CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Cross-Border International High School
Pier Paolo Pasolini between Nature and Culture: Sentimental Geographies and Linguistic Borders
Casarsa della Delizia, Idrija, Nova Gorica, November 2 – November 6, 2025
Aim and Objectives
As part of the initiatives for Gorizia European Capital of Culture 2025, applications are invited for the International High School "Pier Paolo Pasolini between Nature and Culture: Sentimental Geographies and Linguistic Borders," an excellent training program for young scholars and researchers interested in the work of Pier Paolo Pasolini and his multifaceted expressive languages.
This initiative aims to:
- Deepen the influence of Friuli on Pasolini's poetics, through an immersive experience in the key places of his biography and his literary, cinematographic, and cultural production.
- Analyze the linguistic and translational dimensions of Pasolini's thought, with particular reference to the relationship between Italian and Slovenian languages.
- Promote cross-border exchange among young scholars from different European countries.
The High School will develop into a five-day training course with lectures, workshops, translations, and cultural itineraries between Casarsa, Idrija, and Nova Gorica.
The educational activities will be led by young scholars and intellectuals selected based on their expertise in literary, linguistic, and semiotic-cinematographic fields, with the aim of offering a dynamic and original perspective on the Poet's thought and work.
The program will be structured into five days specifically dedicated to literary journeys in Pasolini's places in Friuli, with particular attention to the influence of the landscape on his poetics; participation in a conference on Pasolini in the collective imagination, with contributions from experts; workshops on Pasolini and expressive codes; and interlinguistic translation laboratories, dedicated to rendering Pasolini's texts into Slovenian.
The High School therefore offers a unique opportunity for intercultural exchange and critical in-depth study, in a context of dialogue between young Italian and Slovenian scholars.
Participation Requirements
The call is open to candidates from all European Union Member States who meet the following requirements:
- Age between 18 and 25 years old (university students) or up to 27 years old (graduates and PhDs).
- Language proficiency:
- Italian and/or Slovenian (minimum required level: C1 for one of the two languages);
- English (minimum required level: B2).
- Interest and knowledge of Pier Paolo Pasolini's work, with particular reference to his poetic, narrative, and cinematographic production.
- Interest and/or study experience in translation studies, linguistics, semiotics, cultural studies, visual languages.
Application Procedure
Candidates must submit the following documentation by September 9, 2025, at 12:00 PM (CET):
- Curriculum Vitae in European format (Europass).
- Motivation letter (max 1500 characters), in Italian or Slovenian, in which the candidate describes their interest in the initiative, their skills, and expectations.
- Academic qualifications and any other relevant experiences related to the High School's theme.
Applications must be sent in PDF format to the official project email addresses: prijava@icra.si - info@centrostudipierpaolopasolinicasarsa.it
Selection and Communication of Results
Applications will be evaluated by an expert committee. Selection criteria will include:
- Relevance of the candidate's educational background and past experiences.
- Quality of the motivation letter.
- Proficiency in the required languages.
Admission will be communicated via email to the candidates.
Should the number of applications exceed the available places, priority will be given to participants residing or domiciled in the area of competence of the Interreg Italy-Slovenia program: Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia (provinces of Udine, Pordenone, Gorizia, and Trieste); for the Veneto Region, only the province of Venice; the statistical regions Primorsko-notranjska, Osrednjeslovenska, Gorenjska, Obalno-kraška, and Goriška.
Cost Coverage and Logistics
Participation in the High School is free of charge.
Participants will receive free hospitality for the entire duration of the High School (board, lodging, and transfers between High School locations). Any contributions for travel (arrival in Casarsa della Delizia and departure from Nova Gorica) will be evaluated based on fund availability.
For further information and clarification, please contact the organizing secretary at: prijava@icra.si - info@centrostudipierpaolopasolinicasarsa.it
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Working Languages
Most activities will be delivered in Italian and Slovenian. The working language for occasions requiring interaction among participants will be English.
Application deadline: September 9, 2025, 12:00 PM (CET).
Admission notification: By the end of September 2025.
PROGRAM
5 days: From 02.11.2025 to 06.11.2025
Day I - 02.11.2025 – Welcome and discovery of Pasolini's places in Casarsa
Location: Casarsa della Delizia (PN)
Morning:
- 10:30 AM: Arrival and welcome of participants at CSPPP.
- 11:00 AM: Introduction to Pasolini's figure in the Palazzo Burovich Hall.
- 1:00 PM: Lunch break.
Afternoon:
- 3:00 PM: Visit to the Colussi-Pasolini family home in Casarsa.
- 5:00 PM: Reading and commentary workshop on poetic texts in Friulian and Italian (Poesie a Casarsa).
- 7:00 PM: Participation in an event at the Pasolini Theater.
Evening:
- Dinner - Socializing and informal discussion among participants.
Day II - 03.11.2025 – Participation in the Conference dedicated to the fiftieth anniversary of Pier Paolo Pasolini's death
Location: Casarsa della Delizia (PN)
Morning:
- 9:00 AM: Welcome to the conference "Pasolini in the collective imagination: a timeless icon" – at the Pasolini Theater.
- 5:30 PM: Conference concludes.
- Departure for Idrija – dinner and overnight stay in the Slovenian town (2 hours travel).
Day III - 04.11.2025 – Pasolini and expressive codes in Idrija
Location: Idrija (Slovenia)
Morning:
- 10:30 AM: Lecture on Pasolini and linguistic experimentation in expressive codes (poetry, narrative) – first part.
- 11:30 AM: Lecture on Pasolini and linguistic experimentation in expressive codes (reportage and journalistic writing) – second part.
- 12:30 PM: Lecture on Pasolini and linguistic experimentation in expressive codes (theater-cinema) – third part.
- 1:30 PM: Lunch break.
Afternoon:
- 3:00 PM: Inspirational and immersive-emotional walk.
- 4:30 PM: Expressive workshop: reinterpretation of Pasolini's texts in a contemporary key through different artistic forms (writing, photography, performance).
- Discussion on the role of language in cultural and landscape identity.
- 6:30 PM: Conclusions.
Day IV - 05.11.2025 – Translation and Cultural Dialogue in Idrija
Location: Idrija (Slovenia)
Morning:
- 10:00 AM: Introduction to literary translation and the challenges of rendering Pasolini's Friulian and Italian into Slovenian.
- 11:30 AM: Video and photo activity in Idrija, geopark, and surroundings.
- 1:30 PM: Lunch break. Afternoon: 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
- Translation workshop on Pasolini's prose (texts on Friuli).
- Poetic translation workshop: Pasolini's Friulian and Italian texts.
- 7:00 PM: Departure for Nova Gorica.
Day V - 06.11.2025 – Pasolini's Landscapes and Final Presentation
Location: Nova Gorica
Morning:
- 9:00 AM: Screening of a film by Pier Paolo Pasolini.
- 11:00 AM: Analysis and discussion of the film.
- 12:00 PM: City tour.
- 1:30 PM: Lunch break.
Afternoon:
- 3:30 PM: Sharing of participants' works (translations, creative texts, photographs).
- 5:00 PM: Final discussion on the cross-border experience.
- 6:00 PM: Delivery of participation certificates.
