Descrizione del progetto
In che modo le catastrofi naturali condizionavano le persone nel Medioevo
L’Europa medioevale fu devastata da terremoti, che in alcuni casi provocarono persino tsunami e frane fatali. Il progetto WasteLands, finanziato dall’UE, esaminerà la modalità di reazione delle persone alle catastrofi naturali verificatesi nel Medioevo. Il progetto, adottando un punto di vista archeologico, studierà la resilienza, i ricordi, il potere e l’identità. L’attenzione si concentrerà su tre catastrofi: la caduta di massi dal Monte Granier nel 1248 (Francia), il terremoto in Carinzia e Friuli nel 1348 (Austria, Italia e Slovenia) e la famosa inondazione di Santa Elisabetta nel 1421 (Paesi Bassi). Si prevede che i risultati amplieranno il dibattito teorico sul concetto della resilienza tramite la realizzazione di uno studio sistematico delle catastrofi naturali «nel paesaggio». Il progetto contribuirà inoltre alla comunicazione odierna sul rischio di catastrofi.
Obiettivo
The WasteLands project explores the aftermath of medieval disasters in Europe from an archaeological perspective. Using a novel theoretical and research framework to tackle topics such as resilience, memory, power, and identity in the aftermath of destructive catastrophes, WasteLands employs a non-invasive landscape approach to address three iconic disasters across Europe: the Mont Granier megalandslide, 1248 (France); the Carinthia and Friuli earthquake, 1348 (Austria, Italy and Slovenia); the St Elizabeth’s megaflood, 1421 (Netherlands).
WasteLands aims to expand the theoretical debate about the concept of resilience by developing a systematic study of natural disasters ‘in the landscape’, posing novel questions addressing under-represented topics through original dialogues between archaeology, cultural anthropology, and disaster studies scholars, and contributing effectively to disaster risk communication in contemporary societies.
The project will be developed under the supervision of Prof Andrea Augenti (supervisor at the University of Bologna, Italy) and Prof Matthew Johnson (supervisor at Northwestern University, USA). During the outgoing phase at Northwestern University, the candidate will analyse in depth the archaeology of the selected ‘landscapes of disaster’, apply up-to-date archaeological and anthropological theory and engage with a diverse and multidisciplinary team of scholars from the same university. During the return phase, he will be integrated within the research environment of the University of Bologna where the candidate will complete his research activities, disseminate the scientific results of the project, and develop a cultural heritage and community engagement programme focused on disaster risk communication. The latter activity will be strengthened through two project secondments at the Biesbosch Museum, Netherlands and at the INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) in Bologna, Italy.
Campo scientifico
- humanitieshistory and archaeologyhistorymedieval history
- social sciencessociologyanthropologycultural anthropology
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeologyseismology
- humanitieshistory and archaeologyarchaeology
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesphysical geographynatural disasters
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Meccanismo di finanziamento
MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)Coordinatore
40126 Bologna
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