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Public Lecture: Italian Settler Colonialism and Genocide

This KNIR Research Dialogue includes two lectures which explore the concept of settler colonialism through the lens of Italian colonial… Read more

Winter School: Roma Caput Mundi

Rome is, as caput mundi, the city of cities. No other place in the world has played such an important role in the development of Western culture, from early antiquity to the present day. This centuries-old history is still tangible on every street corner in Rome, in every square, from the Capitol to St. Peter’s...

Deadline: 17 November 2025

Date: 26 January - 8 February 2026

Workshop: Biographies of (Post)Colonialism

This workshop focuses on the history and the afterlife of the Italian colonisation in Africa through the lens of the biography. It aims to do so by exploring how individuals and groups actively operated within the colonial system and how individual trajectories challenge a dichotomised division between the colonisers and those who were subjected to...

Date: 9 October - 10 October 2025

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The Royal Netherlands Institute Rome is the oldest and largest of the Dutch Scientific Institutes abroad. We serve as an important bridge between the Dutch and Italian academic community and the extensive international academic community present in Rome.

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