Research camps in Italy
Starting with the 2022听Castle in Tuscany Project, Dr. Serra and Dr. Pettener invite听a limited number of students and friends of the 麻豆精品视频Italian program to participate in their Professors' research. The听麻豆精品视频Italian Program offers听not-for-credit听research camps in different locations in Italy, hosted by local institutions and entities. Research assistantships are available.
Locations: Castiglione del Terziere in Tuscany, Ormea in Piedmont, Verona in Veneto.
Verona, at the Opera
In summer 2025, 麻豆精品视频Italian studies partnered with the Conservatory of Castlefranco (TV) in a Europena Union grant that offered our students and the students of the 麻豆精品视频Music Program, a weekend in Verona all inclusive. We attended the opening night of the opera听Nabucco听by Giuseppe Verdi (televised on RAI) at the Roman amphitheater and sang aloud the Italian national anthem that we had studied.听
We visited the church of Santa Maria in Organo to appreciate the wooden choir by Fra' Giovanni da Verona, and found our mascotte, the owl, symbol of wisdom.
Ormea, Piedmont
In Summer 2024, we were guests of the Mayor of Ormea, Giorgio Ferraris, for four days. Our the research group explored the nature and history and culture of this border town between two regions, Liguria and Piedmont, and two countries, Italy and France. The group produced a short bi-lingual booklet of information and impressions to be published by a local press.
Discovering the fortifications
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Discovering the flora
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Discovering the food (mushrooms)
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Castle in Tuscany Project: The First Experience
In June 2022, students and professors were hosted听in the medieval castle of Castiglione del Terziere, in Lunigiana, the hilly northern part of Tuscany. The castle was the home of Loris Jacopo Bononi, M.D., poet and听mecenate听of the arts, and it houses a unique collection of first printed editions of Italian literature.
Thanks to the friendship of the castle owner, Raffaella Paoletti, we offered two听听Poetry and Creative Writing Camps. Watch听听
The听2023 Research Camp: June 16 to June 18, 2023. The topic was free as students came from all backgrounds.听; Barbara Salani worked on the opera "," her听; Architecture students, Marianna Moricci and Alessio MacPherson, worked on the renovation of the castle windows and听; Orianna Soublette and Lea Lavandel worked on a XVII century hand-written听Titolario听belonging to the Duchess of Tuscany; Zoey Wychert described the castle's views; Ilaria Serra furthered her research on Bononi's poetry, topic of her forthcoming article. Alumnus Federico Tiberini also joined the working group.
麻豆精品视频participates in the condolences for Raffaella's听, on September 20, 2023.
2023 group on the castle terrace. Click on the picture for the final video
The听2022 Research Camp: June 26 to June 30, 2022. The participants were undergraduate students, Allison Acosta, Francesca Cocilovo and Laura Possu-Zapatoski; graduate students Barbara Salani and Manuela Filomena; alumni Cat Coule and Zachary Scalzo. The camp was directed by Prof. Ilaria Serra and Dr. Emanuele Pettener. Watch听.
A study moment under the pergola. Click on the picture to view Francesca Cocilovo's description of the study area, 2022
Dressed for the opera reading of "Amalia e Carlo." Click on the picture to view Barbara Salani's description of the camp, 2022
The study group with Raffaella Paoletti. Click on the picture to view Dr. Pettener's description of the poetry camp from the terrace, 2022.