The notion of American West is deeply entwined with myth, symbolism, and contested histories, and extends beyond geographical borders into cultural and ideological terrains. The West has evolved through revisionist and postwestern lenses to become a diasporic, hybridized space reflecting diverse narratives and a multiplicity of critical perspectives. The 28th AISNA conference explores West’s – and “westness” – evolving identity through themes of contact, hybridity, regeneration, and failure across literature, cinema, and cultural history.
Scientific Committee
AISNA Board
Local Organizing Committee:
Anna De Biasio, Valeria Gennero,
Andrea Pitozzi, and Stefano Rosso
Sponsored by AISNA - Associazione Italiana di Stiudi Nord Americani
With the collaboration of REWEST -Research Group in Western American Literature and Culture, University of the Basque Country
The 28th Biennial AISNA Conference Facing West: Thinking, Living, Outliving the American West is hosted in Bergamo by the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures of the University of Bergamo.
The keynote speakers will include Prof. Kathleen Brosnan (University of Oklahoma, USA), Prof. Neil Campbell (University of Derby, UK), Prof. Audrey Goodman (Georgia State University, USA), and Prof. Marco Mariano (University of Turin, Italy).
For any questions or concerns, please write to aisna25unibg@gmail.com