Il Consiglio di Dipartimento di Studi linguistici e culturali, riunitosi in seduta straordinaria il 22 ottobre 2025, ha approvato un documento che definisce la posizione del Dipartimento in relazione alla questione palestinese e orienta le future azioni in materia di ricerca, didattica e cooperazione accademica.
Il documento si inserisce nel solco della mozione approvata dal Senato Accademico di UNIMORE il 29 settembre 2025 e ribadisce l'impegno del Dipartimento per la promozione della pace, il rispetto dei diritti umani e della libertà accademica, in pieno accordo con i principi costituzionali e statutari dell'Ateneo.
Il testo definisce impegni concreti volti a sostenere la comunità accademica palestinese, favorire il dialogo e la cultura di pace, e garantire che le attività del Dipartimento si svolgano nel pieno rispetto dei diritti umani e del diritto internazionale.
The teaching and research that the DSLC promotes stems from the interconnections between linguistics, translation studies, literature, history, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, economics and law, with a focus on digital communication.
In teaching, this multidisciplinary approach characterizes a variety of degree courses through innovative teaching and by promoting knowledge and skills that are crucial for participation in new forms of communication. Degree courses are also characterized by a wide range of curricula. These aim at helping students acquire professional skills required by the job market, both locally and internationally.
The DSLC promotes interdisciplinary research, including important collaboration with the areas of computer science and medicine. It works closely with public actors and private enterprises throughout Italy and abroad.
The most important areas of teaching, research and third mission involve:
- forms of communication (texts, forms of discourse, institutional interaction and linguistic-cultural mediation), including corpus design and analysis;
- translation and circulation of specialized texts;
- historical studies on ideologies, nationalisms, identity construction, and cultural movements;
- the historical-artistic-literary heritage;
- history of ideas and philosophy of language;
- anthropological and ethnographic studies of contemporary society;
- religious studies, with a focus on Christianity and Islam.
The DSLC disseminates the results of its research through third mission and public engagement activities, and by creating opportunities for training and professional development both locally and nationally.