Centre for Dante Studies in Ireland

Coming soon #DanteFutures 4th edition

More recent events include ‘Women Scholars in Dante Studies’, ‘Il testo della Vita nova’ at the University of Bergamo, and ‘Representing the Afterlife in Latin & Romance Middle Ages’ at the University of Naples. Well done Valentina, Federica, Aistė @murkuo.bsky.social, George and Elsina 👏👏👏

CDSI International Tour #4 University of Notre Dame wonderful conference on Global Translation & Reception in Dante. Strong CDSI presence too

CDSI International Tour #3 next stop Chicago for American Boccaccio Association - the Centre ran double session on Dantean Afterlives in Boccaccio

CDSI International Tour #2 we went stateside to Yale University for ‘Premodern Affective Spaces’ organised by associate member of Centre and all round brilliant person Prof. Heather Webb @heatherwebb.bsky.social

Then began our CDSI international tour. First stop ADI conference in Genova - great papers, great presence from members of the Centre

Back in September we kicked off events with a wonderful launch & reading by Lorna Goodison @UCC to celebrate her magnificent “Dante’s Inferno” @Carcanet @CACSSSResearch1 @UCCResearch

We’ve been away for a while. But it’s been a busy autumn for the Centre - here are some of the highlights so far

The Centre for Dante Studies in Ireland is delighted to welcome the Jamaican poet Lorna Goodison to UCC for the launch of her ‘Dante’s Inferno’. Admission free but booking on eventbrite essential. Use QR code

A great way to round off the academic year for the Centre for Dante Studies in Ireland with our 10th Dante Dialogue - this one “Figurando il Paradiso”: Dante and the Representation of Paradise with Prof Martin Kemp and Dr Federico Rossi. Watch the recording here: youtu.be/l6VRK43L1fc?...

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The Reasons of Rhyme! Coming soon

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YouTube video by Dante In Ireland CDSI Dantedi 2025

Buon Dantedì! The CDSI @cdsi.bsky.social has created a video to mark the day: a reading in 14 different languages by colleagues from @ucc.ie of “Inferno” 26:
Here is the video: youtu.be/18niFgTFvD4?...

Dublin friends, please support our intrepid colleagues Serena Laiena and Giulia Cipriani at the Istituto Italiano Di Cultura - Dublino and their students for this wonderful exhibition for Dantedì. 26 March, 6pm.

im deadly serious here this is a 14th century illustration of a horse dying and going to hell

What a great way to round off the 2025 Dante Public Lecture Series with George Rayson’s brilliant take on the Hapax! Thanks for everyone’s support for the duration of the series. You can see the recording of the lecture here: youtu.be/LhBWFfh3s0s?...

Next week, final lecture

We were gifted a powerfully protean “versioning” of the ‘Commedia’ last night by the wonderful Kimberly Campanello. You can watch the recording here: youtu.be/_ryrkfgWWWc?...

Join us next Monday for the wonderful Kimberly Campanello

At the centre of the dais sits Tyrannia, with the appearence of a demon, with horns and fangs. The figure of Tyranny has flowing woman's hair, a cloak with gold embroidery and precious stones, a gold cup in her hand and a goat, the traditional symbol of lust, at her feet. Below is the vanquised Justitia: the scales are broken and scattered around her on the ground. Around Tyranny's throne are gathered the Vices. (Taken from the Web Gallery of Art’s description of the fresco.)

Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Allegory of Bad Government, 1338–40, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena

Next up we have Dr Gaia Tomazzoli on Digital Dante projects! Join us next Monday at 18.00 (Irish time)

2025 Dante Public Lecture Series will be back on February 10 with the wonderful Dr Gaia Tomazzoli

Brilliant lecture from Zyg last night for Dante Public Lecture Series. Fittingly dedicated to Martin McLaughlin. You can see the recording here: youtu.be/WVyut095yac?...

Tomorrow we welcome Prof. Zygmunt Barański @nditalianstudies.bsky.social to @ucc.bsky.social to talk about the structures of Dante’s afterlife