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“The Republic of Venice: Reflections on its Long History and Many Historiographies”

March 13, 2025
6:15 PM - 8:00 PM
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807 Schermerhorn Hall.
Presenter: Maria Fusaro (University of Exeter and IAS Princeton)
Welcoming remarks: Diane Bodart (Department of Art History & Archaeology. Faculty Chair of Casa Muraro, Columbia University)
Introductory remarks: Pier Mattia Tommasino (Department of Italian, Columbia University)

This talk will focus on the enduring appeal of the history of the Republic of Venice across many different national historiographies and sub-disciplines within History. Focusing particularly on how the economic history of the Republic of Venice has been discussed by scholars, and on recent approaches towards its imperial experience in the Mediterranean, I will discuss how these different methodological and ideological approaches have shaped the work of both academic and popular historians and thus contributed also to inform the general public’s perception of Venice and its history.