International Symposium

Communication Makes the Nation

A Comparison between Italian, Canadian and USA Models. Historical and Cultural Approaches

Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Italian Unity (1861-2011)
& the 100th Anniversary of McLuhan’s Birth (1911-2011)

Bologna, March 24-26 2011

Promoted by
Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
(Departments of Lingue e Letterature Straniere Moderne, Discipline Storiche, Scienze della Comunicazione, Scienze dell’Educazione, Arti Visive)

With the Assistance of
Government of Canada & Canadian Embassy in Rome
Foundation Flaminia Ravenna
Region Emilia Romagna

In collaboration with
Master di Comunicazione Storica, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna
McLuhan Program, University of Toronto
City of Bologna – Department of Culture
Museo Civico Archeologico of Bologna
Facoltà di Lingue e Letterature Straniere – University of Bologna
Collegio Superiore Alma Mater Studiorum University di Bologna
Italia Cultural Institute, Toronto
Guglielmo Marconi Foundation, Bologna