentare una dichiarazione programmatica di massimo 100 parole.

Tali materiali saranno distribuiti ai membri insieme alla scheda elettorale, in conformità con l’Articolo V.1.b dello Statuto ACSI.

5. Procedura di voto

Tutti i membri in regola nell’anno solare precedente alle elezioni e al momento di avvio del processo di candidatura hanno diritto di voto.

Ogni membro ha diritto a un solo voto; il voto per delega non è consentito.

In caso di parità nei risultati finali, saranno sommati il numero totale dei voti ricevuti e quello delle candidature ottenute; sarà eletto/a il/la candidato/a con il totale più alto.

Qualora la parità persista, la decisione sarà presa da Presidente, Vicepresidente e Segretario mediante votazione interna.

I risultati delle elezioni saranno comunicati ai/alle candidati/e e presentati durante l’Assemblea Generale Annuale dei Membri (AGM).

6. Scadenze e presentazione delle candidature

Le candidature devono essere inviate via email al Segretario dell’ACSI, all’indirizzo di posta elettronica sau.andrea@gmail.com. Le scadenze ufficiali sono le seguenti:

Scadenza per la presentazione delle candidature: 15 febbraio 2026
Scadenza per il voto: 15 marzo 2026

Annuncio ufficiale dei risultati: durante l’Assemblea Generale Annuale (AGM) che si terrà nel corso della conferenza di Vancouver (maggio 2026) e tramite i canali ufficiali dell’Associazione (newsletter, Facebook e Instagram).

Tutte le date possono essere modificate dal Comitato Esecutivo in caso di circostanze impreviste.

ENGLISH VERSION

1. Purpose

The Canadian Association for Italian Studies (CAIS) hereby officially opens the nomination process for the 2026 Executive elections. This call outlines eligibility requirements, open positions, and nomination and voting procedures, in accordance with the CAIS Constitution.

2. Eligibility Requirements

Only CAIS members in good standing, with membership fees duly paid in the calendar year preceding the elections and at the time nominations open, are eligible to stand for election.

Membership in good standing must be maintained throughout the entire electoral process.

3. Open Positions and Terms of Office

For the 2026 election cycle, the following CAIS Executive positions are open:

President
Vice-President
Secretary (elected in accordance with the staggered election cycle established by Article V.1.c of the CAIS Constitution)

Each of the above positions carries a three-year term.

The positions of Treasurer and Graduate Student Representative are not open for election in this cycle, in accordance with the staggered terms and election provisions of the CAIS Constitution.

4. Nomination Procedure

The Secretary shall formally invite CAIS members to submit nominations for the open positions.

Each nominee will be contacted to confirm acceptance of the nomination.

Nominees may request to be informed of the names of other nominees for the same position prior to formally accepting the nomination.

For each position, the Secretary shall place on the ballot up to three (and no more than three) candidates who have received the highest number of nominations.

In the event of a tie in the number of nominations, the President, Vice-President, and Secretary shall resolve the tie through an internal vote.

Candidates whose names appear on the ballot will be required to submit a brief academic CV synopsis (75–100 words).

Candidates for the position of President will also be required to submit a statement not exceeding 100 words.

These materials will be circulated to the membership with the ballot, in accordance with Article V.1.b of the CAIS Constitution.

5. Voting Procedure

All members in good standing in the calendar year prior to the elections and by the time the nominating process begins, shall be eligible to vote.

Each member is entitled to one vote only; proxy voting is not permitted.

In the event of a tie in the final results, the total number of votes received, and nominations obtained shall be combined; the candidate with the highest total shall be elected.

Should a tie persist, the decision shall be made by the President, Vice-President, and Secretary through an internal vote.

Election results will be communicated to candidates and presented at the Annual General Meeting (AGM).

6. Deadlines and Submission of Nominations

Nominations must be submitted by email to the CAIS Secretary at sau.andrea@gmail.com. The official deadlines are as follows:

Deadline for submission of nominations: February 15, 2026
Deadline for voting: March 15, 2026

Official announcement of results: at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held during the Vancouver conference (May 2026), and through the Association’s official channels (newsletter, Facebook, and Instagram).

All dates are subject to adjustment by the Executive in case of unforeseen circumstances.

VERSION FRANÇAISE

1. Objectif

L’Association canadienne des études italiennes (ACEI) ouvre officiellement le processus de candidature pour les élections du Comité exécutif 2026.

Le présent appel précise les conditions d’éligibilité, les postes ouverts ainsi que les procédures de candidature et de vote, conformément aux Statuts de l’ACEI.

2. Conditions d’éligibilité

Seuls les membres de l’ACEI en règle, ayant acquitté leur cotisation pour l’année civile précédant les élections et au moment de l’ouverture des candidatures, sont éligibles.

Le statut de membre en règle doit être maintenu pendant toute la durée du processus électoral.

3. Postes ouverts et durée des mandats

Pour le cycle électoral 2026, les postes suivants du Comité exécutif de l’ACEI sont ouverts :

Président(e)
Vice-président(e)
Secrétaire (élu(e) conformément au système d’élections échelonnées établi à l’article V.1.c des Statuts de l’ACEI)

Chacun des postes susmentionnés est assorti d’un mandat de trois ans.

Les postes de Trésorier(ère) et de Représentant(e) des étudiant(e)s diplômé(e)s ne sont pas ouverts aux élections lors de ce cycle, conformément aux dispositions statutaires relatives aux mandats échelonnés.

4. Procédure de candidature

Le Secrétaire invitera formellement les membres de l’ACEI à soumettre des candidatures pour les postes ouverts.

Chaque candidat(e) sera contacté(e) afin de confirmer l’acceptation de sa candidature.

Les candidat(e)s peuvent demander à être informé(e)s des noms des autres candidat(e)s au même poste avant d’accepter formellement leur candidature.

Pour chaque poste, le Secrétaire inscrira sur le bulletin de vote jusqu’à trois (et pas plus de trois) candidat(e)s ayant reçu le plus grand nombre de mises en candidature.

En cas d’égalité dans le nombre de mises en candidature, le/la Président(e), le/la Vice-président(e) et le Secrétaire trancheront par un vote interne.

Les candidat(e)s dont le nom figure sur le bulletin de vote devront soumettre un bref résumé de leur parcours académique (75 à 100 mots).

Les candidat(e)s au poste de Président(e) devront également soumettre une déclaration d’intention ne dépassant pas 100 mots.

Ces documents seront diffusés aux membres avec le bulletin de vote, conformément à l’article V.1.b des Statuts de l’ACEI.

5. Procédure de vote

Tous les membres en règle au cours de l’année civile précédant les élections et au moment du début du processus de candidature sont habilités à voter.

Chaque membre dispose d’une seule voix; le vote par procuration n’est pas autorisé.

En cas d’égalité dans les résultats finaux, le nombre total de voix obtenues et le nombre de mises en candidature reçues seront additionnés; le/la candidat(e) ayant le total le plus élevé sera élu(e).

Si l’égalité persiste, la décision sera prise par le/la Président(e), le/la Vice-président(e) et le Secrétaire au moyen d’un vote interne.

Les résultats des élections seront communiqués aux candidat(e)s et présentés lors de l’Assemblée générale annuelle (AGM).

6. Échéances et soumission des candidatures

Les candidatures doivent être envoyées par courrier électronique au Secrétaire de l’ACSI à l’adresse sau.andrea@gmail.com. Les échéances officielles sont les suivantes:

Date limite de soumission des candidatures: 15 février 2026
Date limite pour le vote: 15 mars 2026

Annonce officielle des résultats : lors de l’Assemblée générale annuelle (AGM) tenue dans le cadre de la conférence de Vancouver (mai 2026), ainsi que par l’intermédiaire des canaux officiels de l’Association (infolettre, Facebook et Instagram).

Toutes les dates peuvent être modifiées par le Comité exécutif en cas de circonstances imprévues.

CAIS News: CFP CAIS Conference 2026 - University of British Columbia (UBC) May 4-7, 2026

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:33:24 GMT

The Canadian Association for Italian Studies invites session and paper proposals for the 2026 Canadian Association for Italian Studies Conference that will be held in hybrid format (with two days in person and two days on Zoom) at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

The first two days of the conference, Monday, May 4 and Tuesday, May 5, will be held fully in person, while the next two days, Wednesday, May 6 and Thursday, May 7 sessions will be held online. The Opening Remarks, the AGM and the Plenary Session/Keynote will be in person while the Closing Remarks will be online. The chart below summarizes the conference schedule:

Monday, May 4		Opening Remarks and Conference Sessions
Tuesday, May 5		Conference Sessions and Keynote
Wednesday, May 6		Conference Sessions
Thursday, May 7		Conference Sessions and Closing Remarks

If your session is to be delivered in person, ALL speakers and audience will need to be in person.
If your session is to be delivered online, ALL speakers and audience will need to be online.

Please note that individual papers outside of regular sessions might be moved to online sessions if needed. No request to swap in-person sessions or presentations for online presentations or sessions will be accepted once the program is published.

While the conference welcomes submissions on all aspects of Italian Studies, we particularly encourage proposals that address contemporary developments in Italian culture and in higher education. Core themes continue to remain pedagogy, applied linguistics, culture, literature, cinema, theatre, Italian as a second or as a foreign, Italian history, economy, migration and the arts. Language. In addition, on our website (https://canadianassociationforitalianstudies.org), you will find special sessions organized by the CAIS Executive which will include curriculum development, advocacy and culture education.

Possible Session Types include the following:

Panel: 3-4 participants, with 15-20 minute presentations as established by the chair, followed by Q&A
Roundtable: 5-6 participants, with informal 5-10 minute presentations. Sessions are open to conversation and debate

The deadline to submit open session proposals to the conference committee is Sunday, January 25, 2026. Please click on the link and use the session proposal form to submit open session proposals to the conference at the official CAIS email address: italian.studies.canada@gmail.com. The open sessions will be posted on the CAIS website in the order in which they are received and the complete list of open sessions will be disseminated to the CAIS listserv and posted on the CAIS website (canadianassociationforitalianstudies.org) by end of January 2026.

Proposals for individual papers should be sent directly to the session organizers using the paper proposal form and include a 150-250 word abstract, 1 to 3 conceptual goals of the paper/session and a 100-150 bio.

If you would like to propose a paper that cannot be housed in any of the planned panels, please submit the paper proposal form directly to the conference organizers at this email address: italian.studies.canada@gmail.com. Individual presentations will be grouped or inserted into sessions at the discretion of the conference organizing committee.

