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30 October 2026
Anna A. Conversation with Silvia Colasanti
A conversation with composer Silvia Colasanti about the opera "Anna A.," dedicated to the poet Anna Akhmatova
1 November 2026
Everybody has a fate
Uno spettacolo di Riccardo De Simone, nell'ambito del Gender Bender Festival
2 November 2026
For a culture of impact. Voices from Performing Gender – Dancing in Your Shoes
Presentation of the book by Giulia Allegrini, "Dialogical Arts and Social Impacts: Between Aesthetics, Ethics, and Politics."
2 November 2026
Everybody has a fate
Uno spettacolo di Riccardo De Simone, nell'ambito del Gender Bender Festival
News
Alma Mater Fest: the festival dedicated to the student community
From 21 to 23 October, three days of meetings, debates, music, guidance activities, and guided tours in Bologna, Cesena, Forlì, Ravenna, and Rimini. Take part in the events.
The call for Great-ER is open!
Participate in "Growing and Empowering Advanced Technologies in Emilia-Romagna," a free advanced incubation program for startups and deep tech research spin-offs. Apply by 11 October.
GenerAzioni: research and the city
From 2 March, in the Salaborsa Library, PhD students will be tackling some of the most significant social, environmental and cultural challenges of our time.
The 2022-27 Strategic Plan website is now online
The place to go to understand the goals and share the progress of the Plan.
About us
The strength of DAR lies in the diversity of disciplines that characterise it: visual arts, dance, film, philosophy, photography, media, music, education, political science, semiotics, sociology, history, theatre, right through to the fields of law and computer science.
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Students enrolled on degree programmes for the 2024/2025 academic year55
Competitive research projects from 2022 to 2024243
Public engagement events in 202344
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Discover the department’s research groups
The DAR has more than 50 research groups: informal hubs where competencies come together to produce an interdisciplinary and innovative research activity.
CELEBRITIES. Phenomena of celebrity in cinema and the media
Since 2015, it has been exploring celebrity culture in the media, promoting an interdisciplinary approach.
Korean Studies: Bridging Humanities and Social Sciences
It promotes knowledge of Korea through interdisciplinary research, learning activities and events.
GRASP – Art and the Public Sphere Research Group
It redefines the methodology of art-historical research and studies how social and political upheavals influence art.
Discover all the other DAR research groups
Each research group fosters dialogue amongst researchers across different fields: from cinema to philosophy, from theatre to art history.
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