NeoLEMoS: Neo-Latin for Early Modern Studies

When: 26 July – 1 August 2026

Federica Rossetti and Patryk Ryczkowski organise NeoLEMoS: Neo-Latin for Early Modern Studies, an Aurora Summer School hosted by the University of Innsbruck in collaboration with Giancarlo Abbamonte (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II) and Marianne Ritsema van Eck (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam). The school takes place at the University of Innsbruck from 26 July to 1 August 2026.

Designed for MA students and early-stage PhD candidates, NeoLEMoS is rooted in the field of Neo-Latin philology and aims to foreground the central role of Neo-Latin as both a tool and a medium for exploring early modern culture. Building on this foundation, the school fosters interdisciplinary perspectives on early modern society, bringing together approaches from history, book history, classical reception, gender studies, and religious studies. Consequently, it highlights the significance of Neo-Latin in shaping intellectual and cultural developments from the early modern period to the present day.

The academic programme combines lectures on key topics in Neo-Latin and early modern studies with hands-on training sessions in digital tools for Neo-Latin research such as Transkribus. In addition, participants engage with the historical context of the period through guided visits to the Tyrolean sites of cultural and historical relevance connected to early modern history.

The school features contributions from an international group of scholars, including:

• Hanne Berendse (University of Innsbruck)
• Lucie Claire (Université de Picardie)
• Domenico Graziano (University of Innsbruck)
• Martin Korenjak (University of Innsbruck)
• Johanna Luggin (University of Innsbruck)
• Lorenzo Miletti (University of Naples Federico II)
• Florian Schaffenrath (University of Innsbruck)
• Lev Shadrin (University of Innsbruck)
• Francesco Senatore (University of Naples Federico II)
• Peter Sjökvist (Uppsala University)
• Eleonora Terleckienė (Vilnius University)

Contact: federica.rossetti@uibk.ac.at, patryk.ryczkowski@uibk.ac.at