📅 8 July 2026 – 9.30 am 📍 Roth Institute, Piazza Sulis – Alghero The second day of the ‘Leggere Mediterranea’ Summer School explores representations of islands, borders and landing places in the Mediterranean. Francesca Bellino, from the University of Naples “L’Orientale”, presents “Unstable landing places: islands and the Mediterranean in Arab travel narratives (9th–15th centuries)”. Roberto Pesce, from the University of Oklahoma, will speak on “Between Lands and Seas: Spaces and Frontiers in the Medieval Mediterranean”. Aine O’Healy, from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, will lead a session entitled “Lampedusa and the Spectacle of the Border in Cinematic Imagery”. This will be followed by a workshop to round off the day’s programme. The event forms part of ‘Mediterranea. Cultures, Exchanges, Passages 2026’, the literary festival which Alghero brings together books, readings, music and discussions dedicated to the cultures, histories and landscapes of the Mediterranean. The festival celebrates books, the spoken word and music as tools for knowledge, connection and cultural enrichment within the region. → View the full event