IULM for the City 2024

IULM University confirms its central role as a cultural hub for the city of Milan, consolidating its position as a point of reference in Milan's cultural scene. Starting in September 2023, the "IULM for the City" initiative returns: a series of free lectures open to all citizens, addressing fundamental topics related to the world of communication.

In the programme for the 2023-2024 academic year, after psychoanalyst Massimo Recalcati, Strega Prize-winning writer Antonio Scurati and journalist and food and wine critic Annalisa Cavaleri, whose courses were held in the first semester, this second semester - starting in February - confirms the participation of renowned lecturers such as professor Gianni Canova, professor Roberto Vecchioni, classical archaeology lecturer Stefania Mancuso, political scientist Angelo Panebianco and manager and entrepreneur Pierfrancesco Barletta.

The teachings of "IULM for the City" will be recognized as a 6 CFU (University Educational Credits) elective teaching for students enrolled in IULM University's Bachelor's and Master's degree programs.

These are the courses of the second semester:

Professor Gianni Canova, in the course "History of Italian Cinema," will stimulate critical reflection on the aesthetic, linguistic, production and communicational models that have influenced Italian mass culture, through the analysis of some of the masterpieces of Italian cinema. The course is open to all citizens and students in undergraduate courses.

Angelo Panebianco, in the course "Theory of International Relations," will offer a comprehensive overview of the main orientations and theories of past and present international relations. The course is open to all citizens and students of undergraduate courses.

Roberto Vecchioni and Stefania Mancuso will teach the course "The Contemporaneity of the Ancient," which will explore how antiquity influences the creation of contemporary imagery through archaeology, literature, poetry and music. The course is open to all citizens and students of undergraduate courses.

The course "Sports Communication," taught starting in February 2024 by manager and former sports executive Pierfrancesco Barletta, will examine sports from the perspective of communication and marketing and will be open to all citizens and students of undergraduate courses. 

18 April will also see the start of "Arti e mestieri dei territori" (Arts and crafts of the territories), the course held by Davide Rampello, which was created with the intention of educating in the understanding, narration and valorisation of the material culture of the territory. From the art of cheese-making to the art of pastry-making, from the art of breeding to butchery, from wine to chocolate and coffee, the course addresses the need to relate the knowledge and material fields that a given territory offers in order to plan, in a synergic and integrated manner, their valorisation.

The courses of IULM for the City 2024 are open to participation of students and auditors until all available seats are filled, registering according to one of the following methods:
1) external auditors: registration for individual lectures is required using the form that will be available soon on this page;
2) external citizens interested in taking the exam: it is necessary to fill out the form once and follow the registration procedure for "individual courses"
3) IULM students auditors: it is necessary to register for individual classes using the form that will be available soon on this page;
4) IULM students interested in taking the exam: it is necessary to fill out the form only once and then include the teaching in their study plan by March 2024 according to the procedures proper to the enrolling course of study, available on the MyIULM page.

Here' are the details of the lessons:

• History of Italian Cinema (Gianni Canova):
  Aula 401 (IULM 4) - 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  February: 22 February, 29 February
  March: 7 March, 14 March, 21 March, 28 March
  April: 18 April
  May: 2 May, 9 May, 16 May, 23 May
• Theory of International Relations (Angelo Panebianco):
  Aula 122 (IULM 1) – 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
  February: 21 February, 28 February
  March: 6 March, 13 March, 20 March, 27 March
  April: 17 April, 24 April
  May: 8 May, 15 May, 22 May
• Sports Communication (Pierfrancesco Barletta):
  Aula Mike Bongiorno (IULM 1) - 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
  February: 22 February, 29 February
  March: 7 March, 14 March, 21 March, 28 March
  April: 18 April
  May: 2 May, 9 May, 16 May, 23 May
• The contemporaneity of the ancient (Roberto Vecchioni and Stefania Mancuso):
  Every Tuesday with lecturer Roberto Vecchioni from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Room 131 (IULM 1)
  Every Wednesday with lecturer Stefania Mancuso from 4.30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Room 144 (IULM 1)
  February: 20 February, 21 February, 27 February, 28 February
  March: 5 March, 6 March, 12 March, 13 March, 19 March, 20 March, 26 March, 27 March
  April: 16 April, 17 April, 23 April, 24 April, 30 April
  May: 7 May, 8 May, 14 May, 15 May, 21 May, 22 May
• Arts and crafts of the territories (Davide Rampello)
  Every Wednesday and Thursday from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in IULM 5 (except Monday 29 April and Monday 20 May which will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
  April: April 18 (Room 531), April 24 (Room 502), April  29 (Room Mike Bongiorno from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.)
  May: May 2 (Room 531), May 8  (Room Mike Bongiorno), May 9  (Room 512), adjournment: the 15 and 16 May lectures were cancelled, May 20 (Room 512 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.), May 22  (Room 502), May 23 (Room 531)
  

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