Giornata di studi deleddiani

New Perspectives on the Life and Complete Works of Grazia Deledda

Organizer: Sulle Sponde della Magna Grecia

In collaboration with: Francesco Grisi Centre for Studies and Research

Date: 15 December 2026

Format: Online event

Deadline for submission of proposals: 10 November 2026

Email for proposal submissions: spondemagnagrecia@libero.it


Under the auspices of: the Apulia Region, the Municipality of San Lorenzo del Vallo (CS), the Municipality of Taranto, the University of Ferrara, the University of Genoa, the University of Cagliari, and the International University of Rome – UNINT

1. Background and Objectives
The “Deledda Study Day” aims to commemorate Grazia Deledda on the centenary of her Nobel Prize in Literature (she received it in 1927 for the year 1926), and ninety years after her death.

The event seeks to explore her complete works through original perspectives, focusing on her rich literary output, the historical and cultural context in which she worked, and the themes that remain relevant throughout her writing.

“Sulle Sponde della Magna Grecia” intends, in particular, to shed light on Southern Italian literature of the twentieth century, which is often overlooked, and to challenge the double marginalization—both as women and as Southerners—of the women writers of our South, in literary and cultural terms.

2. Thematic Areas of Investigation
Proposals should focus on the following areas of exploration:

- **Deledda and her contemporaries:** analysis of literary relationships, mutual influences, and the context of dialogue and comparison with other authors of her time.
- **Deledda’s Sardinia:** exploration of the relationship between the author and her homeland, between realistic representation and folklore, identity and otherness.
- **Innovative visions:** investigation of the stylistic, narrative, or thematic elements that mark the originality and modernity of Deledda’s writing.
- **Gender studies and perspectives:** analysis of Deledda’s work through perspectives arising from gender studies, with a focus on the representation of the female condition, power dynamics, and marginalized voices.
- **Southern identity:** connections between Deledda’s work and the broader literary and cultural landscape of Southern Italy, exploring themes of belonging, rootedness, and Southern identity.
- **Nature:** examination of the role of landscape, nature, and the relationship between humans and the environment in Deledda’s narrative universe.

3. Types of Contributions
Proposals for presentations or papers may be submitted by:

Academic researchers (university researchers and postdoctoral scholars)
Independent researchers
PhD students and research fellows
Teachers of literature and humanities subjects
Literary critics
Schools
Members of the general public

4. Proposal Submission Guidelines
Proposals must be submitted no later than 10 November 2026 to the following email address: spondemagnagrecia@libero.it.

The event is scheduled to take place on: 15 December 2026.
Start time: 9:30 a.m.
Online and broadcast live from the premises of the Francesco Grisi Centre for Studies and Research
Web: spondedellamagnagrecia.alte...