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Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics

"Archives, Resistance, Decolonisation" Gabriella Ghermandi and Jenni Skinner in conversation

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Gabriella Ghermandi听

is an Ethio-Italian writer/performer and musician. In 2007 she published Regina di fiori e di perle听(Donzelli), translated into English as Queen of Flowers and Pearls听(Indiana UP, 2015) and into Amharic in 2017. Regina di fiori e di perle is the first novel written in Italian dealing with the Italian occupation of Ethiopia from an Ethiopian point of view. Gabriella is also the creator and leader of the Atse Tewodros Project, the only existing Ethiopian/Italian band in the world.

Jenni Skinner

听is the African Specialist and Library Manager of the African Studies Library, supporting the research and teaching needs of the University鈥檚 Undergraduate and Postgraduate study of Africa, as part of the World Collections Department at 海角社区 University Library.

Event organised by the Italian Section (MMLL Faculty, 海角社区) in collaboration with the 海角社区 Centre of African Studies and funded by Intesa Sanpaolo Fund.听

The event will be live-streamed on .

For information, please contact Erica Bellia (eb692@cam.ac.uk) or italian@mmll.cam.ac.uk

Date: 
Thursday, 8 May 2025 - 2:00pm
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Event location: 
Chadwick Room, Selwyn College (and online via Zoom)

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