Academic year 2022-2023
The PhD programme in Germanic and Slavic Studies, established in the 2018-2019 academic year (34th course), has a comparative focus and includes disciplines from the Germanistics and Slavistics groups.
In May 2022, the four PhD students enrolled in the 34th course defended their theses, brilliantly passing the final exam.
Starting with the 35th course, under an agreement with Charles University in Prague, the PhD programme has been accredited as an international PhD program with double degree; it provides for a common study plan, jointly administered by the two universities. Except for the first year of the course, teaching is conducted mainly in English.
In May 2023, two PhD students enrolled in the 35th course defended their theses, obtaining the double PhD title, Italian and Czech.
Each of the 9 PhD students admitted to the 38th course (at Sapienza 6 with scholarships, one of them with a project-based "PNRR" grant; at Charles University 3 with a scholarship) has been assigned a supervisor and a co-supervisor pertaining one to the admission university and the other to the partner university.
In the academic year 2022-2023, teaching activities were delivered according to the planned schedule (for details of lectures and seminars see the calendar at the end of this report), with three distinct cycles of lectures: advanced lectures, aimed at third-year doctoral students (35th course); specific in-depth lectures, aimed at second-year doctoral students (36th course); and methodological lectures, aimed at first-year doctoral students (38th course).
Each lesson, both methodological and in-depth, included an active cooperation of PhD students and a subsequent review of the results by the lecturers responsible for each topic. The lecture on traditional and digital libraries and archives included a review of the PhD students' digital skills.
For the work done by each PhD student enrolled in the 38° course in relation to the lectures 39 ECTS have been assigned.
Parallel to the lectures, an interdisciplinary seminar was held during which the PhD students enrolled in the second year (37th course) presented some issues related to their research; each discussion was attended by an external discussant specialized in the different subjects and the other PhD students in addition to the supervisors. The activity corresponded to a commitment of 7 ECTS.
PhD students enrolled in the first year of the course studied a language from the other curriculum (Slavonic the Germanists, Germanic the Slavists). For this activity each PhD student was assigned 7 ECTS.
Each PhD student enrolled in the first year followed, with the assistance of his or her mentor, independently chosen educational and research activities and carried out activities preparatory to the choice of the dissertation. For these activities each PhD student was awarded 5 ECTS.
Periodic update and follow-up meetings by coordinators Annalisa Cosentino (Sapienza) and Libuše Heczková (Charles University), for 2 ECTS, completed the teaching programme.
Lectures and seminars were held in a hybrid mode, both in presence and remotely, so that doctoral students on a research mission or based mainly at one of the partner universities could also participate.
In the Summer semester, PhD students in the 37th course attended lectures and seminars delivered by Charles University, according to the joint study plan, for 18 ECTS; to these were added 18 ECTS for lectures taken at Sapienza (see above), 20 ECTS for research activity aimed at writing the thesis, and 4 ECTS for independently chosen educational activities with the approval of supervisors.
Besides working at their dissertation, students enrolled in the 36
th course followed lectures chosen by their supervisors (for details see the attached timetable).
The Young Scholars International Conference "Beyond language," organized as in previous years in cooperation with the University of Wroclaw and curated by Prof. Piotr Chruszczewski, was held remotely. The papers proposed by some Sapienza doctoral students were published in the scientific journal Academic Journal of Modern Philology (https://ajmp.uwr.edu.pl/)
The end-of-three-year PhD conference, organized by the 36th course PhD students and dedicated to the subject “Rethinking Catastrophe in Precarious Times
” was attended by both Sapienza PhD students and PhD students from other universities. Prof. Libuše Heczková from Charles University and Prof. Francesco Muzzioli (Sapienza University of Rome) were the keynote speakers. A volume of conference proceedings is planned to be published.
It should be noted that PhD students' research activities, aimed at perfecting the research project underlying the final dissertation, have been forcibly curtailed due to the continuing restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic until at least summer 2022. Therefore, PhD students in the 35th course benefited from an extension to Jan. 31, 2023, for the delivery of the final dissertation.
