Genere / Testo / Performance nelle culture anglofone dagli anni ’70 a oggi

The conference Genere / Testo / Performance nelle culture anglofone dagli anni ’70 a oggi opens on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at 3.30 p.m., at Monastero dei Benedettini, Catania. The conference is organised by the Catania Research Unit of the PRIN project ‘Between Text and Performance. Race and Gender in Anglophone Literatures and Cultures (1970s-today)’ and by the Interdisciplinary Gender Studies Centre “Genus” of the Department of Humanities at the University of Catania. The opening paper, entitled ‘Naming, Unveiling, Acting. Why do the sociological categories of sex, gender and race disturb so much?’ will be given by sociologist Sara Garbagnoli (Paris). This will be followed by papers by scholars of English and American literature from the Universities of Bologna, Modena and Reggio Emilia, Palermo, Roma Tre, Roma La Sapienza, and Catania. The event has the patronage of the AIA - Italian Association for English Studies and the AISNA - Italian Association for North American Studies. Scientific and organizing committee: Stefania Arcara, Giovanna Buonanno, Salvatore Marano, Daphne Orlandi, Floriana Puglisi.