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ABOUT US
Program description and history, contact and visitor information.
ACADEMIC RESOURCES
Conferences, lecture series, visiting professorships, courses, and library tours.
LIBRARY RESOURCES
In support of collection development in Dante and Italian Studies.
PUBLICATIONS
The Devers Series in Dante Studies, published by the University of
Notre Dame Press.
DIGITAL PROJECTS
The ItalNet Consortium for the creation of online scholarly resources in Italian studies.
GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS
In support of research and teaching, for ND students, faculty, and visiting researchers.
LINKS
Other Web resources related to Dante studies.
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ACADEMIC RESOURCES
The Devers Program in Dante Studies supports teaching and research about Dante across the curriculum, and, in particular, in the areas of Medieval and Italian Studies at Notre Dame, through the sponsorship and organization of:
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Conferences: "Dante and the Contemplative Tradition"
7 & 15 November 2007 — University of Notre Dame
A conference featuring presentations by Denys Turner (Nov. 7),
Christian Moevs, Matthew Treherne, Vittorio Montemaggi, and
Zygmunt Baranski (Nov. 15). [More] [Previous Conferences]
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Lectures
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Visiting Professorships: Professor Zygmunt G. Baranski
2006-07 Ravarino Family Distinguished Visiting Professor in Italian Studies
Professor Baranski is one of the world's authorities on Dante, medieval poetics, and modern Italian literature, film and culture. During the Fall of 2007 Professor Baranski will be in residence at Notre Dame and teach two courses. In each of the other semesters of his two-year term as Ravarino Visiting Professor, Baranski will visit Notre Dame for a period of 7-10 days. [More] [Previous Visiting Professorships]
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Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Chiara Sbordoni
Chiara Sbordoni, a 2006 Ph.D. in Medieval and Renaissance Italian Literature from the University of Rome "La Sapienza", is the current post-doctoral fellow. Her dissertation is the first comprehensive catalogue and study of fictional letters found in texts of all the main literary genres of Italian literature from the 14th century to the end of the 16th century.
[More about current and previous Post-Doctoral Fellowships]
Other initiatives include:
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Pre-College Summer Experience - Dante's Inferno : In this intensive two-week course of study, students read the Inferno in both a scholarly translation by Robert and Jean Hollander, and a brilliant poetic rendering by contemporary Irish poet Ciaran Carson. There is a special focus on the poem's major episodes in the light of recent debates in the humanities. The seminar includes an up-to-date overview of Dante's life and works and introduces participants to the rare books and illustrated volumes of the University's spectacular John A Zahm, C.S.C. Dante Collection in the University Library. [More about the Summer Experience]
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Courses:
The Devers Program supports the teaching of Dante at Notre Dame across the curriculum, in particular through its co-sponsorship of regular visiting professorships and its support of courses offered in: the Department of Romance Languages, the Program of Liberal Studies, the Ph.D. in Literature, the Department of English, the Department of Theology, and the Medieval Institute.
Courses related to Dante are regularly taught at Notre Dame, including:
Dante I and Dante II, Department of Romance Languages (T. Cachey; C. Moevs)
Dante's Divine Comedy, Department of English (T. Werge)
The fall semester of the Program of Liberal Studies "Great Books Seminar II"
Please see the Dept. of Romance Languages: Courses in Italian or the DART book for currently offered and upcoming classes.
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Class Visits and Group Tours:
With its many early and illustrated editions of the Divine Comedy and Dante's other works, translations, and ephemera,
the John A. Zahm, C.S.C. Dante Collection at the University of Notre Dame presents
many possibilities for exploring Dante's reception through the centuries at first hand.
Benjamin Panciera, Rare Books Librarian and Curator for Special Collections, regularly
offers lecture presentations featuring selected items from the collection to Notre Dame students and visiting groups. His presentations
may be tailored to suit course needs and interests.
For more information and to schedule a visit to Special Collections for your class or group, please contact Mr. Panciera by email
(bpancier @ nd.edu) or telephone (574-631-6489). Please note that two weeks or more advance notice is requested.
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Teachers As Scholars (TAS): The TEACHERS as SCHOLARS program at the University of Notre Dame is a
professional development program for K-12 teachers in collaboration with the South Bend Community School Corporation, the Catholic
Schools Office of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Schools, Union-North United School Corporation, Penn-Harris-Madison School
Corporation, and the School City of Mishawaka.
TAS offers content-based seminars led by university faculty which provide teachers the opportunity to discuss scholarly issues
when they are most likely to benefit-- during the school day (9:00 AM - 3:30 PM). The Notre Dame TAS program offers five seminars
each semester in the humanities and social sciences. Teachers are encouraged to take seminars which interest them regardless of
their grade level or content expertise.
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