Pica Code IPD-2026-066 - “Stage diplomacy. Reassessing Italy’s performing arts within the context of international relations” (Acronimo “STACY”)

The research assignments primarily entail conducting archival research in Italy and abroad to locate sources (e.g., administrative, financial, and epistolary records) that document the relationship between Italian foreign policy and the performing arts (drama, opera, and so-called "minor" genres) from the second half of the 19th century to the present.More specifically, this section of the project is designed to investigate how, in an Anglophone context, phenomena such as identity construction and reception are reflected by editorial choices, the translation and presentation of Italian plays, thereby making a contribution to establishing which authors and works gain visibilityabroad, and therefore, what image of Italian theatre is conveyed to international audiences.Collaboration in teaching and third-mission activities is to be carried out within the scope of the academic discipline field (SSD) ANGL-01/C.