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The Department’s degree programmes for the 2026/27 academic year are now online

The Department’s degree programmes for the 2026/27 academic year are now online

Discover what’s new, explore the contents and objectives in depth, assess the opportunities, and choose the path that best aligns with your interests and professional goals.

Research centre MemoryLab

Research centre MemoryLab

MemoryLab created within the project "The Territories of Memory", thanks to which DISCI was recognised as a Department of Excellence for the five-year period 2023-2027 by the MUR.

Research areas

Research areas

A path through the areas, projects and research groups where new knowledge is born and developed. Discover the research and scientific innovation of the Department's researchers.

Events

14 Jan 31 May 2026

Exhibition

Palestine in the Library: Texts and Images

16 Mar 14 Jun 2026

Exhibition

Plural Gazes on a Plural Italy

20 May

Lecture

The Daevas: Demonic Entities and Religious Practices in Ancient Iran

Aula Celio, via Zamboni 38

20 May

Seminar

Economie e coercizione

P.zza S. Giovanni in Monte 2, Aula Gambi

21 May

Seminar

Donna, ti vogliono ingannare!

Dipartimento di Storia Culture Civiltà, Aula Prodi, Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2

22 May 24 May 2026

Fair

Play The Games Festival 2026

BolognaFiere, viale della Fiera 20

22 May

Seminar

Women's bodies: in-metamorphosis

Aula Gambi, DiSCi Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2

22 May

Seminar

Join us at the table

Aula Capitani, piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2

26 May

Meeting

Recruiting Day - Lavorare nel terzo settore

26 May

Meeting

In the name of Eco

Cinema Modernissimo, piazza re Enzo 3

26 May

Workshop

New Publics, New Narratives

Aula Seminari 2, Piazza San Giovanni in Monte, 2

26 May

Meeting

VIII Meeting - Interviews with Riccardo Candini and Alessandro Magnani

Aula Celio, Via Zamboni 38

27 May 29 May 2026

Conference

Inheriting Eco. Umberto Eco, the University of Bologna and all the knowledge in the world

27 May

Seminar

Masterclass in Ethnographic Writing

27 May

Meeting

Ecolalie. Umberto Eco, il suono, la musica

Teatro DAMSLab | LaSoffitta, piazzetta P. P. Pasolini 5b

28 May

Conference

Research Perspectives in Dialogue 2026

Aula Celio, via Zamboni 38

28 May

Round table

Il libro... la passione predominante. Umberto Eco, i libri, l'editoria

Salaborsa - Auditorium Enzo Biagi, Piazza Del Nettuno 3

29 May

Conference

Research Perspectives in Dialogue 2026

Aula Celio, via Zamboni 38

29 May

Round table

Tradurre e non tradire? Il piacere della parola tra una lingua e l'altra

Fondazione Zeri, P.zza Giorgio Morandi 2

4 Jun

Meeting

Studying at university later in life - University for adult learners over 40, 50 and 60

5 Jun

Seminar

Join us at the table

Aula Grande, piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2

11 Jun

Workshop

Augustae in transition

Aula Marco Celio, via Zamboni 38

11 Jun

Seminar

Politicizing Exploitation

Piazza San Giovanni in Monte, 2

15 Jun

Meeting

Live the experience by discovering the degree courses in the field of Humanities

26 Jun

Seminar

Ai e accademia: dalla ricerca bibliografica alla disseminazione dei risultati

Calls and competitions

Open calls

The great Cloister of the San Giovanni in Monte building

The great Cloister of the San Giovanni in Monte building

The library of archaeology: the "rudere"

The library of archaeology: the "rudere"

The computing room of the Geography branch

The computing room of the Geography branch

Ready to dig!

Ready to dig!

Colors from the library "Giorgio R. Franci"

Colors from the library "Giorgio R. Franci"

The inner courtyard of Casa Traversari (OU of Ravenna)

The inner courtyard of Casa Traversari (OU of Ravenna)