Italian Department, University of Cambridge

Congratulations to Italian Section's Dr Elena Sottilotta on the publication of her book 'Seekers of Wonder: Women Writing Folk and Fairy Tales in Nineteenth-Century Italy and Ireland'!

For further details, please see the publisher's webpage: https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691263847/seekers-of-wonder.

We are excited to announce a pop-up exhibition showcasing Emma Dante's fairy tales, beautifully illustrated by Maria Cristina Costa. The exhibition will be held at the Alison Richard Building, University of Cambridge, on 21-22 March, as part of the CRASSH international conference 'Fairy-Tale Trouble and the Art of Fluidity: Gender, Genre, Media', organised by Elena Sottilotta and Alice Parrinello.

Coming up next week... 'Pinocchio’s Strings: Critical and Creative Encounters' with Erminia De Luca
Organised by Elena Sottilotta (Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge) and Pablo a Marca (Brown University)
Fellows’ Drawing Room (Murray Edwards College)
4 December 2024 at 5:30 pm
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pinocchios-strings-critical-and-creative-encounters-tickets-1056678536949

On October 30 at 5 pm EDT, join this event hosted by Harvard’s Department of Celtic Languages and Literatures (Harvard Celtic) and listen to Elena Sottilotta (Murray Edwards College Cambridge, Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, Cambridge) discuss her forthcoming book Seekers of Wonder: Women Writing Folk and Fairy Tales in Nineteenth-Century Italy and Ireland, publishing on Apr 8, 2025.

Learn more: https://hubs.ly/Q02VyNWx0

Pre-order your copy of the book today!

We are delighted to announce a series of academic and public engagement initiatives aimed at celebrating the legacy of Carlo Collodi’s literary masterpiece The Adventures of Pinocchio in contemporary culture, co-organized by Murray Edwards College Fellow Elena Sottilotta (Italian section, MMLL Faculty) with Pablo a Marca (Department of Italian Studies, Brown University).

See our website for more information: https://www.mmll.cam.ac.uk/news/series-international-events-adventures-pinocchio