Session organizers must consider all the paper proposals received up to the deadline of January 25, 2026. The announcement that a panel is closed can only be made after that date. Once the deadline has passed, and before the deadline of February 15, 2026, all session organizers will submit the complete session proposal form for their session (or sessions). Please use one form for each completed session.

Communications might be considered for publication in our academic journal Quaderni d'Italianistica.

Participants can appear in the program for a total of three times. They are allowed to present once in a session, once in a roundtable, and also chair a session.
Participants may not present the same abstract/paper on two different sessions. If you submit a paper proposal to more than one session, you should notify all the organizers to whom you have made a submission. If you fail to notify the session organizers, they will have the right to decide whether the paper will be presented or excluded from the session.
Papers must be presented synchronously (live), and not be recorded. Moreover, no papers will be read in absentia.
Papers can be in Italian or in English.
No accommodations can be expected for specific date requests.
All participants must be members in good standing of CAIS. Membership must be current by March 31, 2026 in order for the member’s name to appear in the program and for the member to be allowed to present his/her work at the 2026 CAIS conference.

Conference Registration will open in February 2026. The deadline to register for the conference is March 31, 2026. In order to ensure proper planning and for purposes of catering and classroom/meeting reservations, no late registrations will be accepted.

Here is the summary of Submission Guidelines, Deadlines and Notifications as above mentioned, for your convenience:

Submission Guidelines:

Abstracts should be 150–250 words, in English or Italian.
Include a short biography (100-150 words) with institutional affiliation.
Session type clearly indicated: Panels or Roundtables

Deadline for submissions: January 25, 2026
Notifications of acceptance: January 31, 2026
Deadline for submission of complete session proposal: February 15, 2026
Send proposals to: italian.studies.canada@gmail.com
Deadline for Conference Registration and for Membership renewal/registration: March 31, 2026

For access to the forms for your proposal(s), click on the links below:

Organizing Committee:
Dr. Eleonora Buonocore, Treasurer, CAIS (University of Calgary)
Dr. Luisa Canuto, Vice President, CAIS (University of British Columbia)
Guido D’Elia, Graduate Student Representative, CAIS (York University)
Dr. Sandra Parmegiani, Editor, Quaderni di Italianistica (Guelph University)
Dr. Andrea Penso, Communication Officer, CAIS
Prof. Cristina Perissinotto, President, CAIS (University of Ottawa)

Association canadienne des études italiennes (ACEI)
Appel à communications – Congrès 2026
Universitè de la Columbie-Britannique - UBC
4-7 mai, 2025

L’Association canadienne des études italiennes (CAIS) invite à soumettre des propositions de sessions et de communications pour le congrès 2026 de l’Association, qui se tiendra en format hybride (deux jours en présentiel et deux jours sur Zoom) à l’Université de la Colombie-Britannique (UBC) à Vancouver, Colombie-Britannique, Canada.

Les deux premières journées du colloque, le lundi 4 et le mardi 5 mai, se dérouleront entièrement en présentiel. Les deux journées suivantes, le mercredi 6 et le jeudi 7 mai, auront lieu en ligne. Les Remarques d’ouverture (4 mai) et l’Assemblée générale annuelle se tiendront en présentiel, tandis que la conférence plénière et les Remarques de clôture se feront en ligne.

Lundi 4 mai		Remarques d’ouverture et séances du colloque
Mardi 5 mai		Séances du colloque et conférence plénière
Mercredi 6 mai		éances du colloque (en ligne)
Jeudi 7 mai		éances du colloque et remarques de clôture

Si votre session est en présentiel, tous les participants doivent être présents physiquement.
Si votre session est en ligne, tous les participants et l’auditoire doivent y assister en ligne.

Les communications individuelles soumises hors sessions pourraient être déplacées vers les sessions en ligne si nécessaire. Aucune modification du mode de présentation (présentiel/virtuel) ne sera acceptée une fois le programme publié.

Le colloque accueille des propositions sur tous les aspects des études italiennes, mais encourage particulièrement celles portant sur les développements contemporains de la culture italienne et de l’enseignement supérieur. Les thèmes principaux incluent: pédagogie, linguistique appliquée, culture, littérature, cinéma, théâtre, italien langue seconde ou étrangère, histoire italienne, économie, migration et arts. Des sessions spéciales organisées par l’exécutif de l’ACEI porteront sur le développement des programmes, la défense des études italiennes et l’enseignement de la culture.

Consultez le site: https://canadianassociationforitalianstudies.org

Types de sessions possibles:

Table ronde: 5–6 participants, présentations informelles de 5–10 minutes, ouvertes à la discussion et au débat.
Panel: 3–4 participants, présentations de 15–20 minutes selon les directives du président de séance, suivies d’une période de questions.

Dates importantes:

25 janvier 2026: date limite pour soumettre les propositions de sessions ouvertes au comité du congrès (via le formulaire de proposition et l’adresse officielle: italian.studies.canada@gmail.com.
Les sessions ouvertes seront affichées sur le site de l’ACEI dans l’ordre de réception et diffusées à la liste de diffusion de l’association d’ici la fin janvier 2026.

Les propositions de communications individuelles doivent être envoyées directement aux organisateurs de session à l’aide du formulaire prévu, comprenant:

un résumé de 150 à 250 mots,
de 1 à 3 objectifs conceptuels,
une courte biographie de 100 à 150 mots.

Si votre communication ne s’intègre dans aucune session existante, vous pouvez soumettre directement votre proposition au comité du congrès (italian.studies.canada@gmail.com). Les communications individuelles seront regroupées ou insérées dans des sessions à la discrétion du comité d’organisation.

Les organisateurs de sessions doivent examiner toutes les propositions reçues avant le 25 janvier 2026. Une session ne pourra être déclarée complète qu’après cette date. Entre le 25 janvier et le 15 février 2026, les organisateurs devront soumettre le formulaire de session complète.

Les communications peuvent être considérées pour publication dans la revue académique Quaderni d’Italianistica.

Règles de participation:

Les participants peuvent figurer dans le programme un maximum de trois fois (une présentation en session, une participation à une table ronde, et la présidence d’une session).
Une même communication ne peut être présentée dans deux sessions différentes. Si une proposition est soumise à plusieurs organisateurs, ceux-ci doivent en être informés.
Les communications doivent être présentées en direct (non enregistrées) et aucune lecture en absence ne sera acceptée.
Les communications peuvent être en italien ou en anglais.
Aucune demande de date spécifique ne sera acceptée.
Tous les participants doivent être membres en règle de l’ACEI au plus tard le 31 mars 2026 pour apparaître dans le programme et pouvoir présenter leur travail.

L’inscription au congrès ouvrira en février 2026, et la date limite d’inscription est fixée au 31 mars 2026. Aucune inscription tardive ne sera acceptée pour des raisons logistiques (planification, traiteur, réservation de salles, etc.).

Résumé des directives et échéances:

Résumé: 150–250 mots (en anglais ou en italien)
Brève biographie: 100–150 mots, avec affiliation institutionnelle
Type de session: panel ou table ronde
Date limite de soumission: 25 janvier 2026
Notification d’acceptation: 31 janvier 2026
Soumission des sessions complètes: 15 février 2026
Inscription et renouvellement d’adhésion: 31 mars 2026
Soumissions à envoyer à: italian.studies.canada@gmail.com

Comité d’organisation:
Dre Eleonora Buonocore, trésorière, ACEI (University of Calgary)
Dre Luisa Canuto, vice-présidente, ACEI (University of British Columbia)
Guido D’Elia, représentant des étudiants diplômés, ACEI (York University)
Dre Sandra Parmegiani, rédactrice, Quaderni d’Italianistica (University of Guelph)
Dr Andrea Penso, responsable des communications, ACEI
Pre Cristina Perissinotto, présidente, ACEI (University of Ottawa)

Associazione Canadese di Studi Italiani (ACSI)
Call for Papers: Convegno 2026
University of British Columbia – UBC
4–7 maggio, 2026

L’Associazione Canadese di Studi Italiani (ACSI) invita a presentare proposte di sessioni e di interventi per il Convegno 2026 dell’Associazione, che si terrà in formato ibrido (due giorni in presenza e due giorni su Zoom) presso l’Università della British Columbia, a Vancouver (Canada).

Le prime due giornate del convegno, lunedì 4 maggio e martedì 5 maggio, si svolgeranno interamente in presenza e comprenderanno l’apertura ufficiale del convegno, l’Assemblea Generale Annuale (AGM) e la presentazione del keynote speaker; le due giornate successive, mercoledì 6 maggio e giovedì 7 maggio, si terranno interamente online e chiuderanno il convegno con i saluti finali.

Calendario sintetico del convegno:

Lunedì 4 maggio		saluti inaugurali e sessioni del convegno
Martedì 5 maggio		sessioni del convegno e la presentazione del Keynote Speaker
Mercoledì 6 maggio		sessioni del convegno
Giovedì 7 maggio		sessioni del convegno e saluti di chiusura

Relatori e pubblico dovranno essere presenti fisicamente alle sessioni in presenza ed in modalità virtuale per le sessioni online. Alcune comunicazioni individuali potrebbero essere spostate online se necessario. Non saranno accettate richieste di scambio tra sessioni in presenza e sessioni online dopo la pubblicazione del programma.

Il convegno accoglie proposte su tutti gli aspetti degli studi italiani, ma incoraggia in particolare quelle che trattano sviluppi contemporanei della cultura italiana e dell’istruzione superiore.
I temi principali comprendono pedagogia, linguistica applicata, cultura, letteratura, cinema, teatro, l’italiano come seconda o lingua straniera, storia italiana, economia, migrazione, arti e lingua.
Sul sito web (https://canadianassociationforitalianstudies.org) si troveranno inoltre sessioni speciali organizzate dal Comitato Esecutivo dell’ACSI dedicate allo sviluppo dei curricula, alla promozione delle lingue e all’educazione culturale.

Tipi di sessioni possibili:

Panel: 3–4 partecipanti, con interventi di 15–20 minuti ciascuno (a discrezione del/la presidente), seguiti da domande e discussione.
Tavola rotonda: 5–6 partecipanti, con interventi informali di 5–10 minuti. Le sessioni sono aperte al dialogo e al dibattito.

