Society for Italian Studies Biennial Conference
8 - 11 July 2013
The Department of Italian is delighted to welcome you to the 2013 Society for Italian Studies Biennial Conference.
* * * REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN * * *
Key-note Speakers
Stefano Carrai, Universitá di Siena, Italy
Michele Loporcaro, Universität Zürich, Switzerland
Quentin Skinner, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Conference Programme
The conference programme will be made available in PDF format for download here.
- Provisional Programme (last modified: 1 May 2013)

Queries
Questions and queries about the event can be addressed to: cim.admin@durham.ac.uk, please use "SIS2013" in the subject field. We experienced some problems with the sis.2013 email address and we returned to this one, apologies to any colleague who might have been affected by this technological issue. Replies to be expected within 3 working days until 4 March. From March to July replies will be within 1-2 working days.
Social & Recreational Programme
An optional programme of recreational and social events will be publicized in detail in spring 2013. In Durham and its surroundings there are many opportunities for visits and activities over the duration of the conference; click here for some suggestions.
Panel Proposals - CALL CLOSED
Proposals for panel sessions for the Biennial conference of the Society for Italian Studies to be held at Durham between 8-11 July 2013 are now invited. Proposals for panels should focus on work in progress in any field of Italian Studies.
Panels should be made up of three papers of no more than 20 minutes and each panel session should not exceed 1 hour and 30 minutes. Time limits will be adhered to. Panel proposals for consecutive sessions are welcome, although programming constraints mean that it may be necessary to restrict the number of such sessions in the programme.
Panel proposals must include:
- Title of the panel
- Name, affiliation, and contact information of the panel organizer
- The topic and issues to be discussed in the panel
- Names and affiliations of panellists (in addition to the panel organizer) who have made a commitment to participate

