Italian Modernities Lecture Series: "The Game; Digital Culture and Contemporary Humanities"

Italian Modernities Lecture Series: "The Game; Digital Culture and Contemporary Humanities"
Date
Fri November 15th 2019, 4:30pm - Tue November 19th 2019, 6:30pm
Location
Pigott Hall (Bldg 260), Room 252

Speaker(s): Alessandro Baricco

Baricco will give a talk titled “The Game: Digital Culture & Contemporary Humanities”, focused on the social, cultural, and institutional role of the Humanities in the aftermaths of the digital revolution. A discussion will follow. No readings are required for this open event. For those of you who would like to read a few excerpts in preparation for this conversation, we recommend having a look at the The Game’s chapters “Stelle comete: quel che resta della verità”, “Altri oltremondo: quel che resta dell’arte”, and “Contemporary Humanities: quel che resta da fare”.