MATTEO BITTANTI

NEWS: COVID-19 EMERGENCY IN NORTHERN ITALY [UPDATED: MARCH 13 2020]

Dear all, Due to the ongoing COVID-19 emergency in Northern Italy, IULM University has cancelled all public events until April 3 2020 at the earliest. This means that the following events have been cancelled: GAME TALK #1: ELIZABETH MALER (February 18 2020) And the following events have been postponed (new... Read more →

EVENT: MILAN MACHINIMA FESTIVAL 2020 (MARCH 09-13 2020, MILAN, ITALY)

We regret to inform you that the 2020 MILAN MACHINIMA FESTIVAL has been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 emergency in Northern Italy. New dates will be announced in the following weeks. On behalf of the entire curatorial team, I would like to thank you for your patience and understanding.... Read more →

CFP: BOOK REVIEWS AND BEYOND (DEADLINE: MARCH 1 2020)

Book Reviews and Beyond. The Transformations of Literature and Art Criticism in Periodicals Between the 18th and the 21st Centuries 1st International Conference Università IULM – Milan, Italy June 03-05 2020 Although unquestionably all-pervasive within the history of modern and contemporary press, the ‘review form’ has been to present an... Read more →

EVENT: FRANCO MORETTI AT IULM UNIVERSITY (JANUARY 29 2020, MILAN)

Franco Moretti (Source: New York Times) Franco Moretti will deliver a lecture titled "Simulare l'intreccio. Un nuovo approccio per lo studio della letteratura" (Simulating the plot. A new approach to studying literature") at IULM University on January 29 2020 in Aula dei 146, IULM Open Space. Franco Moretti is The... Read more →

NEWS: MILAN MACHINIMA FESTIVAL 2020: IT'S WEIRD, EERIE, AND UNREAL

The theme of the 2020 MILAN MACHINIMA FESTIVAL is The Weird, the Eerie, and the Unreal. Inspired by Mark Fisher’s last book, The Weird and the Eerie (2017), the theme tries to capture the essence of machinima, like the previous two, Aesthetics of game-based cinema (2018) and Uncanny (2019). The... Read more →