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Biblioteca civica di Rovereto, Sala Conferenze MART

LINGUAGGI 2021

IN MOVEMENT: POLICIES, IDENTITIES, CULTURES

The word "journey" has as many faces as the human need to be something other than oneself. Exploration, tourism, commuting, forced migrations, temporary migrations, cyclical migrations, or return migrations. Different forms of mobility contribute to the creation of identities and clash with various limits. For those who grew up in Schengen Europe, the freedom of movement was temporarily interrupted by the pandemic. An interruption that brought with it an invitation to reflect on the forced immobility that is an existential condition for many, which is also linked to equally crucial issues: climate change, resource extraction, and social justice.

From here, we started to immerse ourselves in the deeper and more debated dimension of the issue of "mobility." We did this by inviting experts, activists, and scholars from very different fields to discuss it, highlighting the need to read contemporary space—within which we can or cannot move—as a collective body in constant motion. Discussing "contemporary mobilities" involves our individual rights, the social well-being of our communities, and the geopolitical balances between different areas of our planet. This review, "Languages," offers reflections on how the pandemic has redefined the concept of mobility—both physical and virtual—amplifying social and economic vulnerability, especially for those who depend on mobility for survival. We then need tools that help us represent and interpret these mobilities, to understand and showcase this movement. In doing so, we can comprehend the present and narrate the world, giving it a horizon of meaning.

Anna Benazzoli, Marzia Bona, Caterina Ghobert


Friday, September 1, 2021
Civic Library - 5:30 PM
The border is not a thin line
Laura Canali with moderation by Elisa Dossi

Saturday, September 4, 2021
MART Conference Room - 5:30 PM
Between strangeness and familiarity. Identities and paths of women's lives in motion.
Martina Cvajner and Lucia Ghebreghiorges with moderation by Sara Hejazi

Tuesday, September 7, 2021
MART Conference Room - 5:30 PM
Not just the environment. The geopolitical face of the energy transition.
Fabrizio Maronta with moderation by Lorenzo Ferrari

Thursday, September 9, 2021
MART Conference Room - 5:30 PM
Participation, rights, and digital humanism.
Francesca Bria with moderation by Maurizio Napolitano

Friday, September 10, 2021
MART Conference Room - 5:30 PM
Italy in the game between the USA and China for supply chains.
Giorgio Cuscito with moderation by Danilo Elia

Saturday, September 11, 2021
MART Conference Room - 5:30 PM
Environmental migrations of Europe.
Lillo Montalto Monella and Marta Rodriguez Martinez with moderation by Roberto Barbiero

Sunday, September 12, 2021
MART Conference Room - 5:30 PM
Language in motion.
Vera Gheno and Marco Guerini with moderation by Caterina Ghobert