The conference reflects on the meaning of a series of recent historiographical turns and
on their impact on our interpretation of the past.
Are they signs of a highly fertile moment of historical innovation and critique? Or
are they just a sign of crisis within historical studies and (more in general) within the
humanities and social sciences? What are the relationships between them? How do they
influence/react/relate to each other? Highlighting and historizing some of the more
recent historiographical turns, the aim of the conference is to reflect on the meaning of
turns and on their impact on our knowledge and interpretation of the past.
In particular, the conference will focus on the Spatial Turn, Global Turn, Mobility Turn,
Material Turn, Visual Turn, Biographical Turn, Animal Turn, Environmental Turn, Digital
Turn, Archival Turn, Gender Turn, and Emotional Turn.

Organizing Committee
Maurizio Cau, Fondazione Bruno Kessler-ISIG
Christoph Cornelissen, University of Frankfurt
Gabriele D’Ottavio, Università di Trento
Massimo Rospocher, Fondazione Bruno Kessler-ISIG
Sandra Toffolo, Fondazione Bruno Kessler-ISIG