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I am overjoyed to share that the Special Issue on Archaeological Identitiscapes that I guest edited for Cambridge Archaeological Journal is now out as FirstView and readable Open Access on the Cambridge Core website, Cambridge University Press. The issue is introduced by my piece on the politics of interpretation, which sets the research agenda on
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I am happy to share that I have started a new position as a Young ResearcherS Fellow at the University for Foreigners of Siena. My new research, PAAST, funded by the NextGeneration European Commission programme through the Ministero Istruzione, Universita’ e Ricerca, explores the bodily experiences of Roman imperialism in the rural areas of the
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My Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship has recently come to an end, and so has my time in Venice.I am truly grateful to the European Commission and the Ufficio Ricerca Internazionale at Ca’ Foscari University for this unique opportunity. Being a Marie Curie fellow allowed me to develop my research in unprecedented ways and connect with exceptionally
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It was such a pleasure to hold invited lectures for the course of Vulgar Culture at the University of Radboud in Nijmegen, Netherlands, last March. The students of the course, designed so splendidly by Jeroen Boom and Saskia Kroonenberg to look at the “popular and vulgar” throughout fascism, sexuality, politics, and more, not only reacted
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Today, 25th April 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day, the Liberation of Italy from the Fascist Italian Government and from the occupation of Nazi Germany. Liberation from such an authoritarian, anti-democratic, and repressive regime did not happen on a whim. In fact, this day is also known as Anniversary of the Resistance, as
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As part of both exhibitions Shards of the Past, Meaning of the Present opened in August 2023 in Venice, and Sardinnia e Mundu: Memoria, Corus, Passau e Presenti, ongoing in Masullas, we installed a special wall. A white pristine wall ready to welcome the visitors’ answer to a simple, yet challenging question: 2000 years from
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The picture above shows an archaeological site with a feature being just excavated. The tools are still inside the half-dug pit, of which we can see the section. The wheelbarrow is half full. A blue helmet is hanging from one wrought iron. A heavy orange jacket, blown by the strong winds, is hanging from another
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“How do we find (and live with) the meanings of the past?” is a two-days symposium on archaeological thought‘s ways to generate meaning out of the material data collected via excavations, surveys, analyses. This symposium was held in Venice in May 2022, where archaeologists, semioticians, museum curators, human rights activists, artists, and architects met to discuss the methods through
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There is nothing better than seeing a room full of engaged people who meet and talk about the exhibits that connect our present with a 2000 years old past. This is what happened during my second exhibition in the beautiful borgo of Masullas, west-central Sardinia, in September 2024, thanks to the partnership with its local
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In the ever-evolving world, the art of forging genuine connections remains timeless. Whether it’s with colleagues, clients, or partners, establishing a genuine rapport paves the way for collaborative success.
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