Plenary Session, Twenty-Second International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, 26-28 June 2024
Twenty-Second International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, 26-28 June 2024
Conference Dinner, Twenty-Second International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, 26-28 June 2024
Twenty-Second International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, 26-28 June 2024

Twenty-second International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities

  • Traveling Concepts: The Transfer and Translation of Ideas in the Humanities
  • 26-28 June 2024
  • Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy + Online

Research Network Chair

Dr. Asun López-Varela

Dr. Asun López-Varela

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Local Conference Chair

Dr. Emilia Di Rocco

Dr. Emilia Di Rocco

Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy

2024 Plenary Speakers

The Twenty-second International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities featured plenary sessions by some of the world’s leading thinkers and innovators in the field.

Massimo Fusillo

Massimo Fusillo

Professor of Literary Theory and Comparative Literature, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa; President of the Italian Association of Literary Theory and Comparative Literature, Italy

"Melodrama as Excess of Passions: Negative Empathy, Catharsis, Sublime"

Mieke Bal

Mieke Bal

Professor in Literary Theory, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

"It's About Time!"

Ernst van Alphen

Ernst van Alphen

Professor of Literary Studies and Cultural Analysis, Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society, The Netherlands

"The Temporality of Cultural Analysis"

Svetlana Maliavina

Svetlana Maliavina

Profesora, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España

"Viajes reales e imaginarios: España y Rusia, una fascinación a distancia" (In Spanish)

Emerging Scholar Awardees

For each conference, a small number of Emerging Scholar Awards are given to outstanding graduate students and emerging scholars who have an active research interest in the conference themes. Emerging Scholars perform a critical role in the conference by chairing the parallel sessions, providing technical assistance in the sessions, and presenting their own research papers. The 2024 Emerging Scholar Award Recipients are as follows:

Viviana Santovito

Viviana Santovito

Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy

(In-Person)

Chiara Maciocci

Chiara Maciocci

Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy

(In-Person)

Giulia Magro

Giulia Magro

Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy

(In-Person)

Riccardo Antonangeli

Riccardo Antonangeli

Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy

(In-Person)

​Matteo Iacovella

​Matteo Iacovella

Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy

(In-Person)

Alvin Joseph

Alvin Joseph

St. George's College Aruvithura, Kerala, India

(In-Person)

Paolo D’Indinosante

Paolo D’Indinosante

Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy

(In-Person)

Sonja Loots

Sonja Loots

University of Cape Town, South Africa

(In-Person)

Małgorzata Fabrycy

Małgorzata Fabrycy

Sorbonne University, France

(In-Person)

Ciro Porcaro

Ciro Porcaro

Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy

(In-Person)

Paola Ferrandi

Paola Ferrandi

Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy

(In-Person)

Serena Sapienza

Serena Sapienza

Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy

(In-Person)

Luca Baruffa

Luca Baruffa

Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy

(In-Person)

Patrycja Godlewska

Patrycja Godlewska

Nicolaus Copernicus Universiyt, Doctoral School Academia Artium Humaniorum, Poland

(In-Person)

Jevgenija Sivoronova

Jevgenija Sivoronova

Daugavpils University, Latvia

(In-Person)

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Ioannis Sidiropoulos

Ioannis Sidiropoulos

University of Melbourne, Australia

(In-Person)

Nikoloz Esitashvili

Nikoloz Esitashvili

Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA), Georgia

(Online Only)

Cathy Mae Toquero

Cathy Mae Toquero

Mindanao State University-General Santos City, Philippines

(Online Only)

Ekaitz Ruiz de Vergara Olmos

Ekaitz Ruiz de Vergara Olmos

Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid

(Online Only)

Shuo Zhao

Shuo Zhao

Communication University of China, China

(Online Only)

Natasha Welcome

Natasha Welcome

Metamorphosis Education Consultants, USA

(Online Only)

Md. Amir Hossain

Md. Amir Hossain

Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh

(Online Only)

Andrés Medina

Andrés Medina

Universidad Central, Colombia

(Online Only)

Conference Partners