معرفی
Prof. Dr. Silvia Negri holds the SNSF-funded professorship at the History Department of the University of Zurich, where she leads the project Humility in theory and practice. Historical approaches across cultures (1250-1500) (2024-2029). Her work spans medieval cultural history, historical anthropology, gender studies, and manuscript transmission, with a focus on humility as an embodied and situated value.
- PhD in Book Studies (2014, University of Siena/University of Freiburg)
- Recipient of Wetzstein Prize (University of Freiburg) and SNSF Starting Grant
- Previously: Senior Assistant at UZH (2019-2024), Habilitation in Italy (2022), Fritz Thyssen Foundation fellowship
Current research examines humility through interdisciplinary approaches: historical semantics, material philology, and digital tools. Subprojects investigate European and Mamluk contexts, manuscript artifacts, prayer gestures, and environmental practices. Awards include editorial roles for Historical Anthropology and contributions to major conferences.
- Team: Dr. James Weaver (Senior Researcher), Elena Lampp (PhD), Michele Marchioni (PhD), Lukas Bickel (Associated PhD)
- Recent publications explore Girolamo Savonarola's theology, medieval prayer gestures, and environmental humility narratives
