Laura Ingallinella
@lauraingalli.bsky.social
Assistant Prof of Italian & Renaissance at the University of Toronto. Working on forgery and women's literature; transregional encounters; drama, gender, race in #earlymodern Italy. book in progress: #FraudulentMuse
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Congratulations to Sebastian Sobecki (@sebsobecki.bsky.social), who, with Ladan Niayesh, has received a grant for "Re-Orienting Female Mobility in the Early Global World", a project which will also involve Laura Ingallinella (@lauraingalli.bsky.social)! uoft.me/bIU
July 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Congratulations to Sebastian Sobecki (@sebsobecki.bsky.social), who, with Ladan Niayesh, has received a grant for "Re-Orienting Female Mobility in the Early Global World", a project which will also involve Laura Ingallinella (@lauraingalli.bsky.social)! uoft.me/bIU
I've dreaded starting to draft the narratives for my interim review file (i.e., first stage of tenure review), but now that I'm finally doing it, I'm finding the entire process healing and affirmative at an oddly profound level #skystorians #academicsky
July 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I've dreaded starting to draft the narratives for my interim review file (i.e., first stage of tenure review), but now that I'm finally doing it, I'm finding the entire process healing and affirmative at an oddly profound level #skystorians #academicsky
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🚨 RSA 2026 CFP 🚨 Join Andrea Rizzi, Nick Terpstra, and yours truly for a series of panels on trust in the early modern world sponsored by the Toronto Renaissance and Reformation Colloquium. Trust us—pun intended—you won’t want to miss this call! More info below & in alt-text.
![Call for Papers: The Fabric of Trust [Renaissance Society of America, San Francisco, 19-21
February 2026]
The Toronto Renaissance and Reformation Colloquium (TRRC) will sponsor up to 3 panels at the
next Annual Meeting of the Renaissance Society of America in San Francisco, February 19–21,
2026.
We welcome proposals on the theme of The Fabric of Trust: how trust was encouraged,
experienced, and contested in the early modern world (c. 1400–1700). We are particularly
interested in contributions that examine the material, sensory, and gendered dimensions of
trust, and the ways in which it was embedded in visual, textual, ritual, legal, and performative
practices.
Topics may include (but are not limited to):
• The visual and material culture of trust (e.g. relics, portraits, textiles, documents)
• Gendered expressions and expectations of trust in domestic, civic, or religious contexts
• Embodied and sensory experiences of credibility, authority, and faith
• Technologies of trust: surveillance, mapping, accounting, and record-keeping
• Cross-cultural, mercantile, and diplomatic encounters
• Performative strategies in theatre, ritual, or legal speech
Proposals from all disciplines will be considered, and themes/topics that lend themselves
to interdisciplinary treatment and digital humanities methods and are strongly preferred.
TO APPLY:
Please submit a proposal as a single WORD document to Andrea Rizzi arizzi@unimelb.edu.au
by Friday, 1 August 2025. Your proposal should include the paper's title and abstract (150-
word max.), a CV, your current affiliation, email address, and (if applicable) completion date of
PhD.
Please note that the RSA requires that those presenting papers at its conference must be
members of the RSA. Those who do not take out membership before the conference begins
are removed from the program.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qpyuexlwnsvzasncix7otetk/bafkreibcwk4iktkstpmvmzl6kwhf7mtwe5qtwj3flzbxfthondvomylyfm@jpeg)
July 3, 2025 at 11:17 PM
🚨 RSA 2026 CFP 🚨 Join Andrea Rizzi, Nick Terpstra, and yours truly for a series of panels on trust in the early modern world sponsored by the Toronto Renaissance and Reformation Colloquium. Trust us—pun intended—you won’t want to miss this call! More info below & in alt-text.
July 3, 2025 at 7:39 PM
🚨 RSA 2026 CFP 🚨 Join Andrea Rizzi, Nick Terpstra, and yours truly for a series of panels on trust in the early modern world sponsored by the Toronto Renaissance and Reformation Colloquium. Trust us—pun intended—you won’t want to miss this call! More info below & in alt-text.
Today's #UnrulyRenaissance tidbit: In the late fifteenth century, Isabella d'Este employed a buffoon at her court that went by the stage name "Frittella" (Pancake). His real name was Giovan Francesco dei Corioni.
June 4, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Today's #UnrulyRenaissance tidbit: In the late fifteenth century, Isabella d'Este employed a buffoon at her court that went by the stage name "Frittella" (Pancake). His real name was Giovan Francesco dei Corioni.
