INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR
EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIESSOCIÉTÉ INTERNATIONALE D’ÉTUDEDU DIX-HUITIÈME SIÈCLE

International Seminar for Early Career
Eighteenth-Century Scholars

Séminaire international des jeunes
Dix-huitiémistes

Silence in eighteenth-century arts, history and philosophy

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIESInternational Seminar for Early Career Eighteenth-Century Scholars
SOCIÉTÉ INTERNATIONALE D’ÉTUDE DU DIX-HUITIÈME SIÈCLESéminaire international des jeunes Dix-huitiémistes
Monday 10 September to Friday 14 September 2018
Directed by Prof. Francesca Saggini

Silence in eighteenth-century arts, history and philosophy
PROGRAMME

Each of the 15 participants is invited to give a 40-minute presentation, followed by 20
minutes for discussion of the paper. Powerpoint presentations are welcome. Eachparticipant will also be scheduled to chair another participant’s session, to consolidate
chairing skills.
Le format du séminaire permet à chacun des 15 participants d’effectuer une session ensolo, avec une présentation de 40 minutes, suivie d’une discussion de 20 minutes. Les
présentations Powerpoint sont bienvenues. De plus, le programme prévoit que chaqueparticipant préside la session d’un autre participant, pour consolider l'apprentissage
des compétences de présidence.

DAY/1

Monday 10 September 2018

2.00 – 2.15pm Francesca Saggini: Welcome and Introduction to the Seminar Aims & Theme
2.15 – 3.15 Participants’ self-introductions
3.15 – 3.45
Coffee Break
3.45 – 4.30 Francesca Saggini: Workshop on refreshing presentational and chairing skills
4.30 – 6.30 Prof. Gino Roncaglia: Digital Humanities and the Study of the Eighteenth Century.
With workshop.
7.00pm* Welcome Reception for all participantsDAY/2

Tuesday 11 September 2018

10.00 – 10.45 Keynote Lecture 1 Proff. Loretelli /Toner tbc
10.45 – 11.00
Coffee break
11.00-12.00 Speaker #1
Chair:
12.00 – 1.00 Speaker #2
Chair:
1.00– 2.00
Lunch
2.00 – 3.00 Speaker #3
Chair:
3.00 – 4.00 Speaker #4
Chair:
4.00 – 4.30
Tea/Coffee Break
4.30 – 5.30 Speaker #5
Chair:
5.30 – 6.30 Individual consultations with academic specialists: Prof. Procaccioli, on epistolarity
and silence (time tbc)

DAY/3

Wednesday 12 September 2018

10.00 – 10.45 Keynote Lecture 2 Proff. Loretelli /Sabor/Toner tbc

10.45 – 11.00
Coffee break
11.00 – 12.00 Speaker #6
Chair:
12.00 – 1.00 Speaker #7
Chair:
1.00– 2.00
Lunch
From 2.15 pm Group Visit

DAY/4Thursday 13 September 2018

10.00 – 10.45 Keynote Lecture 3 Proff. Loretelli /Sabor/Toner tbc
10.45 – 11.00
Coffee break
11.00 – 12.00 Speaker #8
Chair:
12.00 – 1.00 Speaker #9
Chair:

1.0 – 2.00
Lunch
2.00 – 3.00 Speaker #10
Chair:
3.00 – 4.00 Speaker #11
Chair:
4.00 – 4.30
Tea/Coffee Break
4.30 – 7.00 Individual consultations with academic specialists (Proff. Del Prete/Ricci; to bearranged)

7.30* International Seminar Dinner

DAY/5

Friday 14 September 20189.30 – 10.30 Speaker #12
Chair:
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.00 Speaker #13
Chair:
12.00 – 1.00 Speaker #14
Chair:

1.00– 2.00
Lunch
2.00 – 3.00 Speaker #15
Chair:

3.00 – 4.00 Final Roundtable Discussion and Evaluation
Chair: Francesca Saggini

5.00 Group tour of Early Modern and Modern Viterbo

Liens / Links:
Société britannique d’étude du dix-huitième siècle / British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
Société internationale d’étude du dix-huitième siècle / International Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
Société italienne d’étude du dix-huitième siècle / Società Italiana di Studi sul Secolo XVIII
University of Tuscia / Università della Tuscia
Dipartimento di studi linguistico-letterari, storico-filosofici e giuridici
Publication:
The Seminar papers are usually published by Honoré Champion Éditeur (Paris) in the series Lumièresinternationales.
Les Actes du Séminaire sont habituellement publiés par l’éditeur Honoré Champion (Paris) dans la série
Lumières internationales.

CONTACTS:
Prof. Francesca Saggini
Dipartimento di studi linguistico-letterari, storico-filosofici e giuridici – DISTU
Università degli Studi della Tuscia
Via San Carlo, 3201100 Viterbo (Italy)
E-mail: fsaggini@unitus.it
Tel: +39/0761/357882
Fax : +39/0761/357601

Prof. Michela Marroni
Dipartimento di studi linguistico-letterari, storico-filosofici e giuridici – DISTU
Università degli Studi della Tuscia
Via San Carlo, 3201100 Viterbo (Italy)
E-mail:m.marroni@unitus.it
Tel: +39/0761/357882
Fax : +39/0761/357601

For further inquiries concerning accommodation, information about Viterbo and the surrounding area, orconnections to/from Rome, please contact the Conference Organisation Team:Dott. Emilia Iandiorio (iandiorio@unitus.it) and Dott. Alberta Boschi (alberta.boschi@gmail.com ).

Image credit
Pietro Longhi, Il rinoceronte (1751)
Wikimedia Commons https://goo.gl/images/7SnP65 Accessed June 28, 2017