Historical linguistics

“Have the Gods Fallen?” now on YouTube

We are delighted to announce that the entire conference “Have the Gods Fallen? An Interdisciplinary Reconsideration of Lex Mercatoria and Commercial Revolution”, held at San Servolo in Venice on 17–19 June 2026, was recorded and is now available on the MICOLL Project YouTube channel. The recordings include all conference sessions and offer the opportunity to…

Looking Back at the MICOLL Final Conference

From 17 to 20 June 2026, scholars from across Europe gathered in Venice for the MICOLL final conference, “Have the Gods Fallen? An Interdisciplinary Reconsideration of Lex Mercatoria and Commercial Revolution”. Hosted at the Venice International University on the island of San Servolo, with the opening keynote held at the German Center for Venetian Studies…

Doctoral lecture by Francesca Fusco

On 30 April 2026, from 10:30 to 12:30, Professor Francesca Fusco will deliver a doctoral lecture entitled Intersections between Language and Law in the Vocabulary of Financial Distress. The event will take place at Aula De Ponti, Palazzo del Bo, University of Padua, and will be introduced by Professor Stefania Gialdroni. The lecture is organized…

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…

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…

Stefania Gialdroni in Salzburg

Our PI will soon give a lecture within the framework of the Seminar Storia dell’italiano nelle regioni directed by prof. Matthias Heinz at the Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg, entitled Gli italianismi nei termini del diritto e del commercio del Veneto e Venezia. The lecture will take place on June 4th at 3:15pm, at the Unipark, SR…

Stefania Gialdroni in Messina

Our PI Stefania Gialdroni will be soon at the University of Messina for an interdisciplinary debate about a HUGE question: WHAT IS MONEY? with a a paper entitled: “The legal dimension of the Commercial Revolution. A history of the bill of exchange between law, language, literature, and iconography” What: International Conference “What is Money. Theory,…

Gialdroni and Tinterri in Catania

The “Sicilian tour” is about to begin! First stop: Catania. What: International Conference “The Migration and Transformation of Institutional Forms” Where: University of Catania, Palazzo Pedagaggi, Aula 21 Marzo When: 8-9 May 2025 Our PI prof. Stefania Gialdroni, together with Dr. Daniele Tinterri, will present a paper entitled: Follow the Words! Investigating the Mobility of…

Francesca Fusco in Poznań

What: 2nd International Conference “I contesti dell’italiano. Variabilità in lingua, didattica, letteratura e cultura” organized by Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznań and University of Warsaw Where: Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznań,  Al. Niepodległości 4 (Collegium Novum) When: 3-5 April 2025 Our Francesca Fusco will soon be in Poznań to present a paper entitled “Falliment e…

Francesca Fusco in Salzburg (again)

Very soon, our Francesca Fusco in Salzburg for the second time! What: Lecture on “Lessico e lessicografia giuridica” Where: Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg, Unipark, SR 4.302 When: 5 December 2024, 3:15pm