Some PhD students have been authorized to carry out integrative teaching activities under Article 16 of the current Regulations. This activity, guided by supervisors, was designed as a training internship.
PhD student Ivan Nagornyak requested and received a six-month suspension, later extended ex officio, due to his involvement in the ongoing war in Ukraine. PhD student Roberta Ylenia Tartaglia was granted a nine-month suspension in order to attend a teacher training course; she rejoined the programme in July 2023.
The interview to assess the attainment of the educational objectives, held on September 29, 2023, was satisfactory, with all enrolled PhD students moving on to the next year.
For the fourth year in a row, the PhD program in Germanic and Slavic Studies has received an excellent evaluation by Sapienza's evaluation bodies, ranking first in the internal ranking based on specific indicators, among which the qualification of the College and the scholarly activity of the PhD students are particularly relevant.
On October 4, 2023 prof. Cristiano Diddi has been elected as the coordinator of the PhD programme of Germanic and Slavic Studies for the period 2023-2026.
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Aula 4 III p. |
7 ottobre |
21 ottobre |
4 novembre |
11 novembre |
18 novembre |
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11-13 |
Second year (lesson, both curricula)
Prof. Simona Mercantini (University of Kharkiv, visiting professor)
Translation. Comparing theories and methodologies
https://meet.google.com/yjf-iuia-wsm |
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Lezione I anno
Prof. Daniela Puato
Metodologie della ricerca linguistica
postponed |
Second year (lesson, both curricula)
Prof. Simona Mercantini
(University of Kharkiv, visiting professor)
For an integral description of the language. The new explanatory dictionary of synonyms by Yu.D. Apresyan
https://meet.google.com/yjf-iuia-wsm |
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15-17 |
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Second Year (Seminar, Slavic Studies)
Prof. Francesca Terrenato
Ilya Kozlov
Supervisor: Prof. Marek Příhoda, Prof. Alessandro Niero
Discussant: Prof. Francesca Biagini (Università di Bologna)
https://uniroma1.zoom.us/j/94782403038?pwd=QXhVb0xzWi9HUC91QjExUVhKdXF0dz09 |
Second Year (Seminar, Slavic Studies)
Prof. Emilio Mari
Paola Ferrandi
Supervisor: Prof. Barbara Ronchetti, Prof. Emilio Mari, Prof. Tomáš Kubíček
Discussant:
Prof. Ornella Discacciati
(Università di Bergamo)
https://uniroma1.zoom.us/j/94760479344?pwd=MGdMOTVHM2UwSzNBOTNKS2lLd3phdz09 |
Second Year (Seminar, Slavic Studies)
Prof. Francesca Terrenato
Kamala Rahimova
Supervisor: prof. Markus Giger, prof. Cristiano Diddi
Discussant: prof. Daniele Artoni (Università di Verona)
https://uniroma1.zoom.us/j/99175302720?pwd=SklRVHZtaEtadS9UTit0c0U5MWJ1Zz09 |
Second year (Seminar, Slavic Studies)
Prof. Emilio Mari
Martina Mecco
Supervisor: Prof. Libuše Heczková, Prof. Annalisa Cosentino
Discussant: Prof. Tomáš Glanc
(University of Zurich)
https://uniroma1.zoom.us/j/98932762021?pwd=MitNcUhkWThaakRsSzJhZ1UxamRKdz09 |
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17-19 |
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Manuel Paludi
Supervisor: Prof. Alessandro Niero, Prof. Natalia Volkova
Discussant: Prof. Mario Caramitti (Sapienza)
Link – see above |
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25 novembre |
2 dicembre |
13 dicembre |
16 dicembre |
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11-13 |
Lezione I anno, both curricula
Prof. Cristiano Diddi
(Sapienza)
Metodologie della ricerca filologica
https://meet.google.com/ovc-xhvu-mne |
Lezione I anno, both curricula
Prof. Bruno Berni
