Open Stacks 2024: Scholars’ Presentations
The American Academy in Rome will showcase the work of its Rome Prize, Italian, and Getty Global Fellows in the humanities with the first annual Open Stacks: Scholars’ Presentations. The event will feature a variety of short lectures highlighting the questions that motivated Fellows’ research in Rome, concerning topics such as ancient and modern diasporas, constructions of East and West, satire and humor, voting and lawmaking, intolerance, and religious expression in art, craft, and literature.
Participating scholars are: Kate Meng Brassel, Mary C. Danisi, John Delury, Christopher Erdman, Mary-Evelyn Farrior, Emre Gönlügür, Jessica L. Harris, Dov Honick, Gabriella L. Johnson, Zakarya Khelif, Sara L. Petrilli-Jones, Nhung Tuyet Tran, and Anne L. Williams.
The event will be held in English.
For access to the Academy, guests will be asked to show a valid photo ID. Backpacks and luggage with dimensions larger than 40 x 35 x 15 cm (16 x 14 x 6 in.) are not permitted on the property. There are no locker facilities available. You may not bring animals (with the exception of seeing-eye/guide dogs).
The Academy is accessible to wheelchair users and others who need to avoid stairs. Please email us at events@aarome.org if you or someone in your party uses a wheelchair or other mobility devices so that we can ensure the best possible visitor experience. If you are someone with a disability or medical condition that may require special accommodation, please also email us at events@aarome.org.