12-hour seminar, 6 sessions, 2 credits, by Rosalia Sciortino, Mahidol University (Thailand).
Organized by Antonia Soriente and Francesca Moro.
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Introductory seminar by Lidia Federica Mazzitelli, organized by Francesca Romana Moro
The seminar aims to offer an introduction to the languages, history, and cultures of Oceania, understood as Australia, Papua New Guinea, and the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. The objective is to provide basic knowledge of the main historical (pre- and post-colonial), archaeological, and cultural aspects of the region, with particular attention to linguistic diversity: from indigenous languages to colonial languages, to the Creole languages that developed in the area.
Attendance at all meetings and the presentation of a final report will allow students to earn 2 CFU credits for Other Activities.
For reservations, please write to: francesca.moro@unior.it
Seminar schedule (Teams Classroom, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.):
Monday, October 6, 2025
Monday, October 13, 2025
Monday, October 20, 2025
Monday, October 27, 2025
Monday, November 3, 2025
Monday, November 10, 2025
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Louis Copplestone
Curator, Asia Department,
Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
“Monasteries and Mandalas: Buddhist Architecture and Iconography in Medieval South Asia”
live streaming via zoom:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/2368499355?pwd=K2t1SGV3NnpFYnE2d9UVj2IMlhTdzO9&omn=842569988846
ID meeting: 236 849 9355
Access Code: HF5emC
Registration: centrostudisulsulbuddhismo@gmail.com
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Chung Hoang Chuong, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City
"Water, Environment, and Foodways of the Mekong Delta"
Introduction by: Chiara Ghidini and Le Thuy Hien
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Lecture series by Professor Imre Bangha, University of Oxford
Linguistic Identity in the Making: Classical Hindi Poetry and the Evolution of Hindustani before the Modern Divide
Monday, October 20, 2025
12:00 Antisala degli specchi
My mother Gunavati held me in her womb’ - Madhyadeshi and the early evolution of Hindi
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
10:30 - 12:00 Salone delle conferenze
‘I haven’t had any desire for jewels and pearls’ - Hindustani, the Mughal lingua franca
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
10:30 - 12:00 Antisala degli specchi
‘Either kill me or make me live in a healthy body’ - Tulsidas, the person and the poet
Thursday, November 6, 2025
10:00 AM Antisala degli specchi
‘I am created by my poetry’ - Anandghan and the universalisation of the Krishna tradition
Monday, November 10, 2025
10:00 AM Antisala degli specchi
Text Readings / The global reception of Rabindranath Tagore (tbc)
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Gamelan workshop in preparation for the Conservatory's academic year opening concert and Indonesian dance workshop.
Led by Maestro Ari Prasetiyo, Universitas Indonesia, (6/9 sessions – 12/18 hours - 2 and 3 CFU credits)
Organized by Antonia Soriente.
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Seminar on Indonesian traditions, focusing on Kebaya, an Indonesian cultural icon recently added to UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage, and Balinese dance. Practical workshop on Balinese dance led by the Kebaya Menari (Dancing Kebaya) group on a cultural mission in Italy.
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Department of Asia, Africa, and the Mediterranean Studies - Palazzo Corigliano
Piazza San Domenico Maggiore, 12 - 80134 Naples
Office 5.1 / 6th floor
Tel.: +39 081 6909685
email: csseas@unior.it
Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/P9TLUHj3foFBTyQe8
Jayson D. Petras is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Filipino Language and Literature at the University of the Philippines Diliman. From March 24 to April 16, 2025, he taught a Filipino language workshop at L'Orientale University.
Neha Arya is a doctoral student in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. Her research focuses on the impact of technology on the labor market, with particular attention to the rise of the gig economy and digital platforms in India. She examines these developments in the context of the country’s large and relatively young population, as well as its high unemployment rates—especially in urban areas. Neha has been awarded a scholarship to conduct research at L’Orientale University between April and June 2025.
Bharat Hun is a social anthropologist based in India, whose research interests include issues such as the characteristics of royalty in modern democracy and the relationship between the state and citizens in the context of western India. He is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the ICSSR and is conducting research on aspects related to care and the role of the state. Bharat has been awarded a fellowship to visit L'Orientale University between April and June 2025.
This section showcases the research projects undertaken by members of the Centre for South and Southeast Asian Studies (CSSEAS).
The projects reflect the diversity of the Centre’s scholarly interests and address themes related to the societies, cultures, languages, literatures, religions, histories, and political dynamics of South and Southeast Asia.
Through international collaboration and interdisciplinary perspectives, CSSEAS members actively contribute to the creation of innovative knowledge about one of the most complex and dynamic regions of the contemporary world.
HELLO Campania (Heritage Languages and Languages of the Others, PI: Francesca Romana Moro) is a project dedicated to heritage languages in the Campania region (Italy). Heritage languages are languages spoken by first- and second-generation migrants. The project aims to study the linguistic choices and multilingual practices of heritage language speakers from Ukraine, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and Bangladesh. The project is carried out by two research units: the University of Naples L'Orientale and the University of Naples Federico II.
EartHeritage (A cultural rescue initiative for earthen heritage: An interdisciplinary, diachronic and trans-areal approach to interconnected artistic productions in clay and stucco in Iran, Iraq, Central Asia and the
north of the Indian subcontinent, 3rd cent. BCE-8th century CE, PI: Anna Filigenzi). The project builds on an integrated approach, multi-disciplinary and trans-regional, which is not solely concerned with best-preserved forms but also with the informative potential of any relevant archaeological trace and fragment (often underestimated and therefore more at risk of being lost). Based on a solid nucleus of data (already partly available to the team) and with the aid of archaeometric investigations, hypothetical reconstructions will be attempted of iconographic motifs and decorative programmes, as well as of the technical aspects of production. The collected data will be made available in the form of a user-friendly digital catalogue and used within the same platform to create a virtual museum, as a space where research and dissemination meet.
Other units: Sapienza University of Rome (responsible: prof. Ciro Lo Muzio); University of
Bologna (responsible: dr. Luca Colliva).
Funding: Total €194,376.00; Naples local unit €99,676.00 (external €81,476.00). Funded by: Ministry of Education, University and Research - Next Generation EU
The “Wheel of Time”: An Inquiry into New Sources of Late Indian Buddhism (X–XIII cent.) (PI: Francesco Sferra).