Peter Burke is a leading figure in contemporary cultural history. Professor Emeritus of Cultural History at the University of Cambridge, his work has been instrumental in broadening the boundaries of the discipline, incorporating issues related to communication, visual culture, memory, emotions, and forms of social representation. His books have been translated into more than thirty languages ​​and remain a key reference for historians, anthropologists, sociologists, and cultural scholars worldwide.

In this keynote lecture, Burke will explore the history of gestures, a field of research that for a long time seemed to elude the tools of traditional historiography. How can we interpret body movements in other eras? What social, political, or cultural meanings are hidden within everyday gestures? Drawing on historical and contemporary examples, the historian will explore how gestures become forms of communication, emotional expression, and meaning-making, inviting us to reflect on what the body says even when words are silent.

An exceptional opportunity to listen to one of the great international figures in cultural history and discover one of the most suggestive and current lines of research in the humanities.

The conference will be conducted in English and will not have translation.