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Donation page for the formerly-NEH-funded #sferaproject. The horrors persist, but so do we. 💪
Many of you know I've been working on the La sfera project with scores of friends for about 5 years. We were thrilled to receive support to bring it to a larger public, and crushed when we lost it when it was nearly 70% complete. We are now seeking donations to finish it
www.sferaproject.org/donate
www.sferaproject.org/donate
The La Sfera Project - Donate
On April 2, 2025, the Sfera Project PIs received notice that the federal government was terminating the $118,000 grant the Project was awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities in August 20...
www.sferaproject.org
April 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Donation page for the formerly-NEH-funded #sferaproject. The horrors persist, but so do we. 💪
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Many of you know I've been working on the La sfera project with scores of friends for about 5 years. We were thrilled to receive support to bring it to a larger public, and crushed when we lost it when it was nearly 70% complete. We are now seeking donations to finish it
www.sferaproject.org/donate
www.sferaproject.org/donate
The La Sfera Project - Donate
On April 2, 2025, the Sfera Project PIs received notice that the federal government was terminating the $118,000 grant the Project was awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities in August 20...
www.sferaproject.org
April 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Another victim of the current madness - if you could help this medieval project, or at least spread the word, I’m sure it would be appreciated.
Many of you know I've been working on the La sfera project with scores of friends for about 5 years. We were thrilled to receive support to bring it to a larger public, and crushed when we lost it when it was nearly 70% complete. We are now seeking donations to finish it
www.sferaproject.org/donate
www.sferaproject.org/donate
The La Sfera Project - Donate
On April 2, 2025, the Sfera Project PIs received notice that the federal government was terminating the $118,000 grant the Project was awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities in August 20...
www.sferaproject.org
April 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Another victim of the current madness - if you could help this medieval project, or at least spread the word, I’m sure it would be appreciated.
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Many of you know I've been working on the La sfera project with scores of friends for about 5 years. We were thrilled to receive support to bring it to a larger public, and crushed when we lost it when it was nearly 70% complete. We are now seeking donations to finish it
www.sferaproject.org/donate
www.sferaproject.org/donate
The La Sfera Project - Donate
On April 2, 2025, the Sfera Project PIs received notice that the federal government was terminating the $118,000 grant the Project was awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities in August 20...
www.sferaproject.org
April 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Many of you know I've been working on the La sfera project with scores of friends for about 5 years. We were thrilled to receive support to bring it to a larger public, and crushed when we lost it when it was nearly 70% complete. We are now seeking donations to finish it
www.sferaproject.org/donate
www.sferaproject.org/donate
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Like many other #NEH -funded projects. the #sferaproject received notice yesterday that our grant has been cancelled. It's not yet clear what that means for the project, but we hope to have more info soon. Meanwhile, here's a screenshot of what they cancelled (our website-in-development):
April 4, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Like many other #NEH -funded projects. the #sferaproject received notice yesterday that our grant has been cancelled. It's not yet clear what that means for the project, but we hope to have more info soon. Meanwhile, here's a screenshot of what they cancelled (our website-in-development):
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Not one of these EOs listed in this letter is valid. Notably, no statutory language is listed. The President’s agenda is not a statutory reason for termination. It really is just straight up lying and people should start just suing the government in the Court of Claims.
April 4, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Not one of these EOs listed in this letter is valid. Notably, no statutory language is listed. The President’s agenda is not a statutory reason for termination. It really is just straight up lying and people should start just suing the government in the Court of Claims.
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The NEH has decided to comply with fascist dictat. www.neh.gov/sites/defaul...
February 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The NEH has decided to comply with fascist dictat. www.neh.gov/sites/defaul...
Dear friends in Boccaccio, Italian Studies and PCRS, would anyone be interested in putting together a panel on Boccaccio and race for this conference? #medievalsky
February 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Dear friends in Boccaccio, Italian Studies and PCRS, would anyone be interested in putting together a panel on Boccaccio and race for this conference? #medievalsky
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Congratulations again to Laura Ingallinella (@medievallaura.bsky.social), winner of the 2024 YI RnB4Culture Award!
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Congratulations to Laura Ingallinella, winner of the 2024 YI RnB4Culture Award!
RnB4Culture Award 2024 - Acceptance speech by Laura Ingallinella"Dr. Laura Ingallinella is awarded the RnB4Culture Award for her highly engaging project that bridges between early modern and contempor...
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December 23, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Congratulations again to Laura Ingallinella (@medievallaura.bsky.social), winner of the 2024 YI RnB4Culture Award!
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Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Historian: Some call those years the Dark Ages but in reality that was a time of great intellectual ferment.
Historian: Some call those years the Dark Ages but in reality that was a time of great intellectual ferment.
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Historian: I was lost in the archives.
Historian: I was lost in the archives.
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Rare book cataloguer: [1] i, from 1-9 (8), took a break at [2] I-III8, IV10, then was Cited In and had to Bound-with 2°: πA⁶(πA1+1, πA5+1.2), A-2B6, 2C2, x4, “gg3.4″(±”gg3″), ¶-2¶6, 3¶1, 2a- 2f6, 2g2, “Gg6“, 2h6, 2k-3b7. But eventually, [n.d.]