Scadenze importanti:

25 gennaio 2026: termine per l’invio delle proposte di sessioni aperte al comitato del convegno (utilizzando il modulo apposito e inviando all’indirizzo ufficiale: italian.studies.canada@gmail.com).
Le sessioni aperte saranno pubblicate sul sito ACSI in ordine di arrivo e diffuse tramite la mailing list dell’associazione entro la fine di gennaio 2026.

Le proposte di comunicazioni individuali devono essere inviate direttamente agli organizzatori delle sessioni utilizzando l’apposito modulo e includere:

un abstract di 150–250 parole,
da 1 a 3 obiettivi concettuali,
una breve biografia di 100–150 parole.

Se la vostra comunicazione non si inserisce in nessuna delle sessioni previste, potete inviare la proposta direttamente agli organizzatori del convegno all’indirizzo: italian.studies.canada@gmail.com.

Le comunicazioni individuali saranno raggruppate o inserite in sessioni a discrezione del comitato organizzatore.

Gli organizzatori delle sessioni devono considerare tutte le proposte ricevute entro il 25 gennaio 2026. Una sessione potrà essere dichiarata chiusa solo dopo tale data. Tra il 25 gennaio e il 15 febbraio 2026, tutti gli organizzatori dovranno inviare il modulo di sessione completa.

Le comunicazioni potranno essere prese in considerazione per la pubblicazione nella rivista accademica Quaderni d’Italianistica.

Regole di partecipazione:

Ogni partecipante può apparire nel programma fino a tre volte (una presentazione in una sessione, una partecipazione a una tavola rotonda e la presidenza di una sessione).
Non è possibile presentare lo stesso intervento in due sessioni diverse. Se una proposta viene inviata a più organizzatori, questi devono essere informati.
Le comunicazioni devono essere presentate dal vivo (sincrone) e non registrate. Non sono ammesse letture in assenza.
Le comunicazioni possono essere presentate in italiano o in inglese.
Non saranno accettate richieste relative a date specifiche.
Tutti i partecipanti devono essere membri attivi del ACSI entro il 31 marzo 2026 per apparire nel programma e poter presentare al convegno.

Le iscrizioni al convegno apriranno a febbraio 2026, e la scadenza per l’iscrizione è fissata al 31 marzo 2026. Per ragioni organizzative (pianificazione, catering, prenotazione aule), non saranno accettate iscrizioni tardive.

Riepilogo di linee guida e scadenze:

Abstract: 150–250 parole (in italiano o in inglese)
Breve biografia: 100–150 parole con affiliazione istituzionale
Tipo di sessione: panel o tavola rotonda
Scadenza per l’invio delle proposte: 25 gennaio 2026
Notifica di accettazione: 31 gennaio 2026
Scadenza per l’invio delle sessioni complete: 15 febbraio 2026
Scadenza per l’iscrizione al convegno e il rinnovo dell’iscrizione al CAIS: 31 marzo 2026
Inviare le proposte a: italian.studies.canada@gmail.com

Comitato organizzatore:
Dott.ssa Eleonora Buonocore, Tesoriere, ACSI (University of Calgary)
Dott.ssa Luisa Canuto, Vicepresidente, ACSI (University of British Columbia)
Guido D’Elia, Rappresentante degli studenti laureati, ACSI (York University)
Dott.ssa Sandra Parmegiani, Direttrice di Quaderni d’Italianistica (University of Guelph)
Dott. Andrea Penso, Responsabile delle comunicazioni, ACSI
Prof.ssa Cristina Perissinotto, Presidente, ACSI ACSI (University of Ottawa)

CAIS 2025 - Change to the Schedule for the Online Sessions — The In-Person Schedule Remains Unchanged

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:56:01 GMT

Dear all,

As many of you know, we experienced major issues today with the online sessions. Let me first offer a sincere and heartfelt apology for the disruptions, delays, and frustration you encountered.

The CAIS 2025 Organizing Committee and the CAIS Executive met throughout the day to evaluate the situation and propose a solution for the coming days.

We have determined that the technical problems we faced cannot be resolved over the weekend, as the specialized technicians we need are only available Monday to Friday during office hours.

To avoid a repeat of today’s problems, we are cancelling all online sessions scheduled for Saturday, June 7th.

The in-person conference schedule remains unchanged.

The online sessions will be rescheduled to Thursday, June 12th, and Friday, June 13th, at the same times and still online. The updated schedule will be posted tomorrow.

We are also aware that several morning and early afternoon sessions scheduled for today, June 6th, were either interrupted or did not take place. Here is how we will proceed:

Sessions 1a to 1f, if they were disrupted or didn’t take place, will be rescheduled for Thursday, June 12th, at the same time. (Session chairs: please confirm if you would like to repeat your session.)
Sessions 2a to 2d, if they were disrupted or didn’t take place, will be rescheduled for Thursday, June 12th, at the same time. (Session chairs: please confirm if you would like to repeat your session.)
Sessions 3a and 3b, if they were disrupted or didn’t take place, will be rescheduled for Thursday, June 12th, at the same time. (Session chairs: please confirm if you would like to repeat your session.)
Sessions 4a to 4g will also be rescheduled for Thursday, June 12th, at their original time. (Session chairs: please confirm if you would like to repeat your session.)
The online plenary scheduled for Saturday, June 7th — “Primo Levi europeo” by Prof. Domenico Scarpa — will be recorded and made available on our website.
All the sessions scheduled for Saturday June 7th are postponed to Friday June 13th at the same times.

As mentioned, you will receive all new working links for your online sessions shortly, along with the revised schedule.

If you are unable to participate on the new dates, please contact us at italian.studies.canada@gmail.com, and we will work together to find a solution.

We understand how stressful this has been for our Italian Studies community, and we are committed to making it right. Thank you for your patience, and once again, we apologize sincerely for what happened. We look forward to seeing many of you in person on Sunday night, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and online on Thursday and Friday.

With warm regards,

Cristina Perissinotto

For the CAIS 2025 Organizing Committee

Care e cari colleghe/i,

Come molti di voi hanno avuto modo di appurare, oggi abbiamo riscontrato gravi problemi tecnici durante le sessioni online. Innanzi tutto desideriamo porgere le nostre più sincere scuse per i disagi, le interruzioni e lo stress che questi disservizi hanno causato.

Il Comitato Organizzatore di CAIS 2025 e l’Esecutivo CAIS si sono riuniti ripetutamente nel corso della giornata per valutare la situazione e trovare una soluzione per i prossimi giorni.

Abbiamo verificato che i problemi tecnici riscontrati non possono essere risolti durante il fine settimana, in quanto i tecnici specializzati sono disponibili solo dal lunedì al venerdì in orario lavorativo.

Per evitare che si ripetano i problemi di oggi, abbiamo deciso di annullare tutte le sessioni online previste per sabato 7 giugno.

Tenete presente che il programma delle sessioni in presenza resta invariato.

Le sessioni online verranno spostate a giovedì 12 e venerdì 13 giugno, mantenendo gli stessi orari e modalità di partecipazione a distanza. Il programma aggiornato verrà pubblicato domani.

Siamo inoltre consapevoli che alcune sessioni della mattina e del primo pomeriggio di oggi (6 giugno) non si sono svolte o sono state interrotte. Procederemo come segue:

Le sessioni 1a–1f, se interrotte o non svolte, sono riprogrammate per giovedì 12 giugno alla stessa ora. (Presidenti di sessione: vi preghiamo di confermare se desiderate ripetere la vostra sessione.)
Le sessioni 2a–2d, se interrotte o non svolte, sono riprogrammate per giovedì 12 giugno alla stessa ora. (Presidenti di sessione: vi preghiamo di confermare se desiderate ripetere la vostra sessione.)
Le sessioni 3a e 3b, se interrotte o non svolte, sono riprogrammate per giovedì 12 giugno alla stessa ora. (Presidenti di sessione: vi preghiamo di confermare se desiderate ripetere la vostra sessione.)
Le sessioni 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, 4f e 4g sono riprogrammate anch’esse per giovedì 12 giugno, allo stesso orario. (I moderatori sono pregati di confermare se desiderano ripetere la sessione.)
La plenaria online prevista per sabato 7 giugno — “Primo Levi europeo” del Prof. Domenico Scarpa — sarà registrata e resa disponibile sul nostro sito web.
Tutte le sessioni previste per sabato 7 giugno sono posticipate a venerdì 13 giugno, mantenendo gli stessi orari.

Come detto, riceverete a breve i nuovi link per le vostre sessioni insieme al programma aggiornato.

Qualora non possiate partecipare nelle nuove date previste, vi preghiamo di scrivere a italian.studies.canada@gmail.com: troveremo insieme una soluzione.

Comprendiamo lo stress che tutto ciò ha causato alla nostra comunità degli Italian Studies. Stiamo lavorando alacremente per rimediare. Vi ringraziamo per la pazienza e vi rinnoviamo le nostre scuse più sincere. Non vediamo l’ora di rivedervi, in presenza domenica sera, lunedì, martedì e mercoledì, e online giovedì e venerdì

Con un cordiale saluto,

Cristina Perissinotto
per il Comitato Organizzatore di CAIS 2025

CAIS 2025 - Bologna, June 6-7 and 9-11 - Final Program

Fri, 23 May 2025 16:36:45 GMT

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to inform you that the final program for the upcoming CAIS Conference is now ready and available. Thank you for your valuable contributions and support throughout the planning process.

At this stage, we regret to inform you that we are no longer able to accommodate further changes to the program. We appreciate your understanding, as this allows us to ensure a smooth and well-coordinated experience for all attendees.

We look forward to welcoming you to the conference and to the engaging discussions ahead.

Warm regards,

On behalf of the Canadian Association for Italian Studies

Dr. Andrea Penso

Communications Officer

CAIS 2025 a Bologna (6-7 giugno online, 9-10-11 giugno in presenza)

Fri, 09 May 2025 16:27:04 GMT

Cari colleghi,

il convegno CAIS 2025 a Bologna ha avuto un successo inatteso.

Per questo motivo abbiamo dovuto aggiungere un giorno (mercoledì 11 giugno) alle nostre sessioni in presenza.

Al momento stiamo rivedendo il programma in base a questa necessaria modifica, e faremo circolare la prima bozza di programma entro lunedì.

Nel frattempo pregherei coloro che non lo hanno già fatto, di attendere fino a lunedì per prenotare biglietti e aerei.

Al piacere di rivedervi e di conoscervi a Bologna!

