How do satirical images ask to be read? What ideas and inspirations inform the creation, interpretation, and reception of such images? This conversation between cartoonist and satirist Sergio Staino, University of Florence professor of philosophy Marco Solinas, and professors Davide Lombardo and Suzanne Menghraj will call upon a series of satirical images to examine satire as both a political and expressiveform. The evening takes as its occasion the French satirical magazineCharlie Hebdo and the debates that have followed in the wake of the January 7, 2015 attack at the magazine’s offices. Discussion will focus on the mechanisms of satire—its purposes, devices, philosophies, and psychologies—and will be followed by an informal dinner.
R.S.V.P. at stefania.bacci@nyu.edu (NYU Florence students only)
Program
Reading Images: a conversation with Sergio Staino and Marco Solinas moderated by Professors Davide Lombardo and Suzanne Menghraj Monday, April 27, 2015, 7:00 p.m. Villa Sassetti followed by an informal dinner
