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Dr Angelo Silvestri
(he/him)
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Teams and roles for Angelo Silvestri
Lecturer in Italian
Overview
I am a Lecturer in Italian and visual culture, I am teaching Italian language and Italian Medieval and Renaissance art history. My personal interests more generally lie in English and European Medieval and Renaissance art history. Specifically I am studying the structure of the medieval church and its influence on the Medieval and Renaissance society. More recently I have also turned my attention on to the new role AI is having on the HE and University Education and I am part of the AI research group within the School of Modern Languages where I am running projects related to AI and AI application to modules and research. I am also employability Lead for the School of Modern Langauges and I lead the School Team in relation to job oppotunities and employability for students on all years.
Publication
2025
- Silvestri, A. and Perez-Nieto, N. 2025. The use of AI in universities and higher educations: a threat or an opportunity?. Presented at: NILI UK Annual Meeting, Edinburgh, Scotland, 13 June 2025.
2024
- Molinaro, C., Perez-Nieto, N. and Silvestri, A. 2024. Exploring the dynamics of AI in foreign language education: Balancing challenges, opportunities, and ethical engagement. [Video]. YouTube: Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wVZO6k4n18
- Silvestri, A. 2024. Bonizo of Sutri: Portrait in a Landscape. By John A. Dempsey. [Book Review]. Catholic Historical Review 110(1), pp. 142-144. (10.1353/cat.2024.a921715)
- Molinaro, C., Perez-Nieto, N. and Silvestri, A. 2024. Navigating the intersection of AI and foreign language learning: challenges, opportunities, and ethical integration in higher education - a case study. Presented at: XVIII CercleS International Conference 2024, “Multilingualism & the Anglosphere”, Durham, UK, 12-14 September 2024.
- Molinaro, C., Perez-Nieto, N. and Silvestri, A. 2024. Collaborative approaches to AI in foreign language education: Navigating ethical challenges together. Presented at: Cardiff University Learning and Teaching Conference 2024, Cardiff, UK, 12 September 2024.
- Molinaro, C., Perez-Nieto, N. and Silvestri, A. 2024. Language students’ engagement with GenAI tools to aid their learning. Presented at: 2nd AI in Education Conference, Cardiff, 12 July 2024.
2023
- Silvestri, A. 2023. Sacred foundation: The religious and medieval roots of the European state. By Anna Grzymała-Busse [Book Review]. Journal of Church and State 65(4), pp. 471-472. (10.1093/jcs/csad054)
- Silvestri, A. M. 2023. 'As an Obedient Son, I disobey': Political roles and religious rules in the Diocese of Lincoln in the Twelfth-Thirteenth Centuries. In: Antonetti, A. and Berardi, R. eds. The Various Models of Lordship in Europe between the Ninth and Fifteenth Centuries. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 235-258.
2020
- Silvestri, A. M. 2020. Philippa Hoskin. 'Robert Grosseteste and the 13th-century diocese of Lincoln: an English bishop's pastoral vision'. [Book Review]. Journal of British Studies 59(2) (10.1017/jbr.2019.276)
- Dennis, C., Julian-Jones, M. and Silvestri, A. 2020. Introduction. In: Episcopal Power and Personality in Medieval Europe 900-1480., Vol. 42. Medieval Church Studies Turnhout: Brepols Publishers
- Coss, P. et al. eds. 2020. Episcopal power and personality in medieval Europe 900-1480. Medieval Church Studies. Brepols Publishers.
2017
- Julian-Jones, M., Silvestri, A. and Dennis, C. 2017. Introduction. In: Coss, P. et al. eds. Episcopal Power and Local Society in Medieval Europe, 900-1400. Medieval Church Studies Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 1-20.
- Silvestri, A. 2017. The life, education, and deeds of Robert Grosseteste: perception of episcopal power at thirteenth-century Lincoln. In: Coss, P. et al. eds. Episcopal Power and Local Society in Medieval Europe, 900-1400. Brepols Publishers, pp. 81-96.
- Coss, P. et al. eds. 2017. Episcopal power and local society in Medieval Europe. 900-1400. Brepols Publishers.
2016
- Silvestri, A. 2016. Intelligo ut credam, credo ut intelligam, Robert Grosseteste between faith and reason. In: Cunningham, J. P. and Hocknull, M. eds. Robert Grosseteste and the pursuit of Religious and Scientific Learning in the Middle Ages. Studies in the History of Philosophy of Mind Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, pp. 245-262.
