Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut Rome
Scrivere è (r)esistere: la Resistenza nel romanzo contemporaneo

Scrivere è (r)esistere: la Resistenza nel romanzo contemporaneo

12 december 2022

This ongoing project focuses on the concepts of ‘resistance’ and ‘anti-fascism’ in contemporary literature and culture. I engage with novels on the partisan war published in Italy between 2000 and 2022 by combining literary analysis with cultural and memory studies in...
Digital Roman Heritage

Digital Roman Heritage

9 december 2022

In recent years, with the generous support of an NWO Aspasia grant and several Leiden University grants I have developed a number of Digital Humanities initiatives, based on the conviction that they are instrumental in bringing scholars and resources from different...
The Return of the Golden Age

The Return of the Golden Age

9 december 2022

Workshop at KNIR (23-25 June 2022) and ensuing edited volume – together with Louis Verreth and Ruben Poelstra – to be published in the Brill series Euhormos: Greco-Roman Studies in Anchoring Innovation. With a keynote lecture by Dr. Luke Houghton:...
The Renaissance Battle for Rome

The Renaissance Battle for Rome

9 december 2022

“The Renaissance Battle for Rome” examines the rhetorical battle fought simultaneously between a wide variety of parties (individuals, groups, authorities) seeking prestige or legitimacy through the legacy of ancient Rome—a battle over the question of whose claims to...