Make it explicit: Documenting interpretations of literary fictions with conceptual formal models – MITE
MITE is a two-years research project funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR) through the PRIN 2022 PNRR call.
Our goal is to establish the foundational principles for documenting and analyzing observational data in the human sciences. This includes hypothetical and partial data produced through various research methodologies and conceptual systems. Specifically, we focus on the interpretation of female characters in some episodes of Medieval Italian Literature across different epochs and cultures.
To achieve this, we propose a formal framework based on ontological modeling to provide a conceptual setting for representing and analyzing literary interpretational data resulting from literary scholarship and criticism. This framework will also introduce a novel approach to characterizing literary characters, intersecting philosophy, literary studies, and criticism.
Through a comprehensive study on the modeling of observational data, MITE aims to support the creation of a novel generation of computational artefacts to enable the documentation, analysis, and sharing of diverse critical perspectives, reflecting the pluralism of debates in research.
To learn more about the project’s initiatives, stay updated with MITE’s progress and explore additional information available on the website!
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MITE Workshop – “The Interpretation of Fictional Characters”
The workshop will be take place on February 4-5, 2025 at the University of Macerata – Department of Human Studies, Aula A “Omero Proietti” Third Floor, via Garibaldi 20, Macerata – Italy. For more information about the workshop, visit: https://www.loa.istc.cnr.it/mite/index.php/events/mite-research-seminars/macerata-workshop/
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The MITE Research Seminars start again!
We’re excited to announce the 2nd cycle of the online MITE Research Seminars, a space to discuss about research in language and literature, history of literature, philosophy, computer science, digital humanities … and who knows where the conversations will lead! We will start on December 12, 10:00-12:00 (Rome Time), with a talk by Evelyn Gius,…
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Two talks by Gaia Tomazzoli
Between October and November Gaia Tomazzoli is presenting MITE at two international venues: Congresso internazionale La donna/le donne in Dante October 24-26, 2024, Universitat de Barcelona, Facultat de Filologia i Comunicació & Lugano, Istituto di Studi Filologici e Danteschi Un modello formale per le pratiche interpretative: il caso dei personaggi femminili delle opere dantesche The…
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Talk by Michele Paolini Paoletti in Milan
‘Language, Ethics, & Fiction’ Seminar Series sponsored by LEMMings (UNIMI) Department of Philosophy University of Milan 31 October 2024 2-4pm Michele Paolini Paoletti (University of Macerata) “The Identity of Ficta and the Place of Authors and Interpreters” Identity criteria for fictional entities (or ficta, in short) typically have the following form: necessarily, ficta x and…
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MITE at AIUCD
Last May MITE’s team gathered in Catania to present a poster at the annual conference of AIUCD (Associazione per l’Informatica Umanistica e la Cultura Digitale): it was a great venue and a thought-provoking event! The proceedings are now published in open access: you can download the full volume here, and look for our paper! Emilio…
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MITE at SWODCH 2024
We will be presenting MITE, along with research results related to the project, at the upcoming 4th International Workshop on Semantic Web and Ontology Design for Cultural Heritage (SWODCH 2024), taking place from October 30–31, 2024, in Tours, France. Check out the program here! And many thanks to the workshop chairs for inviting us!
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Letteratura delle donne, letteratura sulle donne. Ricerche in corso
Gaia Tomazzoli’s upcoming presentation at Letteratura delle donne, letteratura sulle donne. Ricerche in corso, organized by Sapienza Università di Roma and Università di Studi della Tuscia, February 9th, 2024. Description of the event: Venerdì 9 febbraio, con inizio alle ore 9.30, presso il laboratorio Arata, al IV piano della Facoltà di Lettere, si svolgerà il…
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Letteratura e intelligenza artificiale
We are pleased to present our research on MITE at the upcoming workshop, Letteratura e intelligenza artificiale: Un dialogo interdisciplinare. The workshop will take place at Sapienza University of Rome on September 16, 2024. Please see the attached program for details. The workshop will be streamed live on the YouTube channel of the Department of…
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Upcoming publications
Fresh and recent publications/presentations about the project: – Michele Paolini Paoletti: The Identity of Fictional Entities and the Place of Authors. Talk at the European Society for Aesthetics (ESA 2024), 6-8 June, 2024, Naples, Italy. – Emilio M. Sanfilippo, Claudio Masolo and Roberta Ferrario: Literary Characters and Interpretation Practices. Talk at the European Society for…
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Seminars at Sapienza University
On April 11 and April 18, 2024, we will organize two seminars in the context of the Doctoral School in Textual Sciences from the Middle Ages to Modernity at the University of Sapienza. The goal of the seminars is to present the MITE project to young scholars, collect their feedback, discuss together about possible interactions…