Join professors Jason Aleksander and Filippo Gianferrari as we dissect the philosophy behind Dante’s Divine Comedy, exploring intersections between morality, theology, and poetry through interactive discussions, passage readings, and a Q&A. Free for all!
July 29th, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Pacific Time
at Room 255 MLK King Library 150 E San Fernando St San Jose, CA.
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Meet the speakers
Jason Aleksander is Professor of Philosophy at San José State University. The majority of his research focuses on Dante’s Divine Comedy and various topics in the intersections between medieval and Renaissance literature, theology, and philosophy. He is a co-editor of two recent volumes focused on 15th-century Mystical Theology and Neoplatonic philosophy: Nicholas of Cusa and Times of Transition (Brill, 2018) and Mystical Theology and Renaissance Platonism in the Time of Cusanus (2023). He is currently completing a book project titled Redefining Faith in the Divine Comedy.
Filippo Gianferrari is Assistant Professor of Literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He received a Ph.D. in Medieval Studies from the University of Notre Dame, and an MA and BA from the University of Bologna. Before joining USCS, he taught at Vassar College and Smith College. His recent book, “Dante’s Education: Latin Schoolbooks and Vernacular Poetics” was published by OUP in 2024 and investigates the influence of Latin school texts on Dante’s poetics of vernacular learning.
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