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Han Kang wins the Nobel for Literature: guest of Korean seminar in 2023
Han Kang wins the Nobel for Literature: guest of Korean seminar in 2023

South Korean writer Han Kang, born in Kwangju on November 27, 1970, has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. Kang was a virtual guest at Ca' Foscari in 2023 for a seminar on Korean literature. We spoke with Prof. Vincenza D'Urso about the style and themes of Han Kang's writing.

Joseph Sanzo's ERC project compares Ancient Jewish and Christian magic rituals
Joseph Sanzo's ERC project compares Ancient Jewish and Christian magic rituals

Joseph Sanzo's study bridges the study of late antique magic in the Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds (III-VIII cent. CE) with the study of early Jewish-Christian relations providing a comparative analysis of ancient magical texts and objects of Jewish and Christian origin (e.g. amulets, incantation bowls).

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DSAAM: a unique learning opportunity
DSAAM: a unique learning opportunity

Not only Chinese, Japanse or Arabic: the Department offers the opportunity to learn many languages and cultures, from Armenian to Vietnamese, from Georgian to Thai.
Check out all the opportunities offered in our courses.

Welcome message from Laura De Giorgi, Director of the Department

"Our department is unique nationwide. It is a lively and dynamic place with a long tradition of studying and researching Eastern civilisations, which has developed at Ca' Foscari since its inception. In our courses, you can learn languages and explore cultures from a vast area spanning from North Africa to East Asia. Our research is multidisciplinary by nature, with many active laboratories and research centres. We also have exchanges and collaborations with Venetian institutions.”

Laura De Giorgi,
Director of the Department of Asian and North African Studies

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Our research

Research areas

The Department of Asian and North African Studies offers a great variety of research topics, which reflects the great variety of interests of the teaching staff. This variety contributes to creating a stimulating environment; it promotes a multi-disciplinary approach; and it offers ample support to the most diverse research prospects. 

In order to help you navigate these ramifications, the staff’s main research interests are linked to linguistic and geographical areas, and organised in themes, in order to help you identify the research topics that the Department focuses on: Arabic studies, Armenian-Caucasian studies, Korean studies, Jewish studies, Indian studies, Iranian studies, Japanese studies, Chinese studies, Southeast Asian studies, and Turkish studies.  

 

Research projects
EJCM - Early Jewish and Christian Magical Traditions in Comparison and Contact

Supervisor: Joseph E. Sanzo
Length: 5 years (01/02/2020 - 31/01/2025)

FUZZFARM - Modelling of the early agricultural spread in south of the Eastern Europe

Supervisor: Paolo Biagi
Length: 24 months (15/03/2021 - 14/03/2023)

Publications

The research conducted at the Department of Asian and North African Studies results in internationally recognised scientific work, including contributions to journals, books, and conference proceedings.