Festival del Giornalismo Culturale 2020: scienza, fede e velocità a Urbino e Fonte Avellana
The 2020 Festival del Giornalismo Culturale spans three days, occurring in Urbino on October 9 and at the Monastery of Fonte Avellana from October 10 to 11. This event, organized by the University of Urbino and the Istituto per la Formazione al Giornalismo, includes both in-person and live-streamed activities. The festival's theme centers on humanity's influence over technology and science. The opening day featured President Piero Dorfles and discussions regarding scientific information, literature, and Covid-19, along with Marco Malvaldi's inaugural lectio magistralis. On October 10, Vito Mancuso addressed the intersection of science and faith, followed by a media debate. The festival concluded with Guido Tonelli's lecture on digital technology and an award for a photography competition.
Key facts
- Festival del Giornalismo Culturale 2020 runs October 9-11.
- Events take place in Urbino (Oct 9) and Monastery of Fonte Avellana (Oct 10-11).
- Organized by Istituto per la Formazione al Giornalismo and University of Urbino.
- Collaborators include Galleria Nazionale delle Marche Palazzo Ducale, Svim, and schools of Pesaro-Urbino.
- Accessible in person with anti-Covid measures and via live streaming on YouTube and Active-viewer.
- Theme: humanity's control over science and technology, exploring binaries like science/culture, past/present, slowness/speed.
- Opening on Oct 9 featured Piero Dorfles, Lella Mazzoli, Giorgio Zanchini, and data from Osservatorio News–Italia.
- Lectio magistralis by Marco Malvaldi on Oct 9: 'Cinquanta sfumature di caos: da Poe a Poincaré'.
- Oct 10 program includes Vito Mancuso, Claudio Ubaldo Cortoni, Lorenzo Pavolini, and debate on science, medicine, media.
- Oct 11 features Guido Tonelli's lectio and debate on digital technology slowness vs speed.
- Under-35 journalism award and photography competition are part of the festival.
Entities
Artists
- Piero Dorfles
- Lella Mazzoli
- Giorgio Zanchini
- Marco Malvaldi
- Vito Mancuso
- Claudio Ubaldo Cortoni
- Lorenzo Pavolini
- Marco Ferrazzoli
- Daniela Minerva
- Marco Motta
- Giuseppe Novelli
- Antonella Viola
- Ludovico Bramanti
- Gioachino Rossini
- Guido Tonelli
- Flavia Bises
- Marco Cattaneo
- Giampaolo Colletti
- Beppe Cottafavi
- Luca De Biase
- Stefania Zolotti
- Giulia Ronchi
Institutions
- Istituto per la Formazione al Giornalismo
- University of Urbino
- Galleria Nazionale delle Marche Palazzo Ducale
- Svim
- Osservatorio News–Italia
- Aras Edizioni
- FrancoAngeli
- Artribune
Locations
- Urbino
- Italy
- Monastero dei monaci camaldolesi di Fonte Avellana
- Fonte Avellana
- Palazzo Ducale
- Pesaro
- Milan
- Brera