Prof. Cristina Perissinotto, Ph.D.
Full Professor of Italian Studies
Coordinator of Italian Studies, University of Ottawa
President, Canadian Association of Italian Studies (CAIS)
http://www.cristinaperissinotto.org

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Dear colleagues,

The CAIS 2025 conference in Bologna has received an unexpectedly high number of submissions.

As a result, we have added an additional in-person day to the program: Wednesday, June 11.

We are currently revising the schedule to reflect this necessary change and will circulate a first draft of the program by Monday.

In the meantime, we kindly ask those who have not yet booked their travel to wait until Monday before purchasing tickets or flights.

We look forward to seeing — or meeting — you in Bologna!

Prof. Cristina Perissinotto, Ph.D.
Full Professor of Italian Studies
Coordinator of Italian Studies, University of Ottawa
President, Canadian Association of Italian Studies (CAIS)
http://www.cristinaperissinotto.org

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Chères et chers collègues,

Le colloque CAIS 2025 à Bologne a rencontré un succès inattendu.

Pour cette raison, nous avons dû ajouter une journée supplémentaire aux sessions en présentiel : le mercredi 11 juin.

Nous sommes actuellement en train de revoir le programme afin d’y intégrer ce changement nécessaire, et nous ferons circuler une première ébauche d’ici lundi.

En attendant, nous prions celles et ceux qui ne l’ont pas encore fait de patienter jusqu’à lundi avant de réserver leurs billets ou leurs vols.

Au plaisir de vous revoir — ou de faire votre connaissance — à Bologne !

Prof. Cristina Perissinotto, Ph.D.
Full Professor of Italian Studies
Coordinator of Italian Studies, University of Ottawa
President, Canadian Association of Italian Studies (CAIS)
http://www.cristinaperissinotto.org

CFP CAIS Conference 2025 - Università di Bologna - June 6-7 and 9-10, 2025

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 19:16:55 GMT

Canadian Association for Italian Studies (CAIS)
Call for Papers: 2025 Conference
Università di Bologna - UNIBO

June 6-7 and 9-10, 2025

The Canadian Association for Italian Studies invites session and paper proposals for the 2025 Canadian Association for Italian Studies Conference that will be held in hybrid format (both in person and on Zoom) at the Università di Bologna, Classical Philology and Italian Studies Department.

This year, the first two days of the conference (Friday June 6th and Saturday June 7th) sessions will be held online, while on Monday, June 9th and Tuesday June 10th sessions will be held fully in person.

Please note that while we will endeavour to accommodate requests, we reserve the right to offer balanced conference days.

If your session is to be delivered online, ALL speakers will need to be online and all audience members will also access the session online.

If your session is to be delivered in person, ALL speakers will need to be in person.

Moreover, no request to swap in-person sessions or presentations for online presentations or sessions will be accepted once the program is published.

Opening and closing Remarks, Keynotes and the AGM will take place in hybrid format.

This year, while there is no conference theme per se, papers are welcome on all aspects of Italian Studies. In addition, on our website (https://canadianassociationforitalianstudies.org), you will find special sessions organized by the CAIS Executive.

The deadline for session proposals is March 3, 2025. To propose a session, please fill out the session proposal form and submit it to the conference organizers at the official CAIS email address: italian.studies.canada@gmail.com. Session proposals will be published on the CAIS website in the order in which they are received.

Proposals for individual papers should be sent directly to the session organizers using the paper proposal form. If you would like to propose a paper that cannot be housed in any of the planned panels, please submit the paper proposal form directly to the conference organizers at this email address: italian.studies.canada@gmail.com.

Session organizers must consider all the paper proposals received up to the deadline of March 20, 2025. The announcement that a panel is closed can only be made after that date. Once the deadline has passed, all session organizers will submit the complete session proposal form for their session (or sessions). Please use one form for each completed session.

Members can present only one paper at the annual conference. Papers must be presented synchronously (live), and not be recorded. Moreover, no papers will be read in absentia. In addition, members can participate in one round table. Session organizers are allowed to chair the session they organized. Members are allowed to chair and organize more than one session.

Please be reminded that if you submit a paper proposal to more than one session, you should notify all the organizers to whom you have made a submission. If you fail to notify the session organizers, they will have the right to decide between themselves in which session the paper will be presented or if the paper will be excluded.

All participants must be members in good standing of CAIS. Membership must be current by April 24, 2025 in order for the member’s name to appear in the program and for the member to be allowed to present his/her work at the 2025 CAIS conference.

Conference Registration will open in March 2025. The deadline to register for the conference is April 14, 2025. In order to ensure proper planning and for purposes of catering and classroom/meeting reservations, no late registrations will be accepted.

Papers in sessions with four speakers should be no more than 15 minutes long to allow for discussion among session participants. Papers in sessions with three speakers should be no longer than 20 minutes to allow for discussion among session participants.

Proposal Forms

Organizing Committee

Prof. Stefano Colangelo (Università di Bologna)
Prof. Cristina Perissinotto (University of Ottawa)
Prof. Concetta Maria Sigona (Universidad de Burgos)
Dr. Andrea Penso (Canadian Association for Italian Studies)

Association canadienne pour les études italiennes (ACEI)
Conférence 2025
Université de Bologne (UNIBO)
6-7, 9-10 Juin 2025

L’Association canadienne pour les études italiennes (ACEI) sollicite des propositions de communications individuelles et de séances à tenir dans le cadre de sa Conférence 2025, qui aura lieu du 6 au 7, et du 9 au 10 Juin 2025 à l’Université de Bologne, Dipartimento di Filologia Classica e Italianistica.

Cette année il n'y a pas de thème de conférence en soi, les propositions sur tous les aspects des études italiennes sont les bienvenues. De plus, sur notre site Web (https://canadianassociationforitalianstudies.org), vous trouverez des sessions spéciales organisées par l'exécutif ACEI.

Cette année, les deux premières journées des séances de la conférence (6 et 7 juin) se tiendront en ligne tandis que les séances de la 3e et 4e journée (9 et 10 juin) se tiendront en présentiel.

Nous n’accepterons pas de sessions hybrides:

Si votre séance doit être dispensée en ligne, TOUS les conférencier.e.s devront présenter en ligne ; tous les membres du public auront accès à la séance en ligne.
Si votre séance est organisée en présentiel, TOUS les conférencier.e.s devront présenter en personne.

Veuillez noter que nous ne pourrons pas répondre aux demandes de modification du format, d’en ligne à en présentiel ou vice versa, si le programme a été déjà publié.

Les remarques d'ouverture et de clôture, les séances plénières et l'AG seront LES SEULES qui se dérouleront en format hybride.

Séances

La date limite pour la proposition d’une séance est le 3 mars 2025. Utilisez à cette fin le formulaire de proposition de séance et envoyez-le à l’adresse courriel de l’ACEI (italian.studies.canada@gmail.com).

Les propositions de séance seront affichées sur le site web de l’ACEI dans l’ordre dans lesquelles elles seront reçues.

Communications individuelles

La date limite pour la proposition d’une communication individuelle est le 20 mars 2025. Utilisez le formulaire de proposition de communication individuelle et envoyez-le directement aux organisateurs.trices de la séance. Les propositions de communications individuelles qui ne s’insèrent dans aucune des séances déjà proposées peuvent être soumises directement à l’attention des organisateurs.trices du colloque (italian.studies.canada@gmail.com).

Les communications des séances en ligne doivent être présentées pendant les sessions virtuelles (live) et ne peuvent pas être préenregistrées. Les communications ne seront pas lues in absentia.

Règles

On demande aux organisateurs.trices des séances d’évaluer toutes les prépositions de communication reçues jusqu’au 20 mars 2025. L’annonce que la session est fermée peut être faite seulement après le 20 mars 2025. Après l'échéance, tous tes les organisateurs trices des séances doivent nous faire parvenir les formulaires de propositions de communications.

Selon la constitution de l’ACEI, chaque membre peut présenter seulement une communication pendant le Colloque annuel. Un membre qui organise une séance peut, cependant, présider la même séance. Un membre peut aussi présider plus d’une séance. De plus, les membres peuvent participer à une table ronde.

Une personne qui propose plus d’une communication dans plus d’une séance doit avertir tous les organisateurs.trices de toutes les séances. Les organisateurs.trices de séances qui n’auront pas été dûment averti.e.s auront la liberté de décider entre eux.elles si inclure ou exclure la proposition dans leurs séances.

Tous les participant.e.s doivent être membres payant.e.s de l’ACEI et s’assurer d’avoir payé leurs droits à l’association au plus tard le 24 avril 2025 pour que leur nom soit inclus au programme et qu’ils puissent présenter leur travail dans le cadre du Colloque 2025.

Les inscriptions au Colloque ouvriront en mars 2025.

La date limite pour s’inscrire au colloque est le 14 avril 2025. Afin d'assurer une bonne planification des réservations de salles, des événements et des services de traiteur, aucune inscription tardive ne sera acceptée.

Les communications dans les séances avec quatre orateurs ne devraient pas durer plus de 15 minutes pour permettre une période des questions entre les participant.e.s à la fin de la séance. Les communications dans les séances avec trois orateurs ne devraient pas durer plus de 20 minutes pour permettre une période des questions entre les participant.e.s à la fin de la séance.

Plus de détails suivront.

Comité Executif

Prof. Stefano Colangelo (Università di Bologna)
Prof. Cristina Perissinotto (University of Ottawa)
Prof. Concetta Maria Sigona (Universidad de Burgos)
Dr. Andrea Penso (Canadian Association for Italian Studies)

Associazione Canadese di Studi d’italianistica (ACSI)
Convegno 2025
Università di Bologna - UNIBO
6-7 e 9-10 giugno, 2025

L’Associazione canadese di studi d’italianistica invita a presentare proposte per il convegno 2025 che si terrà all’Università di Bologna, Dipartimento di Filologia Classica e Italianistica, in formato ibrido e con sessioni in presenza e via Zoom, dal 6 al 7 e dal 9 al 10 giugno 2025.

Le sessioni dei primi due giorni del convegno (6 e 7 giugno) saranno esclusivamente online, mentre le sessioni del terzo e quarto giorno (9 e 10 giugno) si terranno esclusivamente di persona.

Si prega di tenere presente che per quanto il comitato organizzativo cerchi di soddisfare le richieste dei partecipanti, si riserverà comunque anche di offrire un programma equilibrato rispetto al numero delle sessioni per tutte le giornate del convegno.

