September 26, 2011 marks the start of a new season of Cultural Gastronomy Workshops at the University of Gastronomic Sciences, coordinated by Dr. Nicola Perullo, professor of Aesthetics. The first three events will take place in September and October.
On September 26, University of Torino professor Dr. Claudio Marazzini will present Linguistica in cucina e cuochi in biblioteca (“Linguistics in the Kitchen and Cooks in the Library”), addressing linguistics, research, and cuisine, within the framework of the intersection between the world of cooking and gastronomy. UNISG Dean Dr. Piercarlo Grimaldi will facilitate the session.
On September 28, the complex and richly storied continent of Africa takes the stage, a place both oversimplified and largely understood through prejudice. Journalist Enrico Casale, editor of Popoli, offers a new perspective on the energy potential of the continent, including such renewable resources such as solar, wind, geothermic, and hydro as a departure from conventional energy sources (and the political and social consequences that are associated with them). Casale’s talk, “Africa, un continente pieno di energia” (“Africa: A Country Full of Energy”), will focus on Desertec, a project developed by the German government that aims to capture the sun and wind of the desert to produce energy for North Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. While still in the planning stages, it has already gathered significant attention (and criticism). Alessandra Abbona, of the UNISG Communications Office, will facilitate the session.
Finally, on October 3, a screening of the documentary “Jeans e Martò” will take place, telling the story of Roba Bulga, an Ethiopian student in UNISG’s Master in Italian Gastronomy and Tourism. (A martò is the traditional garment of Roba’s people, the Karrayyu-Oromo, one of the principal groups of nomadic pastoralists from the East Shoa region of Ethiopia.) Produced by Clio Sozzani and Claudia Palazzi in 2011, the film depicts the conflict between traditionalism and modernity, and the struggle between maintaining one’s rural identity while being driven towards education and a fulfilling life.
All three events will take place at 4:00 pm in in the Aula Magna classroom of Pollenzo’s Cascina Albertina.
For more information, contact:
UNISG Communications Office
comunicazione@unisg.it
tel. 0172 458507-05