Dostoyevsky: Dwelling in Mystery

Rome, April 27-28, 2017

P R O G R A M

Thursday, April 27

8.45    Arrival and Registration

9.30    Introductory session

           Rev. Prof. José María La Porte
           Dean of the School of Communication

           Prof. Federica Bergamino
           President of the Conference

10.00  The Novel as Theology: Considering the Faith in Dialogue with Dostoyevsky
           Rev. Prof. Lubomir Zak
           Lateran Pontifical University, Rome

11.00  Break

11.30  Notes from Underground as a Christian Text
           Prof. Tat’jana Kasatkina
           Institute for World Literature, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

12.30  End of Session

15.00  Papers

17.00  Between Aestheticism and Utilitarianism. The Principles of a New Logic in Dostoyevsky
           Prof. Adriano Dell’Asta
           Catholic University of Sacro Cuore, Milan

18.00  Dialogue with the Speakers

Friday, April 28

9.00    The Anthropology of the Imago Dei in Dostoyevsky
           Prof. Giuseppe Ghini
           University of Studies of Urbino

10.00  Dostoyevsky in Contemporary Film
           Dr. José García
           Film Critic, Berlin

11.00  Break

11.30  Dostoyevsky: An Author in Search of Personae
           Prof. Federica Bergamino
           Pontifical University of Santa Croce, Rome

12.30  Papers

14.00  End of Session

16.00  Round Table: Life and Literature
           Eraldo Affinati
           Alessandro D’Avenia
           Susanna Tamaro

18.00  Conclusions

Rome, October 18, 2016