Power and Vulnerability in Italian Feminist Thought
When and Where
Friday, February 07, 2025 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Room 405
Carr Hall
100 St. Joseph St, Toronto, ON M5S 3L5
Speakers
Diane Enns (Toronto Metropolitan University)
Antonio Calcagno (Western University)
Silvia Benso (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Description
Part of a new speaker series on Women and Contemporary Italian Theory. The theme for 2025 will be Forms of Power and (Im)Potentiality. This series aims to establish a dynamic platform for scholars, faculty, and students both in Toronto and beyond to share their research, ideas, and foster academic collaboration.
Against Vulnerability: On Power and Feminist Resistance
Prof. Diane Enns, Toronto Metropolitan University
When Hegel Spits Back: Carla Lonzi, Oppressive Power, and Human Impotency
Prof. Antonio Calcagno, Western University
The (Im)potentiality of Embodied Geographies in Lea Melandri’s Love and Violence
Prof. Silvia Benso, Rochester Institute of Technology
Sponsors
Department of Italian Studies, Centre for Comparative Literature, Emilio Goggio Chair in Italian Studies at the University of Toronto, Cinema Studies Institute, and many more
Map
100 St. Joseph St, Toronto, ON M5S 3L5