LivItaly: Bringing Italian culture to Yorkshire

Start date: 2012
End date: 31 December 2099
Funder: Internally funded
Primary investigator: Dr Gigliola Sulis

LivItaly is a programme of public events with the aim of:

Acquainting Italian artists, intellectuals, and public figures with the lively cultural environment and community of Yorkshire and the North of England;
Creating links between academic expertise in the field of contemporary Italian studies and the wider community, including local schools and colleges, as well as Italian groups in the local area;
Bringing together diverse groups with a common interest in Italian culture: University students and staff at the University of Leeds, academics within Italian studies, experts in Italian contemporary culture, cultural operators, Italy-focused businesses, as well as the general public.