[CfP] Global Infrastructures: The Production of the Modern World

A collaborative workshop organized by: The Institute of Contemporary History at Nova University, Lisbon and the University of Bologna The concept of “infrastructure” has become so central to contemporary societies that it has become increasingly difficult to specify what the term refers to. Rosalind Williams has described infrastructure as a “highly promiscuous concept” that, since …

Cos’è la globalizzazione? Storie e teorie

Primo seminario del ciclo Global Reset: scenari dal disordine planetarioIntroduce e coordina: Into the Black BoxCon: Claudio Minca (Università di Bologna) e Francesco Strazzari (Università Sant’Anna di Pisa) Per anni quello della globalizzazione è stato un mantra da ripetere. Eppure, quella che sembrava una condizione irreversibile del capitalismo contemporaneo è stata messa in questione ripetutamente …

The Forgotten Spaces of Globalization. A Tribute to Allan Sekula

Venue: Sala Tassinari at Palazzo d’Accursio, Piazza Maggiore 6, Bologna Visiting Hours: 1-4-6-8 July 2022, 7-9PM Exhibit Opening: Friday 1 July, 6.30 PM with Into the Black Box Collective, Martina Angelotti and Massimiliano Mollona Globalisation has recently and prominently become a hot topic in the public debate. The disruption of supply chains during and after …