Civic University

CIVIC UNIVERSITY is a public engagement project that involves the creation of an urban laboratory for the dissemination of knowledge in the fields of public well-being, sustainability, inclusivity, and interculturalism. It aims to foster a greater openness within the community toward a global perspective, with the involvement of social actors during the most significant moments of democratic life. In this sense, the University takes a leading role in cultural innovation within the urban space, drawing on its expertise and its political, institutional, and relational networks.

To this end, an annual civic calendar of outreach initiatives is promoted, aimed at all citizens and focusing on the key issues of greatest importance for a democratic, inclusive, and sustainable community, in collaboration with key institutional partners, in particular, local authorities, the Prefecture, and the Macerata Police Headquarters, and with the vibrant world of cultural associations.

EVENTS ON THE CIVIC CALENDAR

2025

January 23, 2025 “Being a Woman in the Holocaust” – Keynote lecture by ANNA FOA on the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day

February 13, 2025 “Trieste and Italy’s Eastern Border 50 Years After the Treaty of Osimo” – on the occasion of Remembrance Day

March 7, 2025 “Women Writers! Eight Fairy Tales for Everyone… Except One" – Book presentation edited by A. De Giorgio and D. Nirchio in observance of International Women’s Day

April 4, 2025 “Italian Identity: Social, Cultural, and Political Change Through the Eyes of the New Generations” – Study day as part of the Study Days on Racism

June 27, 2025 “Not for Beauty’s Sake. Women (and Men) in the Partisan Struggle” – literary reception and book presentation by Margherita Becchetti to mark the anniversary of the Liberation of Macerata

2024

January 22, 2024 “A Memory for Peace. Remembering the Holocaust for a Society Without Victims" – Holocaust Remembrance Day 2024

January 25, 2024 “After Auschwitz. The Lesson of Genocide in the 21st Century” – Holocaust Remembrance Day 2024

March 8, 2024 “Finally, Female Judges. Italy’s First Female Judges” – book presentation by Eliana Di Caro on the occasion of International Women’s Day

March 21, 2024 “Nomen Omen. The Name as a Personal Right. Reflections Amid Denials, Recognitions, and Blending” – study day on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the anniversary of the

April 29, 2024 “The Allies in Italy” – presentation of the books *Area Bombing* and *Allied Captivity in Italy* as part of the celebrations for April 25

May 23, 2024 “The Day of the Owl” – in observance of Lawfulness Day

June 21, 2024 “Inspections of Terribleness: Leonardo Sciascia and Justice” – book presentation

June 29, 2024 “The Liberation of Macerata in Allied Documents” – opening of the documentary exhibition curated by Andrea Paolini and Mara Piconi to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Macerata

October 16, 2024 “Danilo Dolci and Aldo Capitini, an (Im)possible Interview” – event as part of the Macerata Humanities Festival 2024

December 11, 2024 “The Crooked Men” – theatrical performance as part of the events marking the centennial of Franz Kafka’s death