Change
of Scale
Leopardi and the Measure of Modernity
Symposium, 2 Jul 2026, 10:30 - 20:30
From the micro to the macro and vice versa, modernity appears to have brought about multiple changes of scale in the way humans measure, map, and make sense of the world. At the turn of the nineteenth century, the Italian poet and philosopher Giacomo Leopardi offered extraordinary insights into these changes of scale and their implications for the modern world.
Organized by Alessandra Aloisi and Francesco Giusti In cooperation with Leopardi and Post-Enlightenment Studies at Oxford and the Italienzentrum at Freie Universität Berlin. With the support of the Oxford-Berlin Research Partnership and the Society for Italian Studies (SIS)
Registration required.
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