Le sessioni online richiederanno che TUTTI i relatori e i partecipanti vi accedano online. Per le sessioni in presenza TUTTI i relatori dovranno partecipare di persona. Nelle sessioni in presenza non sarà permesso ai relatori di presentare via zoom o via altra piattaforma online. Tutte le aule saranno dotate di mezzi tecnologici adatti alla bisogna.

NOTA BENE: Una volta pubblicato il programma, non sarà possibile soffisfare richieste di modificare il formato (online o in presenza) delle presentazioni o delle sessioni.

Gli interventi in apertura e chiusura al convegno, le conferenze plenarie e l’AGM avverranno in formato ibrido.

Quest’anno il convegno non avrà un tema definito bensì sarà aperto a tutti i possibili aspetti degli studi di italianistica.

L’Esecutivo CAIS organizzerà alcune sessioni speciali che verranno inserite nel sito web dell’Associazione (https://canadianassociationforitalianstudies.org).

Le proposte di sessione devono essere inviate all’indirizzo email della CAIS: italian.studies.canada@gmail.com, entro il 3 marzo 2025. Le proposte saranno pubblicate sul sito dell’associazione nell’ordine in cui verranno ricevute.

Le proposte per presentazioni individuali vanno invece inviate direttamente agli organizzatori delle sessioni entro il 20 marzo 2025, previa compilazione del modulo (proposte di intervento). Per proposte di intervento non collocabili in alcuna delle sessioni elencate sul sito, si prega di inviare la proposta di intervento direttamente agli organizzatori del convegno: italian.studies.canada@gmail.com

Gli organizzatori delle sessioni sono tenuti a prendere in considerazione tutte le proposte ricevute entro la scadenza del 20 marzo 2025 Una volta complete, le sessioni verranno annunciate pochi giorni dopo la scadenza. Gli organizzatori delle sessioni potranno quindi completare il modulo per la proposta di sessione completa, e inviarlo entro la scadenza a italian.studies.canada@gmail.com.

I delegati potranno effettuare solo UNA presentazione, presiederne più di una ed inoltre partecipare ad una tavola rotonda. I membri del comitato organizzatore potranno presiedere e organizzare più di una sessione.

Tutte le presentazioni dovranno essere sincrone e non registrate, e non potranno essere lette in absentia.

Ogni presentazione in sessioni che prevendono quattro interventi avrà una durata massima di 15 minuti; in sessioni con tre interventi le presentazioni potranno durare fino a 20 minuti. In entrambi i casi vi sarà del tempo sufficiente per la discussione.

I delegati che intendono inviare più di una proposta sono tenuti a darne notifica agli organizzatori delle sessioni a cui hanno inviato le loro proposte. In caso di mancata notifica, i membri del comitato organizzativo si riservano il diritto di decidere in quale sessione inserire l’intervento o se escluderlo dal convegno.

Tutti i partecipanti al convegno, sia che presentino o partecipino al convegno dovranno essere iscritti all’Associazione canadese di studi di italianistica entro il 24 aprile 2025.

I nomi dei delegati compariranno nel programma una volta confermata l’iscrizione all’Associazione.

Le iscrizioni al convegno verranno aperte nel mese di marzo 2025. Onde garantire una corretta pianificazione del convegno, compresi eventi e prenotazioni delle aule, la data di scadenza per iscriversi è stata stabilita per il 14 aprile 2025.

Ulteriori dettagli a seguire.

Comitato Organizzatore

Prof. Stefano Colangelo (Università di Bologna)
Prof. Cristina Perissinotto (University of Ottawa)
Prof. Concetta Maria Sigona (Universidad de Burgos)
Dr. Andrea Penso (Canadian Association for Italian Studies)

CAIS Conference 2024 - REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 16:37:38 GMT

Dear colleagues,

We are delighted to announce that registration for our CAIS 2024 Conference in Orvieto is now open. You may visit this link and click on Registration at the top of the menu.

When registering and paying please ensure that you do so through using a PayPal account as this automatically generates a receipt for payment.

Please note that the deadline to register for the conference is May 14, 2024.

Note also that May 1, 2024 is the deadline to ensure valid CAIS membership to participate in the conference. Ensure that your membership is up to date by renewing or becoming a member here.

We are working on a wonderful conference programme and are really excited to welcome you to Orvieto, and virtually, in June.

Please continue to visit our website for travel logistics, accommodations, restaurants, details about our gala dinner and other activities!

Thank you for your continued support!

CAIS Executive

CAIS Conference 2024, Orvieto - DEADLINE EXTENDED

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 16:07:12 GMT

The deadline for conference session proposals has been extended as follows:

Session proposals must be submitted by April 30, 2024.
Session organizers must consider paper proposals by May 7, 2024.

Survey in Qualtrics

Mon, 15 May 2023 17:23:18 GMT

Cari soci,

Stiamo cercando di raccogliere informazioni sui programmi di italiano in Canada.

Rispondi a questo survey in Qualtrics (comprende 16 brevi domande). Speriamo di condividere I risultati entro il prossimo autunno.

https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cvVD9BRkpUmnTz8

Risultati elezioni CAIS

Sat, 01 Apr 2023 07:45:33 GMT

Gentili Soci della Canadian Association for Italian Studies,

con la presente siamo lieti di informarvi dell’esito delle nostre ultime elezioni.

I seguenti membri del Direttivo sono stati eletti per acclamazione:

Cristina Perissinotto - Presidente
Luisa Canuto -Vice Presidente
Sandra Parmegiani - Chief Editor di Quaderni d’Italianistica

Quali membri dell’Editorial Board di Quaderni d’Italianistica sono stati eletti, sempre per acclamazione:

Chiara Caputi
Elena Benelli
Alberto Zambenedetti
Cristina Caracchini
Francesco Ciabattoni

Non essendoci state candidature per la posizione di Graduate Student Representative la posizione resta vacante.

L’Esecutivo della Canadian Association for Italian Studies risulta quindi così composto:

Presidente
Cristina Perissinotto (University of Ottawa)

Vice Presidente
Luisa Canuto (University of British Columbia)

Chief Editor di Quaderni d’Italianistica
Sandra Parmegiani (University of Guelph)

Secretary (Interim)
Elena Caselli (Brock University)

Treasurer
Roberta Cauchi-Santoro (University of Waterloo)

Communication officer
Andrea Penso (Vrije Universiteit, Brussels)

L’Editorial Board di Quaderni d’Italianistica è così composto:

Chiara Caputi (City University of New York)
Elena Benelli (Concordia University)
Alberto Zambenedetti (University of Toronto)
Cristina Caracchini (Western University)
Francesco Ciabattoni (Georgetown University)

Ringraziamo gli eletti per la loro disponibilità a prestare i loro servizi per la nostra Associazione e facciamo loro i migliori auguri e per il nuovo mandato.

Distinti saluti,

Elena Caselli
Segreteria CAIS

CAIS News: CAIS Conference Montreal 2023 - Registration is now open

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 21:11:58 GMT

Dear colleagues,

We are delighted to announce that registration for our CAIS 2023 Conference in Montreal is now open. You may visit this link and click on Registration at the top of the menu.

When registering and paying please ensure that you do so through using a PayPal account as this automatically generates a receipt for payment.

Please note that the deadline to register for the conference is April 14, 2023.

Note also that April 24, 2023 is the deadline to ensure valid CAIS membership to participate in the conference. Ensure that your membership is up to date by renewing or becoming a member here.

We are working on a wonderful conference programme and are really excited to welcome you to Montreal, and virtually, May 4-7, 2023.

Please continue to visit our website for travel logistics, accommodations, restaurants, details about our gala dinner and other activities!

Thank you for your continued support!

CAIS Executive

CAIS Conference, Montreal 4-7 May 2023 - DEADLINE EXTENDED

Sun, 19 Feb 2023 10:30:09 GMT

The deadline for conference session proposals has been extended to March 3, 2023. Session organizers must consider all the paper proposals received up to the new deadline of March 20, 2023.

Message from CAIS president

Sun, 09 Oct 2022 17:14:26 GMT

Dear CAIS colleagues,

I hope that you are well. I write today to let you know that, after much reflection, I will need to step down as President of CAIS.

It was a very difficult decision as I have enjoyed this role and working with all of you tremendously.

On October 1, 2022, I began my term as Interim Provost & Vice-President, Academic at Toronto Metropolitan University and, as such, feel that I can no longer dedicate the time and effort necessary to do a great job as President of the Association.

I have felt extremely honoured and privileged to represent CAIS over the last two years, during and coming out of the pandemic. As an Association, we have organized two wonderful conferences on important themes, such as Black Italy in 2020, and we have collegially undertaken the review of our Constitution to make it more modern and more flexible, a living document that reflects the needs of our membership and our discipline.

I have had a few days to reflect on the importance of our discipline and of the Humanities in general and, while I am worried (like many of you) about enrollments and retention, I am also hopeful that Italian Studies will continue to thrive but only with our hard work in advocacy and ensuring that the work we do at our respective universities continues to be innovative and speaks to the students we have in front of us today.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your support and my request is that you keep promoting CAIS to your networks for us to recruit more scholars as members of our Association.

I would also like to thank our CAIS Executive especially for their efforts in these last few days. They have sprung into action, and I am happy to announce that our past president Cristina Perissinotto has agreed to step into the role of interim President for this academic year. In addition, Luisa Canuto (UBC) has generously agreed to be interim Vice-President of CAIS. Together with the other members of the Executive, they will share, over the next few weeks, the Call for Papers for the 2023 Conference.

Carissimi saluti a voi tutti e sinceri ringraziamenti!

Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano, PhD

Full Professor, Italian Studies

Interim Provost & Vice-President, Academic (TMU)

CAIS 2022 - President Post-Conference Message

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 18:33:37 GMT

Dear colleagues,

I hope that you are all doing well and enjoying the summer!

I am delighted to report that our conference, held June 2-5 at the Sant’Anna Institute, went very well. While the hybrid format did present some challenges, they were resolved quickly and efficiently in the spirit of understanding, collaboration and collegiality. Our keynotes, Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat (NYU), Professor Silvana Patriarca (Fordham) and Professor Luca Cottini (Villanova) were outstanding and insightful, speaking to us on timely and relevant topics that led to interesting discussion and conversation. I am extremely grateful for the participation of these scholars at CAIS 2022!

