2026 Hemingway and Pulitzer Prize Winner Yiyun Li at Mediterranea
PLACEHOLDER. Writing is making room for the past and the future.
On Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at 10:30 a.m., the Aula Magna “L. Quaroni” of the Department of Architecture and Design at the Università Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria will host the keynote lecture by writer Yiyun Li , entitled «SEGNAPOSTO. Writing is making space for the past and the future» .
The meeting aims to provide an opportunity to reflect on the relationship between writing, memory, and time, through the lens of one of the most authoritative voices in contemporary international literature, winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize.
The lecture will be introduced by Ottavio Amaro, dAeD Delegate for Culture, and will be preceded by institutional greetings from Giuseppe Zimbalatti, Rector of the Università Mediterranea, Carlo Felice Casula, Rector of the Dante Alighieri University for Foreigners, Giuseppe Bova, President of the Rhegium Julii Foundation, and Nino Sulfaro, Deputy Director of the dAeD Department. Simultaneous translation will be provided by Professor Teresa Scordino.
The initiative, promoted by the Culture Commission and the Department of Architecture and Design , in collaboration with the Rhegium Julii Foundation and the Architecture and Design Doctorate , inaugurates the 2026/2027 dAeD Culture Commission Seminar Series. The lecture is also part of the department's teacher training and Third Mission activities.
The event is open to the academic community, high school students, cultural associations, and the general public. Participants, who are dAeD students, will receive a certificate that can be used to obtain type F credits.