Itineraries 2026 November
Cuneo hosts the fifth edition of Itinerari, the event promoted by the Zaratan collective that explores the possibility of imagining and practicing a radical transformation of the present. The event begins with a question that concerns imagination even before action: what space is left today for the idea of radical change, while the present order appears increasingly difficult to conceive of as something that can take on a different form? The event includes four events in autumn, two in October (21st and 28th) and two in November (18th and 25th).
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Can we still talk about revolution? This question launches the fifth edition of Itinerari, the series of meetings promoted by the Zaratan collective. In 2026, the series will address a term steeped in history, expectations, and contradictions, questioning its meaning in the present and examining some of the political and social experiences through which, in different parts of the world, a generation is returning to public space to challenge existing balances. "Revolution, Today!" builds a journey through cinema, history, journalism, and international current affairs, moving from Mark Fisher's reflections on the contemporary difficulty of conceiving a different future to the youth mobilizations of South Asia, through the dilemmas of political struggle, resistance, and the forms of social transformation. The series begins with a question that concerns imagination even before action: what space is left today for the idea of radical change, while the present order appears increasingly difficult to conceive of as something that can take on a different form?
The preview of Itineraries 2026 took place on July 4th as part of the Zoé in Città festival, with a talk by Davide Grasso dedicated to the experience of democratic confederalism in Rojava. The main itinerary will begin in the fall, with four events hosted at the Cinema Monviso and the ESSECI Sclab
in Palazzo Santa Croce. On November 18th at 8:45 pm at the Cinema Monviso, the itinerary will move to South Asia with Simone Pieranni and the panel "Gen Z in the Square: Protests and Disruptions in South Asia." From Sri Lanka to Nepal to India, Pieranni will analyze the mobilizations of a generation that brought issues related to corruption, inequality, unemployment, education, and the relationship between citizens and institutions to the streets, placing them within the context of the geopolitical transformations of a region affected by competition between India and China and the involvement of the United States.
The series will conclude with Giuliano Battiston's talk "Bangladesh: An Unfinished Revolution?" on Wednesday, November 25th at 8:45 PM at the ESSECI Sclab. The talk will begin with the student protests that swept across the country, turning into a national protest and contributing to the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government, and will explore the subsequent developments and political consequences of a movement born without a defined revolutionary project. Battiston, a journalist and independent researcher, editor of the magazine Corvialista and a member of Lettera22, an association he directed from 2018 to 2025, has been following South Asian politics and international affairs for years.