At our Annual General Meeting (June 4), all constitutional changes were approved. An amended constitution will be posted on our website over the next week or so. We continue to ask for your support in filling positions on the Executive. Please reach out to me directly at roberta@ryerson.ca if you would like more information about an interim role at this time.

Many of you have asked us about our 2023 Conference; it is most likely that the conference will be held in Canada. The Executive will meet over the next weeks to determine a specific location and format. Stay tuned for more details!

I would like to thank all colleagues who participated in CAIS 2022 in Sorrento. It is precisely this type of knowledge exchange and mobilization that makes us a strong association and one that I care about deeply. Aside from enjoying all the sessions I attended, it was extremely heart-warming to see colleagues after a few years of not being able to and in a magnificent location!

I would also like to say infinite grazie to the team at the Sant’Anna Institute without whose knowledge, expertise, organizational savvy, we would not have been able to pull off such a fabulous few days!

Last but not least, I could not do this work as President, a true labour of love, without the exceptional support of the organizing committee and our CAIS executive members. Thank you!

Wishing you all a lovely summer. I hope that it re-energizes all of you and that you can spend time with friends and family!

Sincerely,

Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano, PhD

CAIS President

CAIS Conference Sorrento 2022 - FINAL PROGRAM

Tue, 24 May 2022 17:11:03 GMT

Hello everyone!

Almost a week to go until our CAIS 2022 conference in Sorrento!

Attached is the FINAL conference program.

You will notice some changes/shifts as we accommodated colleagues' various last minute requests.

We are no longer accepting modifications.

At this time, those who have not registered for the conference and/or those who are not members of the Association, have been removed from the conference program.

There are three kinds of regular sessions at the conference:

1. FULLY ONLINE via Zoom. There is no classroom assigned to these and participants and others who would like to attend should do so with their own device. Zoom links will be provided.

2. HYBRID: There is a classroom assigned to these for participants and others wishing to attend. Zoom links will be provided.

3. IN-PERSON: Fully in person session with no virtual participation.

Opening and Closing remarks, AGM and Keynote sessions, will be HYBRID.

Please note that all relevant Zoom links will be sent under separate cover as we move closer to the conference.

The Zoom links are only for registered conference participants (i.e. colleagues who appear on the program).

We are asking everyone to respect this and not share the links with those who are not registered for CAIS 2022.

Please note that CAIS has added an optional excursion in lieu of our 1st keynote on DAY 1 (June 2).

OPTIONAL EXCURSION

4:30 pm

Visita guidata alle “Sette opera di misericordia” di Caravaggio

Con Alessandro Giardino (Saint Lawrence University)

LIMITED TICKETS

For more information and to reserve your seat please email Alessandro

agiardino@stlawu.edu

We are really looking forward to seeing you very soon in Sorrento for #CAIS2022 (note our hashtag in all social media) in whichever mode you will be joining us!!

Un grande abbraccio a voi tutti!

Roberta

CAIS Conference Sorrento 2022 - PROGRAM

Wed, 18 May 2022 16:06:18 GMT

Dear colleagues,

In a few short weeks we will see you in beautiful Sorrento either in person or virtually for #CAIS2022

We are sending a copy of the FINAL conference program.

We are no longer accepting changes.

Please note that all fully online and hybrid sessions are indicated on the conference program.

Shortly before the conference, we will publish all the necessary Zoom links for hybrid and fully online sessions. You will be notified when these are available.

A review of our membership payments and registrations indicates that many colleagues have not paid one or both of these.

Colleagues who have not paid membership and registration by May 23, 2022 will be removed from the program.

Sincerely,

CAIS Organizing Committee

Conference 2022 - Registration Deadline Extended

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 16:09:51 GMT

The deadline to register for the CAIS 2022 Conference has been extended to May 6, 2022.

Click here to register now.

Conference 2022 Update

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:16:55 GMT

Dear CAIS colleagues,

As the deadline for the submission of sessions and papers proposals approaches, we would like to give you some more information about our upcoming conference in Sorrento.

The fee to participate in the conference is 75 euros. The organizing committee has decided to adopt a unique fee for all presenters in order to facilitate all organizational procedures and provide the best experience to the participants.

Sessions can be composed by speakers that will present their paper in person, and other speakers that will present virtually. These hybrid sessions will have the same duration as the other sessions (90 minutes).

Multiple sessions can be organized by the same person, and in the case of many paper proposals for one session, this can be split into numerous sub-sessions (marked as I, II, III, and so on). What is not possible is for the same person to present two different papers in different sessions.

The program will be circulated towards the end of April. Please let us know if you have any special scheduling needs when submitting the form for your complete session.

We will update our website very shortly with information pertaining to logistics for getting to Sorrento, transfers, hotels, restaurants, etc.

Last, but not least, we are very excited to welcome four incredible keynote speakers! Have a look here.

We look forward to receiving your sessions and papers!

CAIS Conference Sorrento 2022 - Important Information

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:30:13 GMT

Dear CAIS colleagues,

As the deadline for the submission of sessions and papers proposals approaches, we would like to give you some more information about our upcoming conference in Sorrento.

The program will be circulated towards the end of April. Please let us know if you have any special scheduling needs when submitting the form for your complete session.

We will update our website very shortly with information pertaining to logistics for getting to Sorrento, transfers, hotels, restaurants, etc.

Last, but not least, we are very excited to welcome four incredible keynote speakers! Have a look here.

We look forward to receiving your sessions and papers!

Kind regards,

Dr. Andrea Penso,

On behalf of the organizing committee

CAIS Conference - Sorrento June 2022: DEADLINE EXTENDED

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 18:57:58 GMT

Dear Colleagues,

The panel submission deadline for the 2022 annual CAIS conference to be held in Sorrento in June 2022 has been extended to Friday, March 18, 2022.

Colleagues can submit panel proposals by filling out the form that can be found on this page:

https://canadianassociationforitalianstudies.org/Call-For-Papers-2022

Colleagues wishing to submit a single paper can submit an abstract directly to the panel chairs. A full list of panels can be found here:

https://canadianassociationforitalianstudies.org/Session-Proposals-2022

Those colleagues who can’t find a suitable panel on that list may submit their paper proposal directly to this address:

italian.studies.canada@gmail.com

For more information please visit the CAIS conference webpage:

https://canadianassociationforitalianstudies.org/Conference-2022

Happy Holidays from CAIS!

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 00:32:55 GMT

Dear colleagues,

As the fall semester winds down, I would like to take this opportunity to remind you of our CFP for our CAIS 2022 which is scheduled to take place at the Sant’Anna Institute in Sorrento from June 2-5, 2022. Given the current concerns around COVID variants, we continue to monitor the situation. We will provide more details regarding the conference delivery mode and programming in early 2022.

We are looking forward to receiving your session proposals. For more information, please visit our website.

With the holiday season now upon us, I would also like to take a moment to wish you the very best.

Throughout this season, and as we move into a new (and hopefully better) year, we wish you moments of peace amid the difficulties, connections with family and friends, the warmth of memories from holidays past, and wonderful glimpses of the joy and hope that still live under the surface.

May 2022 bring us all back together with a newfound appreciation for one another.

Happy holidays to you and your loved ones.

Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano, PhD

CAIS President on behalf of the CAIS Executive

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Carissimi/e colleghi/e

In vista della fine del semestre autunnale, vorrei cogliere l'occasione per ricordarvi la CFP per il nostro convegno CAIS 2022 che si terrà presso l'Istituto Sant'Anna di Sorrento dal 2 al 5 giugno 2022. Date le attuali preoccupazioni intorno alle varianti COVID, continuiamo a monitorare la situazione. Forniremo maggiori dettagli sulla modalità di svolgimento della conferenza e sulla programmazione all'inizio del 2022. Non vediamo l’ora di ricevere le vostre proposte di sessione. Per ulteriori informazioni, visitate il nostro sito web.

Con il periodo delle feste ormai alle porte, vorrei anche approfittare per farvi i miei migliori auguri. In questa stagione festiva, e mentre ci avviciniamo a un nuovo (e speriamo migliore) anno, vi auguro momenti di pace tra le difficoltà, momenti gioiosi con la famiglia e gli amici, il calore dei ricordi delle vacanze passate e meravigliosi scorci di felicità e speranza che vivono ancora sotto la superficie. Il maggio 2022 ci riporterà tutti insieme con un ritrovato apprezzamento reciproco.

Buone feste a voi e ai vostri cari.

A nome dell'esecutivo CAIS/ACSI,

Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano, PhD

Presidente CAIS/ACSI

2022 CAIS Conference

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 19:08:38 GMT

The call for papers for the 2022 CAIS conference has been posted. Please see the Conference 2022 section for additional details.

2021 CAIS Conference - A message from President Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano

Thu, 13 May 2021 15:08:55 GMT

Dear CAIS colleagues,

As we prepare for the 2021 CAIS Conference (via Zoom), which promises to be a great event with over 70 sessions, four international keynotes and 200+ speakers, I am sharing the Agenda for the AGM which will take place on Saturday June 12, 2021 from 9:00-10:30. Attached is also the financial report of the Association.

For all conference participants, we ask that you please register at this link and ensure that your membership is up to date by renewing/becoming a member here, if you have not already done so. Many, many thanks in advance.

For all session organizers, please ensure that speaker biographies are provided to colleagues chairing sessions for introduction of speakers.

In anticipation of the conference, we will be sending out the programme soon and it will include all necessary Zoom links restricted to participants.

We also invite you to follow our social media channels:

- Facebook

- Instagram

- Twitter

The hashtag for this year's conference is: #CAISConference2021

Hoping you and your loved ones are healthy and safe!

Roberta

CAIS Conference 2021 - Registration Now Open

Sun, 21 Mar 2021 18:42:37 GMT

Registration to attend the CAIS 2021 Conference is now open. Click here for details. Held in a virtualized environment, the conference will take place during two consecutive weekends on June 4th and 5th and well as June 11th and 12th.

The deadline to register is April 15, 2021.

CAIS Conference 2021 - DEADLINE POSTPONED TO 15 MARCH 2021

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 18:57:16 GMT

The deadline for complete session proposals and papers for the CAIS 2021 Conference has been extended to March 15, 2021.

We invite session and paper proposals for the 2021 Canadian Association for Italian Studies Conference that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be held in a virtualized environment during two consecutive weekends: on Friday, June 4, 2021 and Saturday, June 5, 2021 along with Friday, June 11, 2021 and Saturday, June 12, 2021.

