I’m delighted to announce that I have won a Visiting Professorship at Università di Bologna, as part of their excellence programme, working in the Dipartimento di Filologia Classica e Italianistica on my research project ‘Courting Dante’ from the end of April to June. @cdsi.bsky.social

Join us for the annual Máire Ní Chrualaoich lecture taking place at the People's Museum, Limerick, 14 April, from 6pm to 8pm to hear Dr Emma Nic Cárthaigh's lecture on the subject of ‘Prudentia versus politia: bardic encouragement in a poem by Tadhg Mac Bruaideadha for the fourth earl of Thomond’.

Buon Dantedì! #Dantedì

It was a real pleasure to come back to my Alma Mater and give the keynote lecture at the ECR ‘Trinity Tongues’ conference celebrating 250 years of Languages at TCD. My thanks to Max Mcguinness and Michael Cronin for the invitation. @cdsi.bsky.social

‘D’Alfonso’s son is left waiting for answers, as the number of surviving ex-Red Brigades members gets steadily lower and the years of lead still weigh heavily on Italy.’ John Foot (@footymac.bsky.social) on the trial of three former Red Brigades members. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ma...

Yesterday, in conjunction with the IIC Dublin & TCD, @cdsi.bsky.social celebrated Dantedì with Federica Coluzzi’s project ‘Beatrice’s Irish Voice’, which involved wonderful talks from Phyllis Gaffney (UCD) and Corinna Salvadori Lonergan (TCD). Our thanks to Serena Vandi & Federica for organising

It was a real pleasure for me to launch this magnificent volume - “A History of Poetry in Italy 1200-1600” - Cambridge University Press - and celebrate its amazing editors Guyda Armstrong, Rhiannon Daniels & Catherine Keen. Thanks to University College London for hosting us.

Celebrated Patrick’s Day by giving a seminar at @bristoluni.bsky.social on, appropriately enough, ‘Irish Dantes’. It was lovely to hang out with all my old friends at the coolest Italian depart there is - special thanks to Tristan, Catherine, Ruth, Rhiannon, John and all the gang. @cdsi.bsky.social

It was a real honour and genuine pleasure to be invited to talk at the Oxford Dante Society @ox.ac.uk and give a Lectura dantis on Paradiso IX. The event to be hosted by @wadhamcollege.bsky.social & Bernard O’Donoghue. A very special thank you to Richard, Ela and Pilot for the wonderful hospitality.

Final speaking engagement of my Australia trip. This time in Brisbane. A big thank you to everyone at the Società Dante Alighieri Brisbane for the wonderful hospitality. It was lovely to meet so many members. @cdsi.bsky.social Next stop Ireland (via Singapore/ Frankfurt)

It was a real honour and genuine pleasure to give a lecture yesterday at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Sydney. Special thanks to Marco Gioacchini for being such a wonderful host, and thanks to the very lively Sydney audience @cdsi.bsky.social

Final lecture in series next week!

The always great Sam Slote gave us a wonderful lecture on the function of vulgarity and swearing in Dante and Joyce. It was also a real treat to welcome Enrica Leydi and Gennaro Ambrosino to Cork @cdsi.bsky.social For recording of lecture see: youtu.be/d-4eT_8hbEA?...

This evening Sam Slote on Dante and Joyce. Online only, so please register

Had a lovely time in Cambridge talking about Dante and Court culture - thanks to Anna Pegoretti for wonderful welcome

Work with me! 2-year postdoc (1+1) within COLUMN: Colonial Legacies of Universities: Materialities and New Collaborations (HORIZON_HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-01-04). Topic: “Research of university botanical collections in relation to Italian and European colonialism”. Call at: shorturl.at/aurdS

Next up (next Monday), the inimitable Paolo Rigo

Last Monday we were treated to a brilliant lecture from Prof. Arielle Saiber (Johns Hopkins University) to open the 2026 Dante Public Lecture Series @cdsi.bsky.social A recording of the lecture can be viewed here: youtu.be/WtdATu4xFwM?...

