PhD Programme Overview

Type of PhD: non-affiliated

Duration: 3 years

Access: through call for applications

Language: Italian

Teaching mode: in-person 

Credits: 180 ECTS 

Expected start date:1/10/2024

Location: University of Bari

Department: Department of Research and Humanistic Innovation

PhD Programme website: www.uniba.it/it/dottorati/lettere-lingue-arti

Coordinator: Olimpia Imperio

Course Description

This Doctoral programme, due to its inherently inter- and multidisciplinary perspective, combines diachronic and comparative approaches with the traditioonal philological and literary skills. These skills, which are required to ensure the adequate training of teachers and researchers, are crucially integrated with the now necessary skills of digital information and communication technologies that are essential in the creation of corpora, archives, lexica, databases and repertoires of "realia", as well as in the creation of dynamic and collaborative scholarly editions. Firmly rooted in the epistemological foundations of the philological, linguistic, historical, and literary disciplines, these editions afford virtually unlimited storage space for archiving a wide range of constantly expandable multimedia contents – created by the editor or drawn from external electronic resources – relating to the tradition and interpretation of texts and the study of literary, linguistic, artistic and performative phenomena. They enhance discussion within the international scientific community which has the opportunity, by directly accessing primary and secondary sources, not only to examine the editor’s choices but also to contribute, in line with the new paradigms of authorship and textuality, to the expansion of the corpus of texts being analysed as well as to the revision of those already disseminated. In response to the "social challenges" connected to the creative industry and in line with the best practices for inclusive and sustainable cultural development, this doctoral programme valorises the most suitable technologies for information management and for the sharing, communication and dissemination of the results of humanistic research as a vehicle for a more democratic, informed and interactive access to specialized knowledge. As a consequence, the doctoral programme valorises research projects that exploit the potentiality of digital tools to investigate, with a view to longterm preservation, literary texts and all forms of written, visual and sound expressions of ancient and modern languages and artistic manifestations in the phases of their formation and fixation, as well as in the processes of their dissemination, creative reception, transformation and actualization. In this sense, archives, repertories and digital lexica offer a concrete response to the need for an integrated network of digital products of various kinds and origins. These skills will find expression in the three proposed curricula: the philological-literary one, consistent with a traditional yet innovative training for educators and scholars in the Humanities; the linguistic-translation-oriented, also addressing communication and the diversified cultural demand as present locally; and the arts, theater, music, and performance curriculum, which thrives on a varied range of competencies in ancient and modern theater, music, cinema, and visual arts. Additionally, the doctoral courses will ensure adequate computer literacy, up-to-date language training, as well as the acquisition of skills in research valorization and intellectual property. The doctoral courses of the LeLiArPhD will also ensure adequate IT preparation and updated linguistic training, as well as the acquisition of skills in the valorisation of research and intellectual property.

Goals

The current doctoral programme aims to cultivate professional profiles where humanistic training meets the demands of contemporary society. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, the linguistic-literary, philological, historical-artistic, and performing arts (from ancient to modern) skills, crucial for the comprehensive training of educators and researchers, will synergize with expansive cultural proficiencies. The Doctorate intends to prepare students for careers in research and teaching, at the same time aiming to develop their skills with a view to socially innovative occupations in a variety of professional environments, including libraries, museums, theatres and in the field of cultural tourism.