See the Conference Website for full details.

Happy holidays from CAIS!

Sun, 20 Dec 2020 19:31:38 GMT

Dear colleagues,

As the fall semester winds down, I would like to take this opportunity to remind you of our CFP for our CAIS 2021 Conference to be held virtually on June 4-5 & June 11-12, 2021.

We are looking forward to receiving your session proposals. For more information, please visit our website.

With the holiday season now upon us, I would also like to take a moment to wish you the very best.

This holiday season is unlike any other, to cap off a year unlike any other. Throughout this season, and as we move into a new (and hopefully better) year, we wish you moments of peace amid the difficulties, connections with family and friends even if they can’t be in person, the warmth of memories from holidays past, and wonderful glimpses of the joy and hope that still live under the surface.

May 2021 bring us all back together with a newfound appreciation for one another.

Happy holidays to you and your loved ones.

Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano, PhD

CAIS President on behalf of the CAIS Executive

Carissimi/e colleghi/e,

In vista della fine del semestre autunnale, vorrei cogliere l'occasione per ricordarvi la call per la nostra prossima conferenza, che si terrà in il 4-5 giugno e l'11-12 giugno 2021 in formato virtuale.

Non vediamo l’ora di ricevere le vostre proposte di sessione. Per ulteriori informazioni, visitate il nostro sito web.

Con il periodo delle feste ormai alle porte, vorrei anche approfittare per farvi i miei migliori auguri.

Questo periodo festivo si preannuncia diverso da tutti i precedenti e l’anno che si chiude e’ un anno diverso da ogni altro. In vista di un 2021 che speriamo migliore, auguriamo a voi e alle vostre famiglie tantissimi momenti di pace, gioia e serenità. Possa il 2021 riportarci tutti insieme con un ritrovato apprezzamento l'uno per l'altro.

Buone feste a voi e ai vostri cari.

A nome dell'esecutivo CAIS/ACSI,

Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano, PhD

Presidente CAIS/ACSI

Chers collègues,

Alors que le semestre d'automne touche à sa fin, je voudrais profiter de l'occasion pour vous rappeler la convocation de notre prochaine conférence, qui se tiendra en modalité virtuelle les 4-5 juin et les 11-12 juin 2021.

Nous attendons avec grand intérêt de recevoir vos propositions pour les séances. Pour plus d'informations, veuillez consulter notre site web.

À quelques jours des festivités de Noël et de fin d’année, j'aimerais également prendre un moment pour vous souhaiter le meilleur.

Ce temps de fêtes s’annonce différent de la norme, pour conclure une année exceptionnelle, qui n’a pas de précédents. En cette situation particulière, nous souhaitons nos vœux les plus chaleureux de bonheur, de santé et de prospérité à vous et à vos proches pour la nouvelle année (et, espérons-le, meilleure).

Que l'année 2021 puisse nous ramener tous ensemble dans une nouvelle appréciation l’un de l'autre.

Joyeuses fêtes à vous et à vos proches.

Au nom de l'exécutif de la CAIS/ACEI,

Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano, PhD

Présidente - CAIS/ACEI

A message from CAIS president, Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano

Sat, 20 Jun 2020 18:57:39 GMT

The CAIS Executive is deeply disturbed by, and condemns, the recent events concerning police violence and anti-Black racism in the United States and Canada.

We stand in solidarity and alliance with Black communities, our Black students, colleagues, and staff on our different campuses and affirm our commitment to combatting anti-Black racism and to being outspoken on anti-racism in general to help make the world, our associations, our campuses and our classrooms better and inclusive places.

Although difficult, this moment is an opportunity to call attention to what we need to do to teach about Italy and Canada (in the Italian-Canadian context for example) and their roles, past and present, in colonialism, in racist attitudes in particular towards Black citizens and migrants.

As scholars in Italian Studies, we also acknowledge the lack of diversity in the composition of full-time faculty members in our field and our own Executive, which remains predominantly white. We support affirmative action policies that promote the hiring of Black faculty in campuses across Canada and in our own programs.

While statements of solidarity and alliance are important, we need action. As essential first steps, the CAIS is proposing the following in the short and long term:

a) sessions on Black Italy for our CAIS conferences including for the upcoming 2021 conference; Black Italy could be a topic for our next conference in 2021;

b) inviting guest speakers or keynotes who can lecture on anti-Black racism in the Italian context;

c) dedicating an issue of Quaderni to the specific topic of Black Italy to promote knowledge of Italy’s history of systemic racism; questions related to this in the diaspora will also be of great importance and will be included;

d) taking steps to ensure that our annual conference is not held in spaces that have promoted/continue to promote racism;

e) taking steps to ensure more diversity in our membership, on our executive, on committees and on our board;

f) encouraging colleagues in Italian Studies across Canada (some of whom already do this) to teach about colonialism and racism, past and present, in Italy especially toward Black people; and encouraging colleagues to include Black Italy in syllabi for their courses, for example, in Italian culture, history, literature, cinema, etc.

As a final note, the CAIS Executive will be making a donation to: Black Mental Health Matters: A Fund for Black Therapists: This fund, which was started by a group of Black therapists and wellness professionals from The Healing Collective in Toronto, supports Black-led low to no-cost mental health workshops in Canada.

We also encourage our members to consider making a donation to this group or to other groups promoting equity for Black communities in Canada.

Our role and our voices as academics are important ones and this is the moment for us to act against the injustices that are happening in front of our very eyes to our friends, colleagues, students and their loved ones. Staying silent contributes to the problem.

We welcome feedback from our members. Please let us know about other ideas and initiatives you may have.

Sincerely,

Professor Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano

President, Canadian Association for Italian Studies

roberta@yorku.ca

COMMUNICATION OFFICER - RAPPORTO ANNUALE

Wed, 17 Jun 2020 18:05:18 GMT

Ho iniziato a svolgere la mia funzione di Communication officer per la Canadian Association for Italian Studies nel luglio 2019. Il mio ruolo consiste principalmente nell’assicurare la presenza dell’Associazione sui social media, nel gestire i due account di posta elettronica italian.studies.canada@gmail.com e news.from.cais@gmail.com, e nel diffondere le comunicazioni dell’associazione attraverso la mailing list.

Inizialmente ho cercato di incrementare il numero di follwers che l’Associazione conta nei propri social media. Condivisioni di post e inviti mirati a specialisti del settore sono state le strategie adottate. A giugno 2020, i numeri sono i seguenti:

- Facebook: 1305

- Instagram: 127

- Twitter: 320

I risultati migliori sono stati ottenuti sulla piattaforma Facebook, che ha incrementato il numero di followers di ca. 350 unità. Le ragioni di questo successo sono dovute al fatto che questo social in particolare si presta molto bene a trasmettere tutti i messaggi che riceviamo ai nostri indirizzi di posta elettronica sottoforma di post. Tramite lo strumento della condivisione, i post possono raggiungere un gran numero di persone rapidamente. Possibili sviluppi ulteriori si potrebbero ottenere con una strategia collettiva dei membri della società tramite lo strumento “invita”. Per quanto riguarda gli altri social, i numeri sono evidentemente inferiori a Facebook. Su questa disparità pesa molto la cancellazione del convegno annuale inizialmente programmato per giugno. Sia Twitter che Instagram infatti sono piattaforme ideali per fare da supporto a eventi come conferenze e congressi, perché bene si prestano a diffondere foto (Instagram) e aggiornamenti in tempo reale (Twitter). Un modo per sviluppare Instragram potrebbe essere ancora una volta basato sulla collaborazione di tutti i membri: se si riuscisse a far pervenire al Communication officer una foto delle proprie attività (una lezione, una conferenza, un corso, un premio), si potrebbero creare dei post calibrati più frequentemente.

Un altro compito svolto è legato all’amministrazione della mailing list, che conta attualmente 974 membri. Nel corso dell’anno ci sono state pochissime rinunce alla sottoscrizione (un solo membro ha chiesto di essere espunto dalla lista dei riceventi), segno che gli utenti apprezzano la fequenza e la qualità dell’informazione. Le mail che gli utenti inviano agli indirizzi gmail sopra citati vengono diffuse attraverso la piattaforma Apricot. Da luglio 2019 a marzo 2020 CAIS ha garantito la diffusione quasi giornaliera di messaggi di varia natura: CFP, pubblicazioni, annunci e bandi, alcuni dei quali sono stati redatti dal sottoscritto in coordinamento con la Presidente.

A questo proposito, da Dicembre 2019 ad Aprile 2020 ho fatto parte del comitato organizzatore per il convegno annuale, programmato inizialmente per Giugno 2020 (4-7), e purtroppo rimandato a causa della pandemia legata al Covid-19. Come membro del comitato organizzatore ho inizialmente diffuso e pubblicizzato la CFP attraverso i canali ufficiali e i social media. In secondo luogo, ho ricevuto, registrato e ordinato le proposte di panel e papers individuali che i partecipanti al convegno hanno inoltrato fino a Febbraio 2020, cercando di accogliere le particolari richieste ed esigenze di ciascun proponente. Numerosi riconti mi confermano che i proponenti hanno apprezzato gli sforzi del comitato organizzatore per quanto riguarda l’organizzazione del convegno, e la gestione della comunicazione. Una volta chiusa la CFP, mi sono occupato della redistribuzione dei paper singoli in panel appropriati, e successivamente ho redatto una bozza del programma per la conferenza, coadiuvato da Aurora Cominetti, per garantire a tutti i partecipanti un documento che attestasse la loro potenziale partecipazione.

Allo scopo di far crescere ulteriormente l’Associazione, e per cercare di stabilire collaborazioni (e.g. condivisione di informazioni e notizie) con altre associazioni, ho contattato infine numerose società legate agli studi di Italianistica, in Asia, Sud America, Oceania ed Europa.

Andrea Penso,

Communications Officer

A message to CAIS members from Past President Cristina Perissinotto

Tue, 16 Jun 2020 16:00:26 GMT

Dear CAIS Members,

Had it not been for the COVID emergency, last week we would have held our conference in Sorrento. During the AGM on Sunday, June 7th I would have officially introduced Professor Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano as the new President of CAIS for 2020-2023.

My mandate as CAIS President is officially over as of last week. However, according to the changes in the CAIS constitution that we passed a year ago, the outgoing executive will function together with the new executive, in order to guarantee a smooth transition. Moreover, to ensure continuity, I will serve on the CAIS executive as Past President for the next three years.