Rare book cataloguer: [1] i, from 1-9 (8), took a break at [2] I-III8, IV10, then was Cited In and had to Bound-with 2°: πA⁶(πA1+1, πA5+1.2), A-2B6, 2C2, x4, “gg3.4″(±”gg3″), ¶-2¶6, 3¶1, 2a- 2f6, 2g2, “Gg6“, 2h6, 2k-3b7. But eventually, [n.d.]
December 21, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Historian: Some call those years the Dark Ages but in reality that was a time of great intellectual ferment.
Historian: Some call those years the Dark Ages but in reality that was a time of great intellectual ferment.
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Great postdoc fellowship opportunity for Italian citizens in #medievalstudies (all disciplines) at the #AmericanAcademyInRome.
Deadline 12 February 2025
#medievalsky #literature #arthistory #archaeology #skystorians #religion #musicology
aarome.org/apply/italia...
Deadline 12 February 2025
#medievalsky #literature #arthistory #archaeology #skystorians #religion #musicology
aarome.org/apply/italia...
Italian Fellowships
Italian Fellows pursue their own projects and participate in the Academy’s collaborative, interdisciplinary environment.
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December 14, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Great postdoc fellowship opportunity for Italian citizens in #medievalstudies (all disciplines) at the #AmericanAcademyInRome.
Deadline 12 February 2025
#medievalsky #literature #arthistory #archaeology #skystorians #religion #musicology
aarome.org/apply/italia...
Deadline 12 February 2025
#medievalsky #literature #arthistory #archaeology #skystorians #religion #musicology
aarome.org/apply/italia...
If I had a nickel for every time I saw a manel at a conference, workshop, or symposium in Italian Studies, I would likely have enough funding to organize a two-day conference on the persistence of manels in Italian Studies, inclusive of sumptuous meals for all participants.
December 12, 2024 at 12:05 PM
If I had a nickel for every time I saw a manel at a conference, workshop, or symposium in Italian Studies, I would likely have enough funding to organize a two-day conference on the persistence of manels in Italian Studies, inclusive of sumptuous meals for all participants.
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Not sure who made this & when but fittingly came across it in my downloads folder today:
December 10, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Not sure who made this & when but fittingly came across it in my downloads folder today:
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I am incredibly proud to share the CFP for the first issue of "Riflesso: Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Journal of Italian Studies." Fellow Italian Studies instructors, circulate it with your students! The Editorial Board welcomes essays & creative pieces dealing with any aspect of Italian culture.
December 9, 2024 at 10:43 PM
I am incredibly proud to share the CFP for the first issue of "Riflesso: Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Journal of Italian Studies." Fellow Italian Studies instructors, circulate it with your students! The Editorial Board welcomes essays & creative pieces dealing with any aspect of Italian culture.
I am incredibly proud to share the CFP for the first issue of "Riflesso: Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Journal of Italian Studies." Fellow Italian Studies instructors, circulate it with your students! The Editorial Board welcomes essays & creative pieces dealing with any aspect of Italian culture.
December 9, 2024 at 10:43 PM
I am incredibly proud to share the CFP for the first issue of "Riflesso: Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Journal of Italian Studies." Fellow Italian Studies instructors, circulate it with your students! The Editorial Board welcomes essays & creative pieces dealing with any aspect of Italian culture.
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A book of anagrams based on the names of Neapolitan noblewomen by Giambattista Basile. Making a living as a poet is tough! #earlymodern
December 9, 2024 at 9:02 PM
A book of anagrams based on the names of Neapolitan noblewomen by Giambattista Basile. Making a living as a poet is tough! #earlymodern
Seriously considering switching my phone notification sound into a recording of my own voice chirping, "You should be writing! You should be writing! You should be writing!" #iamnotwriting
December 9, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Seriously considering switching my phone notification sound into a recording of my own voice chirping, "You should be writing! You should be writing! You should be writing!" #iamnotwriting
I just submitted the review—forthcoming in the next issue of "Quaderni d'Italianistica"—to a book I truly enjoyed when I first read it and was later offered to review. How nice is it when it happens? #skystorians #earlymodern
December 9, 2024 at 2:58 PM
I just submitted the review—forthcoming in the next issue of "Quaderni d'Italianistica"—to a book I truly enjoyed when I first read it and was later offered to review. How nice is it when it happens? #skystorians #earlymodern
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Maybe one of the reasons there are so many unhinged academics is that in order to keep your job, you’re constantly required to tout yourself as a Scholar of World-Historical Significance, even as your office’s ceiling tiles slowly dislodge themselves to fall on your head.
December 6, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Maybe one of the reasons there are so many unhinged academics is that in order to keep your job, you’re constantly required to tout yourself as a Scholar of World-Historical Significance, even as your office’s ceiling tiles slowly dislodge themselves to fall on your head.
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Some people were bored with their writing work (1623)
November 27, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Some people were bored with their writing work (1623)