The concepts of 'Vernacularity' and 'vernaculars' are closely related to 'literacy' and to 'literacy achievement', but they also go beyond the limits of 'literacy' (meant as the ability to read and write) and have a direct impact and influence on the exchange and understanding of knowledge, ideas, and on the creation of new cultural 'products' in various societies, various language environments and different regions of the world. By inviting several scholars and experts on Asian and European countries, in the field of 'vernacularity' we would like to observe how different cultures have tackled with the rise of vernaculars over a superimposed - often foreign - and 'dominant' language, we will observe some of the important contribution the rise of vernaculars has allowed and, at the end of the Lecture Series, we will hopefully be able to understand how differently several countries have reacted to the onset of vernaculars. It is also hoped that we will be able to identify common patterns of cultural behavior among the different countries tackled.

Lecture programme: 15th February - 16th June 2023

23/02/2023 - Jun-Young Bae
Korea University, Sejong Campus

2/03/2023 - Mun-Hwan Hwang
Academy of Korean Studies

23/03/2023 - Young Jook Kim
Sungkyunkwan University

30/03/2023 - Kyungho Kim
Sungkyunkwan University

6/04/2023 - Doo-Hyeon Paek
Kyungpook National University

11/04/2023
Fumitaka Kishida, Osaka University

13/04/2023
Pier Francesco Fumagalli, Ambrosiana Academy, Milan

18/04/2023
Pooja Park, Sungshin Women’s University

20/04/2023
Andrea Drocco, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice

27/04/2023
Jeong A Jo, Pusan National University

4/05/2023
Sixiang Wang, UCLA

9/05/2023
Emanuele Banfi, Accademia della Crusca e Accademia Ambrosiana (Classis Asiatica)

11/05/2023
Bogook Kim, East Asian Research Centre of National Archives, Budapest, Hungary

18/05/2023
Richard Quang-Anh Tran, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice

23/05/2023
Michael Pettid, Binghamton University

25/05/2023
Sato Yoji, Eurasia Foundation President

25/05/2023
Vincenza D'Urso, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice

30/05/2023
Marco Fazzini, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice

16/06/2023
Ross King, University of British Columbia