Modern Languages, Literatures, and Culture: Diversity and Inclusion

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Academic year 2022/2023
Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
EQF level: 8
38° cicle
Field of study: foreign languages humanities and literature
Place of teaching
bologna (BO), italy
Duration of the course
Nov 2022 - Oct 2025
Attendance methods
Full time
Teaching
Classroom-based
Languages in which the course is held
Italian, English, French
Cost
157,04
Scholarships
13 

Course contents

Curricula and Research topics
Curriculum 1: DESE - European Literatures
In accordance with the Dive-In Excellence project pursued by the Department, the curriculum develops literary research in a supranational dimension in order to train specialists fluent in at least 3 languages who can manage different research typolologies, methodologies and cultural contexts in a strong international dimension thanks to agreements and conventions with foreign institutions. The theme for the 36th cycle of the PhD programme is Diversity and Inclusion in Epic Narratives.

Curriculum 2: EDGES - Women's and Gender Studies
In accordance with the Dive-In Excellence project pursued by the Department, the curriculum studies Literature as a place for the production, circulation and consolidation of the culture of gender equality.
- Cultural studies, women's artistic production and the female literary criticism and gender.
- The issue of equal opportunities in access to education and knowledge, to the labor market and in career paths.
- Discrimination based on religious prejudice and gender, civil rights in synchronic and diachronic perspectives and in different geo-political contexts.
- Conflict management and promotion of corporate wellness and diversity management.
- Strategies and methodologies of gender and gender policies (gender mainstreaming).

Curriculum 3: World Literature and Postcolonial Studies
In accordance with the Dive-In Excellence project pursued by the Department, the curriculum World Literature will offer theoretical approaches as well as cross-disciplinary and methodological insights in the specific areas of Postcolonial Studies, transmedia studies, border studies, studies on the assets, analysis of New Forms of textuality which are increasingly widespread in contemporary society. Particular attention will be devoted to the functioning of the world publishing market, translation policies, Migratory Phenomena and, more generally, the loosening of that link between language, culture and territory on which for at least two centuries the study of national literatures and the literary field partition were based.

Curriculum 4: LINGMOD - Modern Languages Studies
This curriculum involves teaching and research on modern languages from the perspectives of pragmatics, communication, translation and translation theory, educational linguistics aiming to train specialists in at least two languages in different theories and methodologies. The first obligatory language must be chosen among the following: French, English, Spanish, Russian, German. For the second language, besides those already listed, candidates may choose among the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, Finnish, Japanese, Dutch, Persian and Portuguese. In accordance with the Dive-In Excellence project pursued by the Department, the curriculum aims to provide a high level of scientific expertise, as needed to tackle linguistic and cultural diversity, as well as the major social challenges posed by multicultural and multilingual societies. The curriculum prioritizes the study of language and languages in context and in action, especially as concerns their relation with socio-cultural issues pertaining to inclusion in education and institutional communication. Scientific knowledge and methodological expertise are developed and enhanced through a variety of approaches, especially within the scope of the following disciplines: sociolinguistics, pragmatics, discourse analysis, conversation analysis, interactional linguistics, linguistic anthropology, applied linguistics, language acquisition, translation studies and digital humanities.
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Teaching

Place of teaching
bologna (BO), italy
Duration of the course
Nov 2022 - Oct 2025
Attendance methods
Full time
Compulsory attendance
Teaching
Classroom-based
Languages in which the course is held
Italian, English, French

Admission requirements

Type of degree required
2nd Level Degree
Field of study
humanities and literature, foreign languages
Foreign language skills
English, Italian

Admission

Available places
13
Admission
Admission selection
Qualifications and research project evaluation; Oral examination
Cost
157,04 €
Scholarships
13
1 scholarship funded by the EU - NextGenerationEU – NRRP

Employment opportunities

The profile of PhD candidates trained within the doctorate provides them with a high competence in literature, cultural and gender studies, with solid linguistic proficiency, a strong theoretical commitment and a wide range of skills regarding human science. With this expertise and based on the specific formation obtained within the specific curricula, PhD candidates can aim to:
- academic career in Italy or abroad;
- partnership with institutions and national and international cultural foundations, national and international networks of research;
- elaboration and realization of complex and high profile projects in Libraries, Cultural Centres, Publishing Houses, Journalism, Literary Translation, Foundations, Study Centres, New and traditional media, ecc.
- jobs as international experts in private companies and national and international public institutions, interested in strengthening politics of relationships and trades - with foreign countries;
- employment in ONG or anti-violence centres as cultural mediator and gender expert;
- diversity manager in public institutions and private companies;
- project manager of national and European projects oriented to gender studies, equal opportunities and civil rights;
- formation of leader figures in managing intercultural relationships and conciliation politics.

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Notes
Languages:
Russian, French, English, German, Italian, Spanish
Curriculum 1: Italian, French, English; Curriculum 2: Italian, English, Spanish; Curriculum 3: Italian and, at the applicant’s choice, French, Japanese, English, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, German; Curriculum 4: Italian and, at the applicant’s choice, French, English, Russian, Spanish, German
Other editions of the same course
Academic year edition 2023/2024Academic year edition 2021/2022Academic year edition 2020/2021
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