As President of CAIS, I am happy to report that our association is economically in excellent standing and that, in the past six years, we were able to further increase the reputation of our organization around the world as a beacon of scholarship and diversity.

I am also pleased to report that during my tenure as President we reached some major milestones. Last year we changed the name of the organization from CSIS to CAIS, which became necessary in order to avoid any confusion with other Canadian organizations.

Thanks to our webmaster, Andre Mohan, we also recently redesigned our web page, which now has a more modern look.

We created the position of Communication Officer, which greatly improved our online presence and increased our numbers of followers. We now have around 1,300 followers on Facebook, almost 1,000 subscribers to our mailing list, and a few hundred followers on Instagram and Twitter. Our Communication Officer, Andrea Penso, will post his annual report on our web page soon.

We also organized two important conferences. The one that took place on the Ottawa campus in 2018 was the best-attended conference in Canada to date for CAIS/CSIS, with 110 participants. On that occasion we welcomed famous anthropologist Franco LaCecla, among other illustrious guests.

We also organized a conference in Orvieto and Ficulle in 2019. Among our guests we welcomed eminent political philosopher Giacomo Marramao. This was the most highly attended conference in terms of absolute numbers, with 280 participants.

Both conferences were beautiful and well attended and I was proud to welcome our colleagues both in Ottawa and in Umbria, two places that are very close to my heart.

If not for this year’s health emergency, our 2020 conference at Sant’Anna Institute in Sorrento would undoubtedly have been a great success. We are very sorry that we could not be there this week and I am grateful to the Sant’Anna Institute for being there for us every step of the way and for their support and friendship for all these years.

Last but not least, we were extraordinarily proud to welcome Marco Paolini, renowned actor, playwright, and founder of Italian narrative theater, as our esteemed CAIS honorary member.

The beginning of 2020 was dramatic both for Italy and Canada and deeply affected our scholarly communities around the world. My heart is filled with sorrow after what we have all been through, including the fear and the uncertainties of these dramatic times, and most of all, for the loss of so many lives. We cannot foresee the human and economic repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic, but I remain hopeful that we shall open a new chapter in the life of our countries and in the organization of our scholarly communities. For CAIS, I am confident that Professor Iannacito-Provenzano’s leadership will be vital to carry us through these difficult times. Professor Iannacito-Provenzano knows that she can always count on me as she takes on her role as President of CAIS, and I wish her all the best in this new adventure.

On a personal note, looking back on my three years as President, along with the previous three years as Vice President, I feel enormous gratitude for the many ways in which CAIS enriched my life. It gave me great pleasure to personally meet so many of you and to create long-lasting collaborations and friendships. I am particularly thankful for my collaboration with past and present members of the executive, in particular Sandra Parmegiani, who is now Director of our journal, Quaderni d’italianistica. I am also grateful for the work and dedication that our Communication Officer, Andrea Penso, has given to CAIS. Finally, CAIS owes a great debt of gratitude to Andre Mohan, our webmaster, for his professionalism, knowledge, and unfailing availability.

In closing, I wish us all a productive second part of this year, with continuous engagement with Italian studies and with all the other things that matter in our lives as scholars of the discipline. Let us all concentrate on our health and productivity in the coming year.

It was a privilege to serve. Until we see each other again, I remain yours,

Cristina Perissinotto

Past President, CAIS

Cancellation of the CAIS Conference in June

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 17:49:51 GMT

Dear Members and Friends,

It is with a deep sadness that I announce that we are cancelling our Annual Conference in Sorrento at the beginning of June 2020. The CAIS Executive and I discussed it at length and, given the current health crisis around the globe, we decided not to go through with the plans to hold our June conference at the Sant’Anna Institute. We are all worried by the health emergency in Italy and by the appearance of COVID-19 in Canada and in other countries.

Making this decision was not easy. We regret missing the opportunity for intellectual exchanges at the conference. I am deeply grateful to our partners at the Sant’Anna Institute for their patience, generosity and understanding. I thank the President of Sant’Anna, Cristiana Panicco, and the organizers, Olga Stinga, Marco Marino and Domenico Palumbo for their continuing support. We had great plans for this conference, and we are sure that we will be able to visit them again in Sorrento, either as professors participating in their study abroad program, or as participants in their future conferences.

I also wish to thank the CAIS Conference Organizing Committee that kept working through these uncertain times: Andrea Penso, Aurora Cominetti, Julie Fox-Horton and Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano.

Since a week or so ago we opened the registration, if you already registered in the conference you will be reimbursed. To request a refund, please send an email to our Treasurer, Roberta Cauchi Santoro, who will process the refunds.

As far as the research you already did for your presentation, the Director of Quaderni d’Italianistica, Sandra Parmegiani, has an important message for our participants:

"We invite delegates who were going to present their research in Sorrento to consider submitting their articles to Quaderni d’italianistica for peer review and publication in the Canadian Association for Italian Studies official journal. If you decide to do so, please follow the editorial policies of Quaderni. The annual conference represents an opportunity for the editorial team to spend time with colleagues from all over the world and to discuss their current and future research. We deeply regret to miss this opportunity for mutual enrichment in 2020." – Sandra Parmegiani

My mandate as President of CAIS will end in June; it has beena great pleasure and an honor to serve. This year we did not manage to elect a Vice-President but I am very grateful to Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano for accepting the responsibility that the position of President of CAIS requires. Since we will not hold an AGM this year, the Executive is at the moment discussing how to formally handle the transition. I will be in touch in June to announce our decisions, and to say goodbye to all of you.

To end on a hopeful note, I am pleased to announce that our next conference will be held at York University in Toronto (date TBA), and that the organizer will be our new President, Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano.

I wish everyone a smooth end of the semester, an easy transition to online teaching, and good health.

Sincerely,

Cristina Perissinotto

President, Canadian Association for Italian Studies

RESULT OF CAIS ELECTIONS 2020 (PRESIDENT AND VP)

Tue, 10 Mar 2020 13:07:00 GMT

Dear Colleagues,

It is with great pleasure that I announce the new President of CAIS, Roberta Iannacito Provenzano. She was the only candidate for the post and is therefore elected by acclamation.

Dr. Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano is Associate Professor of Italian Studies at York University in Toronto and Associate Dean (Faculty Affairs) in the same university.

Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano’s appointment will start with the next Annual General Meeting, which will be held during our annual conference.

Please join me in wishing me Prof. Iannacito-Provenzano an easy and productive term in office, and buon lavoro.

VICE PRESIDENT OF CAIS: As there were no nominations for the post of Vice-President, the Executive of CAIS is exploring the possibility of appointing an interim Vice-President until new elections can be run.

Sincerely,

Prof. Cristina Perissinotto

President

Canadian Association for Italian Studies

COMUNICATO CONGIUNTO, CAIS E SANT’ANNA INSTITUTE, SORRENTO

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 19:46:15 GMT

Dear Members and Friends of CAIS,

The CAIS Executive and the Sant’Anna Institute are closely monitoring the developments connected to the coronavirus epidemics in Italy.

As of now, the Executive of CAIS and the Organizing Committee are continuing to plan for the Annual Conference to be held at the Sant’Anna Institute in Sorrento in June. We still have hopes to hold the conference, barring a worsening of the situation in Southern Italy, or any injunctions from the region of Campania or from the Italian Government to cancel large gatherings for that time period.

For this reason, CAIS will soon open conference enrollment on the CAIS web site. Should we decide to postpone our conference this year, we will let you know immediately.

As far as your plans to come to Sorrento are concerned, we suggest that you book your accommodation, provided that the booking is fully refundable, and that you wait to book your flight until you are sure that it is safe for you to come to Italy.

Should you become unable to travel, CAIS will issue a refund of the conference fees.

For information on the situation in Campania members are invited to contact the Sant'Anna Institute, or visit their web page: https://www.santannainstitute.com/health-and-safety/, which is updated weekly.

To respond to a growing need for critical reflection, we also decided to organize a round table entitled Pandemics in Italian History and Literature to be held at the conference. It will be a way to discuss this emergency and to put it in historical and theoretical perspective.

If you wish to participate in the round table, please send an email to italian.studies.canada@gmail.com.

Wishing everyone good health and safe travels,

Cristina Perissinotto

President

Canadian Association for Italian Studies

Cristiana Panicco

President

Sant’Anna Institute, Sorrento

2020 Conference panel submission deadline extended

Thu, 30 Jan 2020 15:43:44 GMT

Dear Colleagues,

The panel submission deadline for the 2020 annual CAIS conference to be held in Sorrento in June 2020 has been extended to Friday, February 14, 2020. Colleagues can submit panel proposals by filling out the form that can be found on this page: https://canadianassociationforitalianstudies.org/Call-for-Papers-2020

Colleagues wishing to submit a single paper can submit an abstract directly to the panel chairs. A full list of panels can be found here: https://canadianassociationforitalianstudies.org/Session-Proposals-2020

Those colleagues who can’t find a suitable panel on that list may submit their paper proposal directly to this address: italian.studies.canada@gmail.com

For more information please visit the CAIS conference webpage: https://canadianassociationforitalianstudies.org/Conference-2020

We look forward to seeing you all in Sorrento!

For the Organizing Committee

Prof. Cristina Perissinotto

University of Ottawa

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Care Colleghe e cari Colleghi,

la scadenza per la proposta di panel per il convegno annuale CAIS 2020 che si terrà a Sorrento nel giugno 2020 è stata prorogata a venerdì 14 febbraio 2020. Chi volesse presentare proposte di panel può farlo compilando il modulo che si trova a questo indirizzo web: https://canadianassociationforitalianstudies.org/Call-for-Papers-2020

Chi desiderasse presentare un paper singolo può inviare un abstract direttamente agli organizzatori di sessione. Un elenco completo dei panel già proposti è disponibile qui: https://canadianassociationforitalianstudies.org/Session-Proposals-2020

Coloro che non hanno trovato in tale elenco una panel adatto alla loro proposta possono inviare il loro abstract direttamente a questo indirizzo email: italian.studies.canada@gmail.com

Per ulteriori informazioni, si prega di visitare il sito del convegno: https://canadianassociationforitalianstudies.org/Conference-2020

Al piacere di rivedervi tutti a Sorrento!

Per il Comitato Organizzatore

Prof. Cristina Perissinotto

Università di Ottawa