Students and locals gather at Palazzi Community Center for a heartfelt presentation of sensibile alle minuscole.
Conference Proceedings Now Available | 2023 Annual Academic Conference
Gardens of Culture: Calvino’s Memos for the New Millennium
The American University of Florence is proud to announce on behalf of Florence University of the Arts & Stony Brook University the publication of the official proceedings from the XII Annual Academic Conference, “Garden of Culture: Calvino’s Memos for the New Millennium.”
Held in Florence on December 1–2, 2023, the conference brought together scholars, students, and community members to reflect on the literary and cultural legacy of Italo Calvino, marking the centenary of his birth. Through interdisciplinary panels, keynote speeches, and student presentations, participants explored Calvino’s Six Memos for the New Millennium and his enduring relationship with nature, imagination, and intellectual cultivation.
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