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From Text to Data: Gender and Ottoman Representations in Cervantes through Digital Humanities

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Analizzare le rappresentazioni di genere e dell’Impero ottomano nella letteratura di Cervantes

Nel corso del XVI secolo, la Spagna ha vissuto una profonda riorganizzazione delle proprie identità sociali, politiche e religiose. Le opere di Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) riflettono spesso questi tempi turbolenti con empatia e compassione attraverso le sue descrizioni di cristiani convertiti, compagni d’armi e prigionieri, e anche le donne vengono rappresentate con rispetto per il loro coraggio. Sebbene queste idee all’avanguardia sfidassero le norme sociali e di genere, Cervantes riuscì a eludere la censura nonostante la vigilanza dell’Inquisizione. Sostenuto dal programma di azioni Marie Skłodowska-Curie, il progetto CERGENOD si baserà sulle discipline umanistiche digitali per esaminare il modo in cui l’interazione di Cervantes con gli ottomani e gli anni trascorsi in prigionia abbiano influenzato le sue opere attraverso l’analisi delle dinamiche di genere e delle rappresentazioni culturali nei suoi personaggi.

Obiettivo

Spain in the 16th century was undergoing a profound transformation in the construction of social, political, and religious identities. The most multicultural country in Europe, home to three religions and a unique cultural and ethnic diversity until the end of the 15th century, will be pushed towards a monolithic identity as a tool to cement the political power of the Crown. Cervantes was born in 1547, as Renaissance ideals of tolerance and cultural cross-fertilization were drowned in violence all over Europe. Nevertheless, the ideals of the past did not disappear overnight. Cervantes is an extraordinary example of the complexities and contradictions of his time: a heroic soldier in the campaigns against the Ottomans, a devout Catholic with suspected converso ancestry, his life is still shrouded in mystery and ambiguity. Despite the censorship and the vigilance of the Inquisition, he would manage to put forward very advanced and controversial ideas in his literary works, challenging the official narratives and imposed social values on identity and gender. This research will focus on how his relationship with the Ottoman world and the effect of his five years in captivity affected his literature. The analysis of the characters in his works, how he describes the other, the converted Christians and renegades, and his fellow captives, is very revealing of a compassionate humanity. Women are treated with particular respect and understanding, whether Christian or Muslim, capable of courageous deeds even in gendered spaces as the Ottoman harems. As well, the research compares his experience with Hindî Mahmud, who also chronicled the realities of captivity from the perspective of an Ottoman officer who fell into the hands of the Spaniards at Lepanto. The digital humanities aspect of the project is central. It will create an open-access platform collecting all Cervantes–Ottoman World materials. It will also include the digital Spanish edition of Mahmud’s text.

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UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI VERONA
Contributo netto dell'UE
€ 209 483,28
Indirizzo
VIA DELL ARTIGLIERE 8
37129 Verona
Italia
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Nord-Est Veneto Verona
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Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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