November 16, 2006. VIULECTURES 1|06_1 Venice and Globalization
| Thursday, 16 November 2006, 5pm VIU, Isola di San Servolo |
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Venice and Globalization Michael Hardt is professor of Literature and Romance Studies at Duke University. He is co-author with Antonio Negri of Empire and Multitude: War and Democracy in the Age of Empire. His research interests are twentieth century Italian literary theory, globalization and coloniality. During the Fall 2006 semester he is teaching two courses in VIU’s Joint Undergraduate Program: Venice and Globalization and Italian Culture and Society in the 1960’s and 1970’s.
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Venice and Globalization and Sinking and Shrinking Cities: New Orleans & Venice are the first two topics addressed in this lectures series promoted by VIU, in collaboration with Marsilio, to give a platform to international and local professors to discuss key issues in current debate.
The lecture series is open to the public.