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Emanuela Patti
@emanuelapatti.bsky.social
Italian Studies at the University of Edinburgh | Intermediality & DH | Research Portfolio Holder SIS | Latest Book: Divina Mimesis. Pasolini lettore di Dante (Carocci 2025) | Latest Project: David Rizzio. History and myth across arts and media (RSE)
Today in Venice for the second stop of my book launch.
October 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I’m grateful to start sharing my latest book with Italian audiences 🇮🇹.
First stop: Monza!
17 Oct – public lecture
18 Oct – talk at Liceo Paolo Frisi
Thanks to Zefiro Vento di Cultura for including me in such a great lineup. I can’t wait to hear fresh voices and perspectives.
October 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Reposted by Emanuela Patti
"Every country has its scapegoats... David Rizzio became one of Scotland’s most haunting."

Read Dr Emanuela Patti's timely piece on why Mary Queen of Scots' murdered private secretary was a political scapegoat in @scotsman.com

www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
Why Mary Queen of Scots' murdered private secretary David Rizzio was a political scapegoat
History shows that political anger is often channelled towards outsiders, a pattern that is being repeated today
www.scotsman.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:56 AM