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PUBLIC TALK: The Use of the Term "Freedom" in Diplomatic Discourse of the Renaissance Dubrovnik

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The Use of the Term "Freedom" in Diplomatic Discourse of the Renaissance Dubrovnik : Part of the 'What's new in the Medieval?' lecture series Other events...
A public lecture by Valentina Zovko, Australian Government Endeavour Fellow, based at the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions, UWA.

This lecture analyses the appearance and usage of the term "freedom" in speeches given by the Dubrovnik's Renaissance ambassadors. Its meaning can be analysed over a longer period of time, depending on the person it addressed, the purpose it had to serve, and situations in which it appeared. Freedom speeches represent a permanent feature of the period. They were used to send messages of the community's self-perception from the town leaders' point of view. The government created an image of the city and used it for political purposes, always adapting it to specific social and cultural contexts. Written documents that witness Dubrovnik's history confirm that the term "freedom" in its diplomatic discourse represented far more than a mere figure of speech. The chapters of this great city's history began and ended with freedom.

This lecture is part of the 'What's new in the Medieval?' Lecture Series, presented by the Institute of Advanced Studies and the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions.
Location Fox Lecture Theatre, Arts Building, UWA
Contact Institute of Advanced Studies <[email protected]> : 6488 1340
URL http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/zovko
Start Tue, 23 Aug 2016 18:00
End Tue, 23 Aug 2016 19:00
Submitted by Audrey Barton <[email protected]>
Last Updated Fri, 17 Jun 2016 09:00
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