Women’s Voices in Italian History at Cinema & Storia 2026
In 2026, Fondazione ISEC and the Pirelli Foundation once again present the Cinema & Storia training and refresher course for secondary school teachers. Now in its 14th edition, the programme is organised in collaboration with the Cineteca di Bologna. Citizenship is an intricate weave of rights and duties that binds us all to our own community, so Cittadine! will explore not only key moments in the history of women but also, from distinctive viewpoints, the story of the Italian people as a whole.
Marking the eightieth anniversary of the institutional referendum and the election of the Constituent Assembly – the moment when all Italian women were able to vote for the first time – the course this year reflects on issues that remain pressing even today. How visible and influential have women been in reshaping the nation’s institutions? What roles have they played, and to what extent have they been recognised, in the business world? What languages and inflections have given voice to women within Italian publishing? The programme will also consider how changes in domestic work have created new spaces for redefining female identity, and how the war, despite the immense suffering it brought, became a catalyst for awareness and leadership.
The course consists of six online sessions and an in-person visit to the Pirelli Foundation. Five history lectures will be complemented by a session at the Cineteca di Bologna, which will choose a series of films.
Sessions are scheduled from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the following dates:
Monday 23 February – 1st online session
Monday 2 March – 2nd online session
Thursday 12 March – 3rd online lesson
Monday 16 March – 4th online session
Monday 23 March – 5th online session
Thursday 26 March – Visit to the Pirelli Foundation
Monday 30 March – 6th online session
Click here to see the full programme.
Registration for the course is free but required. Please write to didattica@fondazioneisec.it by Monday 15 February 2026. Spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
All online sessions will be streamed live on the Microsoft Teams platform.
We look forward to seeing you on 23 February at 4 p.m.!
In 2026, Fondazione ISEC and the Pirelli Foundation once again present the Cinema & Storia training and refresher course for secondary school teachers. Now in its 14th edition, the programme is organised in collaboration with the Cineteca di Bologna. Citizenship is an intricate weave of rights and duties that binds us all to our own community, so Cittadine! will explore not only key moments in the history of women but also, from distinctive viewpoints, the story of the Italian people as a whole.
Marking the eightieth anniversary of the institutional referendum and the election of the Constituent Assembly – the moment when all Italian women were able to vote for the first time – the course this year reflects on issues that remain pressing even today. How visible and influential have women been in reshaping the nation’s institutions? What roles have they played, and to what extent have they been recognised, in the business world? What languages and inflections have given voice to women within Italian publishing? The programme will also consider how changes in domestic work have created new spaces for redefining female identity, and how the war, despite the immense suffering it brought, became a catalyst for awareness and leadership.
The course consists of six online sessions and an in-person visit to the Pirelli Foundation. Five history lectures will be complemented by a session at the Cineteca di Bologna, which will choose a series of films.
Sessions are scheduled from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the following dates:
Monday 23 February – 1st online session
Monday 2 March – 2nd online session
Thursday 12 March – 3rd online lesson
Monday 16 March – 4th online session
Monday 23 March – 5th online session
Thursday 26 March – Visit to the Pirelli Foundation
Monday 30 March – 6th online session
Click here to see the full programme.
Registration for the course is free but required. Please write to didattica@fondazioneisec.it by Monday 15 February 2026. Spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
All online sessions will be streamed live on the Microsoft Teams platform.
We look forward to seeing you on 23 February at 4 p.m.!