Find out more about next week's activities.
Tea2B: "Mental Health"
Monday, March 6, 4.30 pm
San Servolo Café
Mental health is a phrase we hear a lot these days, which could mean many things. Students and professors are welcome to chat about what mental health means to us, what is mental health in modern society, what’s the importance of it, and how can we create such healthy environment at VIU and in our home universities. Tea and/or other drinks with biscuits and crisps will be offered to participants.
More at this link.
VIU Lecture | Fear and Desire: Human, Media, Technology
Lecture by Francesco Casetti, Sterling Professor of Humanities and Film and Media Studies at Yale University
Thursday, March 9, 6 pm.
Room 1G
Fear of technology and technical devices is a recurring theme in modern Western thought. While on the one hand, these fears often reflect real problems, on the other a reconsideration of the notion of the “device” can help to frame these fears with more precision and awareness. This lecture will first analyze the evolution and concept of the device, and the interaction of humans with technology. The lecture will then focus on the tension and potential that arise from the aggregation of technology and technique (where technique refers to human ability). Finally, Prof. Casetti will examine the media as devices and the convergence of different media.
In-person attendance is strongly recommended for all the students.
This lecture may be compulsory for students attending specific courses. Upcoming information will be received in the next few days.
This event is open to all students and faculty.
More information at this link.
Visit to Palazzo Ducale
Friday, March 10
Palazzo Ducale
Come and discover a masterpiece of Venetian’s architecture with its secrets and history!
This event is open to all students and faculty and is strongly recommended for students of the course S2301 History of Venice, for whom the entrance ticket is sponsored by VIU.
The ticket price for other students and faculty is 10€.
Please note that all students and faculty need to confirm their participation by signing up on the list and bringing the ticket amount (if due) by Monday, March 6, at the Front Office.
Participants will receive further information on the meeting time and point after registration.
For more information, please refer to the VIU Front Office or to the Globalization Program Office.