(Istituto Italiano di Studi Germanici)
Biblioteche e archivi tradizionali e digitali |
Lesson, both curricula
Prof. Piotr Chruszscewski
(University of Wrloclaw)
On the (possible) Future of our Language |
Lezione I anno, both curricula
Prof. Marco Rispoli
(Università di Padova)
Metodologie della ricerca letteraria
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15-17 |
Second Year (Seminar, Slavic Studies)
Prof. Francesca Terrenato
Anna Cavazzoni
Supervisor: Prof. Luigi Marinelli, prof. Tereza Chlaňová
Discussant: Prof. Alessandro Achilli (Università di Cagliari)
https://uniroma1.zoom.us/j/99857021453?pwd=c3RUYkRCYmVqZXQxWnEvTDRpcGJxUT09 |
Second Year (Seminar, Germanic Studies)
Prof. Francesca Terrenato
Luca Baruffa
Supervisor: Prof. Camilla Miglio, Prof. Václav Petrbok
Discussant: Prof. Lorella Bosco (Università di Bari)
https://uniroma1.zoom.us/j/94738562932?pwd=RzZYZkhJQ3ZFemFrYmxjTWRFV0g3dz09 |
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17-19 |
Alexandra Kishkina
Supervisor: Prof. Barbara Ronchetti, Prof. Hanuš Nykl
Discussant: Prof. Emilio Mari (Sapienza)
Link: see above |
Matteo Annecchiarico
Supervisor: Prof. Alessandro Catalano, Prof. Eva Kalivodová
Discussant: Prof. Jonathan Bolton (Harvard University)
Link: see above |
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20 gennaio |
27 gennaio |
10 febbraio |
21 marzo |
24 marzo |
28 marzo |
31 marzo |
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11-13 |
I anno, both curricula
Seminario sulla scrittura accademica
10-13
Prof. Federica Cognola (Università di Venezia) con Annalisa Cosentino e Francesca Terrenato (Sapienza)
meet.google.com/kdy-qvnk-rpe |
I anno
Lezione – both curricula
Prof. Daniela Puato (Sapienza)
Metodologie della ricerca linguistica
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Lezione – both curricula
Prof. Emilia Di Rocco (Sapienza)
Why Auerbach Matters: literary language and its public
https://uniroma1.zoom.us/j/95565402698?pwd=elZYdTZ0ZnB4Q2xCK3JDSWRaTTRrUT09 |
Lezione III anno – both curricula
Lab 5 ore 9-11
Prof. Serenella Iovino
(University of North Carolina)
Literature and Landscape
For authorized PhD Students only:
https://uniroma1.zoom.us/j/99741038705?pwd=SjBTU1d6TFdmNnhEeTNmY3h5cjFXZz09
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Lezione – both curricula
Aula B Vetrerie
Ore 15-17
Prof. Cristiano Diddi
(Sapienza)
Metodologie della ricerca filologica (follow-up) |
Lezione – both curricula
???? chiedere al prof. Diddi
Prof. Cristiano Diddi
(Sapienza)
Metodologie della ricerca filologica (follow-up) |
Lezione – both curricula
Prof. Eva Klímová
(University of Opava)
On semantic scales in Italian in comparison with English and Czech |
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21 aprile |
12 maggio |
15 maggio |
18 maggio |
19 maggio |
26 maggio |
30 maggio |
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11-13 |
Lezione I anno
Both curricula
Prof. Marco Rispoli
(Università di Padova)
Metodologie della ricerca letteraria
(follow up) |
Lezione
Slavic Studies
Prof. Marie Škarpová (Univerzita Karlova)
O starší české literatuře v historiografii
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I anno, Both curricula
Seminario sulla scrittura accademica
(follow up)
Prof. Federica Cognola
(Università di Venezia)
ore 10
meet.google.com/vmc-nmxh-pye |
I anno
Lezione – both curricula
Prof. Daniela Puato (Sapienza)
Metodologie della ricerca linguistica
Follow up |
Lezione III anno, Germanic Studies
Prof. Michele Sisto
(Università di Chieti-Pescara)
Per una storia della letteratura tradotta in Italia: metodologia, ricerca di base, primi risultati |
Lezione I anno both curricula
Prof. Daniela Puato
(Sapienza)
Metodologie della ricerca filologica (follow-up) |
Seminario boemisti |