International Winter School

People on the Move: Migrants, Refugees, and Displaced Persons from Ancient Times to the 21st Century.

Pavia (Italy) 13-18 February 2017.

The purpose of the course is to reflect on human migration and mobility in historical perspective. Migrations constitute a permanent, crucial, and largely positive aspect of human history, which can be analyzed both as a collective and individual phenomenon. The course offers a long-term, interdisciplinary, and multifaceted approach, dealing with a wide range of topics, events, and places from ancient times to the present day.

Each day, a lecture on an important subject will be given by an eminent scholar in the morning session, soon followed by a public debate introduced by a highly qualified discussant. A workshop will be held later on in the afternoon, connected to the main theme of the day, during which significant examples of primary and secondary sources will be examined and discussed together with crucial methodological and interpretive issues. Attendees are encouraged to contribute from the floor at any time during the event. [See the attached programme.]

The official languages of the course are English and Italian.
The teaching staff of the course combines visiting academics with members of the Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici and the Dipartimento di Scienze politiche e sociali of the Università di Pavia.

Eligibility and admission

The course is open to MA, postgraduate, and Ph.D students, as well as postdocs, researchers, and schoolteachers in the fields of Humanities and Political Science. The application deadline is January 10th 2017. [Please find attached the necessary application form.]
Since enrolment numbers are limited, only 30 applicants will be admitted to the course. Admission is based on merit, therefore the nature and quality of the CVs submitted by the applicants will be carefully examined.

Attendance at all classes is obligatory. A certificate of participation will be issued at the end of the course.
Lectures and discussions are open to the public, and all those interested are warmly welcome to attend.

Venue

All classes and activities will take place in the charming lecture halls of the Università di Pavia, some specific events will take place in the equally fascinating setting of the Collegio Ghislieri. Detailed indications about the lecture halls will be provided in due time.