'68 movement and communication: a seminar open to the public

Fifty years after the ’68 youth movement, the Institute of Media and Journalism of Università della Svizzera italiana proposes a seminar with three public conferences (free entrance), to delve into the forms and ways of communication during this revolutionary time.

Two lectures of the seminar are part of the course “History of Media” and will focus on the meaning of ’68, and how the “youth movement” and other parties used the media. 

Two lectures of the seminar are part of the course “History of Media” and will focus on the meaning of ’68, and how the “youth movement” and other parties used the media. The seminar will also include the screening of the documentary “Il senno di prima, il senno di poi”, produced in 1988 for the Swiss radio and television of Italian speaking Switzerland (RSI). The events will feature Gabriele Balbi (Professor at USI), Dinorah Herz-Cervini (jurnalist), Theo Mäusli (Coordinator for the opening of SSR-SRG archives and “Digital Archive” lecturer for USI Master in Media Management), Peppino Ortoleva (former Professor at University of Turin), and Giuseppe Richeri (USI Professor Emeritus).

The seminar programme (all events will be held in Italian):

• Onda anomala: ripensare il '68 nel contesto degli anni Sessanta, Prof. Peppino Ortoleva
  Wednesday, November 28, 10.30-12.30, room A21 Lugano campus
• Public screening of the documentary “Il senno di prima, il senno di poi”, Il '68 vent’anni dopo e cinquant’anni dopo.
  Wednesday, November 28, 6 pm Room A31, Lugano campus
• Media e '68: una panoramica, Prof. Giuseppe Richeri
  Thursday, November 29, 8:30-10:30, room A21, Lugano campus