Read the present

Considering the Twenties of the 21st Century 9 February – 05 May 2022

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How can you “read the present”? What figures can help us interpret it?

In this series our guests will recount the richness and multiplicity of experiences and skills that form their professional paths as journalists, philosophers, communicators or essayists and the way in which these contribute to define their view of the complex “twenties” that we are experiencing.

Through these perspectives, we will try to interpret some trends that the last decades have given us – increasing inequalities, international instability, the crisis of democracies and difficulty in understanding complexity – looking at the great transformations that we see opening up on the horizon. How are our lives changing? What will we remember about these years? Will we be able to govern the transitions and chart a course for this decade?      

In collaboration with Tempora and Pandora Rivista​

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Recounting the world

• Wednesday 9 February 2022 at 18:30 - 19:30

When the media spotlights turn away from the major shifts in international politics on the ground, the problems of a torn humanity remain which, from Afghanistan to the shores of the Mediterranean to the outskirts of Italian cities, is facing the consequences of an unstable international order. How can we tell the stories of these countries and these lives?
With **Francesca Mannocchi**

**To allow all those interested to participate, the event will also be streamed live on CUBO’s website and social channels**

Thinking about the future

• Thursday 28 April 2022 at 18:30 - 19:30

What does philosophising mean today? What is the role of the philosopher, in relation to other knowledge, in thinking about the present and in creating the conditions to transform it? An important figure in the Italian philosophical landscape leads us to reflect on the tools that philosophy can provide us for understanding our time.
With **Maurizio Ferraris**

**To allow all those interested to participate, the event will also be streamed live on CUBO’s website and social channels**

Recounting democracy

• Thursday 5 May 2022 at 18:30 - 19:30

In recent years, it has become clear that an important part of citizenship has nothing to do with national politics. Yet democratic processes and the life of institutions remain crucial for our national community. How can we correctly recount them? What kind of information can bring citizens closer to democracy?
With **Francesca Schianchi**

**To allow all those interested to participate, the event will also be streamed live on CUBO’s website and social channels**

Communicating politics

• Thursday 10 March 2022 at 18:30 - 19:30

What is the relationship between politics and communication today? What can we understand of today's politics by observing electoral strategies, poised between traditional media and influencers? Who are the new professionals in political communication? How do they contribute to the construction of the story of our reality?
With **Giovanni Diamanti**

**To allow all those interested to participate, the event will also be streamed live on CUBO’s website and social channels**