MICOLL in Beijing: Sharing Research Beyond Academia

What: Screening of Le vie dell’acqua (“Waterways”) Where: Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Pechino, Embassy of Italy (2, San Li Tun Dong Er Jie – 100600 Beijing) When: 10 April 2026, 6:00 pm There are moments, in every journey, when you suddenly realize how far you have truly come. For us, that moment arrived on…

Merchants’ Routes 2.0: From Archives to the Web – 4th MICOLL Workshop

What: 4th International Workshop of the ERC CoG MICOLL: “Merchants’ Routes 2.0. From Archives to the Web”. Where: Genoa State Archives (Piazza Santa Maria in Via Lata, 7) and Società Ligure di Storia Patria (Palazzo Ducale, Piazza Giacomo Matteotti, 5, Genoa) When: 22 and 23 January 2026   We are thrilled to announce the upcoming 4th…

“Le vie dell’acqua” at the University of Naples Federico II

MICOLL was honored to present Le Vie dell’Acqua (Waterways) at University of Naples Federico II on 24 November 2025. The screening took place at Cinema Astra and represented another important occasion to share the MICOLL project’s commitment to innovative forms of public engagement through cinema, combining historical research with contemporary storytelling. We warmly thank our colleagues…

“Le vie dell’acqua” at the University of Roma Tre

MICOLL was honoured to present Le Vie dell’Acqua (Waterways) at the Department of Law of Roma Tre University on 10 November 2025, within the courses of Medieval and Modern Legal History. The screening represented a particularly meaningful occasion for Stefania Gialdroni, Principal Investigator of MICOLL, who herself studied law at Roma Tre University and graduated…

“Le vie dell’acqua”: special screening in Anagni

What: Special screening of the movie Le vie dell’acqua (The Ways of Water), organized by Madeinterraneo APS and Growing Production Srl Where: Sala della Ragione – Palazzo comunale, Anagni (Italy) When: Saturday November 8th 2025, 6:00pm After its presentation at the Venice International Film Festival 2025, prof. Stefania Gialdroni is proud to announce that, thanks…

Second joint workshop MICOLL-HOLYLAB

What: Workshop “Digital Humanities e Mobilità: Ulteriori Prospettive da Progetti ERC” Where: Department of Political Sciences, RomaTre University, Room 4A (4th floor), via Gabriello Chiabrera 199, Rome When: 7 November 2025, 2:30pm We are delighted to announce that the second joint workshop of the ERC projects MICOLL (Migrating Commercial Law and Language. Rethinking Lex Mercatoria,…

Stefania Gialdroni and Matteo Moro in Erice

Our PI Stefania Gialdroni and one of MICOLL’s postdocs, Matteo Moro, will join the prestigious International School of Ius Commune in Erice (Italy). INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF IUS COMMUNE Directors of the School: M. Bellomo – K. Pennington – O. Condorelli – W. Decock 44th Course: Legal, cultural and religious pluralism: aspects and problems in the…

Nick Foster in Padua (again)

It is with great pleasure that we announce that Nick Foster will be in Padua for the second time to give a lecture entitled “Another Legal History: An Overview of Islamic Law, its Past and its Present” within the framework of Stefania Gialdroni’s course in Legal history on October 15th at 4:30pm, at the University…

History Meets Cinema: Film Screening @ University of Padua

What: Screening of the movie “Le vie dell’acqua” within the framework of the Science4All events Where: University of Padua, Palazzo del Bo, Via VIII febbraio 2, Aula E (ground floor) When: 27 and 28 September 2025 at 4:00 pm The event will be attended on the 27th by the scientific lead of the project, professor…

Francesca Fusco in Budapest

Our postdoc Francesca Fusco has just given a series of lectures within the framework of the PÁZMÁNY SUMMER SCHOOL on LAW AND LANGUAGE in Budapest. It is a very ancient university, founded in 1635. She was the only Italian scholar: well done Francesca! This international Summer School, open also to undergraduate students, deals with the…