Lecture by Emanuela Bufacchi

Free admission, subject to venue capacity

This lecture restores visibility and centrality to the women who have shaped the history of the Mediterranean, whose voices have too often remained at the margins of official historical narratives.

Drawing together literature, history and cultural imagination, it offers a fresh interpretation of the Mediterranean as a space animated by female figures whose lives generated culture, transformed identities and forged connections across its shores.

The result is a compelling narrative that illuminates overlooked histories and reveals the Mediterranean not simply as a geographical space, but as a living fabric of stories, encounters and human relationships.

The Speaker

Emanuela Bufacchi is Professor of Italian Literature at the Università Suor Orsola Benincasa in Naples and Scientific Adviser to the Dizionario biografico e tematico delle donne in Italia.

Through her scholarship, academic rigour is combined with an engaging and accessible approach, offering fresh perspectives on the women whose lives and experiences have helped shape the cultural identity of the Mediterranean—often quietly, yet profoundly.

Festival del Mediterraneo Treccani 2026

This event forms part of the Festival del Mediterraneo Treccani 2026, presented by Fondazione Treccani Cultura ETS, which brings to Lecce a programme of lectures, readings and performances exploring the Mediterranean as a living space of memory, cultural heritage and future visions.

The programme is presented within the broader framework of the Festival Treccani della Lingua Italiana, taking place in Lecce from 8 to 10 May 2026, creating a rich cultural dialogue that places language, myth and storytelling at the heart of contemporary reflection.

This event forms part of Armonie del Mediterraneo – Viaggi, Miti e Ritorni, conceived and presented by the Euro-Mediterranean Cultural Heritage Agency in collaboration with the Municipality of Lecce, with the support of the Italian Ministry of Tourism under the National Tourism Fund (FUNT) – 2025 Current Expenditure Programme (CUP F89I25002020001).