Iasems - Italian Association of Shakespearean and Early Modern Studies

12/06/2026

Elementi in Tempesta, concerto shakespeariano nato nell’ambito del Prin 2022 Applied Shakespeare, torna in una nuova cornice, il Complesso di Santa Maria della Pietà, portando sonorità provenienti dalle diverse tradizioni musicali del mediterraneo in uno spazio che, un tempo simbolo di esclusione, diventa oggi un luogo dedicato alla cura e alla cultura grazie al lavoro svolto nell’ambito del Piano Urbano Integrato (PUI) di Santa Maria della Pietà, frutto della collaborazione tra Roma Capitale Municipio XIV, ASL Roma 1, Università Luiss Guido Carli.

La realizzazione di questo evento, parte delle attività di rigenerazione immateriale del complesso svolte nell’ambito del PUI, deve la sua realizzazione alla collaborazione tra Roma Capitale Municipio XIV, ASL Roma 1, Università LUISS Guido Carli, LabGov ETS, il Dipartimento di Lingue, Letterature e Culture Straniere dell’Università Roma Tre e la Fondazione Silvano Toti, con il patrocinio del Museo Nazionale degli Strumenti Musicali e dell’Italian Association of Shakespearean and Early Modern Studies (IASEMS).

Con
Juliano Abramovay
Sarra Douik
Sara Maria Fantini
Michele Gazich
Maddalena Pennacchia

03/06/2026

The wonderful 17th IASEMS Conference at the Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II came to a beautiful close last Saturday. A visit to Pio Monte della Misericordia to admire Caravaggio’s Sette opere di Misericordia was the perfect finale to an inspiring event exploring 'Affective Shakespeare and the early modern imagination: empathy, voice, spectatorship.’ “Affect” was far more than just our academic topic; it was a lived experience, felt deeply through the immense warmth and hospitality with which the convenors hosted us. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the organizers and our brilliant keynote speakers for guiding our thoughts and creating such a welcoming community. A special thank you goes to all the speakers, the inspiring early career scholars from the graduate session, and every IASEMS member who traveled to join us. We head home with minds full of fresh inspiration and hearts full of fond memories—until next time!

01/06/2026

Congratulations to the winners of the IASEMS Mariangela Tempera Book Prizes (2026)

🏆 The IASEMS Mariangela Tempera Book Prize is awarded to Massimiliano Morini for The First English Pastor Fido (1602) (Modern Humanities Research Association, Tudor and Stuart Translations 28, 2024).

🏆 The IASEMS Mariangela Tempera Early Career Book Prize is awarded ex aequo to Beatrice Righetti for Shakespeare’s Shrews: Italian Traditions of Paradoxes and the Woman’s Debate (Routledge, 2025) and Silvia Silvestri for Intrecci anglo-italiani sulle scene elisabettiane. Ariosto, Gascoigne, Shakespeare (Cacucci Editore, 2024).

We warmly congratulate all three winners on this well-deserved recognition and celebrate their valuable contributions to Early Modern Studies.

31/05/2026

We are thrilled to applaud the winners of the 2026 BURSARIES FOR EARLY-CAREER IASEMS MEMBERS (17th IASEMS Conference, University of Naples Federico II): Kat Addis; University of Sussex; Raffaella Cappello, University of Padua; Carmen Ruiz Demetriou, University of Granada.

05/05/2026

📣We’re delighted to share the programme for the Seventeenth IASEMS Conference, “Affective Shakespeare and the Early Modern Imagination: Empathy, Voice, Spectatorship”, which will take place at the University of Naples Federico II (Naples, 28–30 May 2026).

‼️Registration is now open!

For further information, please contact: [email protected]

26/04/2026

La Radio a Teatro: Romeo e Giulietta – A Crime Story
28 Aprile 2026 • h. 19.30
Teatro Palladium

Adattamento per la scena: Lucia Esposito e Maddalena Pennacchia
Regia teatrale: Ilaria Diotallevi
Regia radiofonica e Sound Design: Andrea Cocco
Attori: Membri della compagnia radiofonica Literary Soundscapes
Intervengono: Maurizio Ascari, Lisanna Calvi, Lucia Esposito, Maddalena Pennacchia

https://www.instagram.com/p/DXgcb6mjFDc/?igsh=bzlzY3FpbmljOWh6

23/03/2026

📢 Deadline Extended! 📢

We are pleased to announce that the submission deadline for both the “Mariangela Tempera” Book Prize 2026 and the “Mariangela Tempera” Early Career Book Prize 2026 has been extended.
New deadline: 31 March 2026

The IASEMS “Mariangela Tempera” Book Prize for Early Modern English Studies Since 2018, IASEMS has awarded a “Mariangela Tempera” Book Prize for books published in the area of Early Modern English Studies. The Book Prize has been awarded to single-authored scholarly monographs or critical ed...

18/02/2026

We’re delighted to share the Call for Papers for the Seventeenth IASEMS Conference

Affective Shakespeare and the Early Modern Imagination: Empathy, Voice, and Spectatorship

📍 University of Naples Federico II (Naples)
📅 28–30 May 2026
Convenors: Michele Stanco, Angela Leonardi, and the IASEMS Executive Board

🎤 Keynote Speakers:
• Terri Bourus (Florida State University)
• Rory Loughnane (University of Kent)
• Gary Taylor (Florida State University)

🗓 Submission deadline: 15 March 2026

Please share widely with colleagues, graduate students, and anyone interested in early modern studies.
We look forward to welcoming you to Naples!

🔗 Read the full CFP and submission details here:

25/12/2025

Apertura delle candidature per il “Mariangela Tempera” Book Prize 2026 e per il “Mariangela Tempera” Early Career Book Prize 2026.

👉 Scopri di più: https://www.iasems.org/?page_id=2281

Dettagli su modalità di partecipazione, requisiti e scadenze:
🔗https://www.iasems.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IASEMS-Mariangela-Tempera-Book-Prizes-2026.pdf

Ringraziamo di cuore tutte le socie e tutti i soci per il costante sostegno e per l’energia dedicata a IASEMS. Vi auguriamo buone feste e un anno nuovo ricco di serenità e di soddisfazioni personali e professionali ✨💫✨

02/10/2025

The 16th IASEMS Conference, ‘Forms and Discourses of Spirituality and Materialism
in Early Modern Texts’ (Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Viterbo
29 September – 1 October 2025) came to a close yesterday, and we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who made it such a rich and rewarding experience.
To our wonderful host, Alba Graziano and her team: thank you for your generosity, hospitality, and careful planning.
To all the participants: it was a real privilege to hear your work and share in such thoughtful discussions and meaningful exchange and reflection. See you in Naples for our 17th IASEMS Conference!