Vulnerable Bodies. Concepts and Figures of Bodily Vulnerability in the Italian and European Traditions

The Winter School “ Vulnerable Bodies. Concepts and Figures of Bodily Vulnerability in the Italian and European Traditions” (8th-12th February 2027) is a project promoted by the University of Trento in partnership with ENS Lyon and KU Leuven. Now in its fourth edition, the school aims to offer a one-week advanced training school focused on the Italian philosophical traditions in the enchanting setting of the Novacella-Abbey, in South Tyrol, and is open to thirty master’s or PhD students and early-career researchers in philosophy, history, and literature, from all over the world. The programme features lectures and small-group seminars with international scholars (among whom Tomaso Montanari, Rafael Mandressi, Céline Manning-Frigau, Fabio Frosini, Olivia Guaraldo, Philippe Audegean, Alain Wijffels). The online call for applications is open until 20 October 2026: please visit our website for more information on the programme, the costs, the 6 awards for free participation.