Join us next Monday for Lecture 1 of 2026 UCC Dante Lecture Series with Prof. Arielle Saiber (Johns Hopkins University)

#OTD Giovanni #Boccaccio died 650 years ago. We remember him as one of the most important Italian authors of all time and the founder of the novella. We honor him by publishing his complete works. Sit tibi opus gloriae. THE INTERNATIONAL BOCCACCIO EDITION

Delighted to announce the brilliant line-up for the 2026 Dante Lecture Series @cdsi.bsky.social @ucc.ie

MBV doing what they do

Day 2 of #DanteFutures

Interesting piece from Fintan O’Toole www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

Then began our CDSI international tour. First stop ADI conference in Genova - great papers, great presence from members of the Centre

CDSI International Tour #2 we went stateside to Yale University for ‘Premodern Affective Spaces’ organised by associate member of Centre and all round brilliant person Prof. Heather Webb @heatherwebb.bsky.social

We’ve been away for a while. But it’s been a busy autumn for the Centre - here are some of the highlights so far

Back in September we kicked off events with a wonderful launch & reading by Lorna Goodison @UCC to celebrate her magnificent “Dante’s Inferno” @Carcanet @CACSSSResearch1 @UCCResearch

CDSI International Tour #3 next stop Chicago for American Boccaccio Association - the Centre ran double session on Dantean Afterlives in Boccaccio

CDSI International Tour #4 University of Notre Dame wonderful conference on Global Translation & Reception in Dante. Strong CDSI presence too

🚨 Job alert 🚨 NorseMap is recruiting for a new team member: a 3-year postdoctoral researcher with a background in Politics OR Old Norse Viking Studies to lead the 'Politics & Identity' strand of the project. Come and work with us at UCC! my.corehr.com/pls/uccrecru...

More recent events include ‘Women Scholars in Dante Studies’, ‘Il testo della Vita nova’ at the University of Bergamo, and ‘Representing the Afterlife in Latin & Romance Middle Ages’ at the University of Naples. Well done Valentina, Federica, Aistė @murkuo.bsky.social, George and Elsina 👏👏👏

The Jamaican poet Lorna Goodison is coming to UCC for the launch of her ‘Dante’s Inferno’. Admission free, but tickets essential on eventbrite - use QR cose

This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.

A great way to round off the academic year for the Centre for Dante Studies in Ireland with our 10th Dante Dialogue - this one “Figurando il Paradiso”: Dante and the Representation of Paradise with Prof Martin Kemp and Dr Federico Rossi. Watch the recording here: youtu.be/l6VRK43L1fc?...

Looking forward to this tomorrow

More fun on the way @cdsi.bsky.social

Coming soon @cdsi.bsky.social

RIP Mario Vargos Llosa

The incomparable #KamasiWashington and his wonderful ensemble at the Cork Opera House last night. Truly magical

Buon Dantedì! The CDSI @cdsi.bsky.social has created a video to mark the day: a reading in 14 different languages by colleagues from @ucc.ie of “Inferno” 26: Here is the video: youtu.be/18niFgTFvD4?...

Wonderful lecture last night from George Rayon for @cdsi.bsky.social

Final lecture of the 2025 series next Monday

We were gifted a powerfully protean “versioning” of the ‘Commedia’ last night by the wonderful Kimberly Campanello. You can watch the recording here: youtu.be/_ryrkfgWWWc?...

Really looking forward to this next Monday

Really looking forward to Gaia’s talk on Digital Humanities and Dante!

Here's the speech if you haven't heard it. 13 minutes of your time. Share it with your American friends and neighbours, because they won't see it otherwise. Circulate it in Mexico and Denmark, France and the UK, Panama and Germany, Poland and Estonia, and especially -- especially -- Ukraine.

Superb lecture

Really looking forward to this