This year, the conference marking the opening of the 'Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo' will be led by two UM academics, Dr Mario Pace, from the Department of Languages and Humanities in Education at the Faculty of Education, and Dr Giselle Spiteri Miggiani, from the Department of Translation, Terminology and Interpreting Studies, Faculty of Arts.
The conference will be held at the Italian Cultural Institute in St George's Square in Valletta, on Tuesday 22 October at 18:30. During the first part of the conference, Dr Pace will talk about 'Il linguaggio della comicità e dell’amore nelle commedie di tre drammaturghi mediterranei del Seicento: Carlo Magri, Francesco Cavanna, Niccolò Amenta.'
Dr Spiteri Miggiani will focus on 'Un passaporto per Malta: storie di artisti italiani sull’isola fra '700 e '800', during the second part of the conference.
The conference, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute under the auspices of the Italian Embassy in Malta, is free of charge.
Further information is available at www.iicvalletta.esteri.it.