- Silvestri, A. 2016. Philippa M. Hoskin (ed.): Robert Grosseteste as Bishop of Lincoln {book review]. Sehepunkte 16(3)
2015
- Silvestri, A. M. 2015. Power, politics and episcopal authority: the bishops of Cremona and Lincoln in the middle ages (1066-1340). Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
2012
- Silvestri, A. M. 2012. The power of the bishop in the Dioceses of Lincoln and Cremona (1067-‐1340): a study in comparative history. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Articles
- Silvestri, A. 2024. Bonizo of Sutri: Portrait in a Landscape. By John A. Dempsey. [Book Review]. Catholic Historical Review 110(1), pp. 142-144. (10.1353/cat.2024.a921715)
- Silvestri, A. 2023. Sacred foundation: The religious and medieval roots of the European state. By Anna Grzymała-Busse [Book Review]. Journal of Church and State 65(4), pp. 471-472. (10.1093/jcs/csad054)
- Silvestri, A. M. 2020. Philippa Hoskin. 'Robert Grosseteste and the 13th-century diocese of Lincoln: an English bishop's pastoral vision'. [Book Review]. Journal of British Studies 59(2) (10.1017/jbr.2019.276)
- Silvestri, A. 2016. Philippa M. Hoskin (ed.): Robert Grosseteste as Bishop of Lincoln {book review]. Sehepunkte 16(3)
Book sections
- Silvestri, A. M. 2023. 'As an Obedient Son, I disobey': Political roles and religious rules in the Diocese of Lincoln in the Twelfth-Thirteenth Centuries. In: Antonetti, A. and Berardi, R. eds. The Various Models of Lordship in Europe between the Ninth and Fifteenth Centuries. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 235-258.
- Dennis, C., Julian-Jones, M. and Silvestri, A. 2020. Introduction. In: Episcopal Power and Personality in Medieval Europe 900-1480., Vol. 42. Medieval Church Studies Turnhout: Brepols Publishers
- Julian-Jones, M., Silvestri, A. and Dennis, C. 2017. Introduction. In: Coss, P. et al. eds. Episcopal Power and Local Society in Medieval Europe, 900-1400. Medieval Church Studies Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 1-20.
- Silvestri, A. 2017. The life, education, and deeds of Robert Grosseteste: perception of episcopal power at thirteenth-century Lincoln. In: Coss, P. et al. eds. Episcopal Power and Local Society in Medieval Europe, 900-1400. Brepols Publishers, pp. 81-96.
- Silvestri, A. 2016. Intelligo ut credam, credo ut intelligam, Robert Grosseteste between faith and reason. In: Cunningham, J. P. and Hocknull, M. eds. Robert Grosseteste and the pursuit of Religious and Scientific Learning in the Middle Ages. Studies in the History of Philosophy of Mind Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, pp. 245-262.
Books
- Coss, P. et al. eds. 2020. Episcopal power and personality in medieval Europe 900-1480. Medieval Church Studies. Brepols Publishers.
- Coss, P. et al. eds. 2017. Episcopal power and local society in Medieval Europe. 900-1400. Brepols Publishers.
- Silvestri, A. M. 2015. Power, politics and episcopal authority: the bishops of Cremona and Lincoln in the middle ages (1066-1340). Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Conferences
- Silvestri, A. and Perez-Nieto, N. 2025. The use of AI in universities and higher educations: a threat or an opportunity?. Presented at: NILI UK Annual Meeting, Edinburgh, Scotland, 13 June 2025.
- Molinaro, C., Perez-Nieto, N. and Silvestri, A. 2024. Navigating the intersection of AI and foreign language learning: challenges, opportunities, and ethical integration in higher education - a case study. Presented at: XVIII CercleS International Conference 2024, “Multilingualism & the Anglosphere”, Durham, UK, 12-14 September 2024.
- Molinaro, C., Perez-Nieto, N. and Silvestri, A. 2024. Collaborative approaches to AI in foreign language education: Navigating ethical challenges together. Presented at: Cardiff University Learning and Teaching Conference 2024, Cardiff, UK, 12 September 2024.
- Molinaro, C., Perez-Nieto, N. and Silvestri, A. 2024. Language students’ engagement with GenAI tools to aid their learning. Presented at: 2nd AI in Education Conference, Cardiff, 12 July 2024.
Thesis
- Silvestri, A. M. 2012. The power of the bishop in the Dioceses of Lincoln and Cremona (1067-‐1340): a study in comparative history. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Videos
- Molinaro, C., Perez-Nieto, N. and Silvestri, A. 2024. Exploring the dynamics of AI in foreign language education: Balancing challenges, opportunities, and ethical engagement. [Video]. YouTube: Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wVZO6k4n18
Research
My research focuses on the evolution of Western society over the past centuries, with a particular emphasis on the Medieval and Renaissance periods. Within this timeframe, I investigate the role of visual arts in Western Europe, from the early Middle Ages to the contemporary era.
During the Medieval period, Christian belief and religious institutions played a pivotal role in shaping art and architecture. Christian values were either strongly upheld or fervently challenged, and few belief systems have sparked as much discussion, debate, and controversy as Christianity.
The Renaissance marked a dramatic shift—from a God-centered worldview to one focused on human agency—introducing a new system of artistic, social, and political values, where individuals became the creators of their own destinies.
In the contemporary period, with the growing influence of artificial intelligence in education and society, we are witnessing yet another transformation: a shift from human-centered agency to machine-driven processes, reducing the role of human beings from central actors to passive observers.
Against this backdrop of conflicting and transformative contexts, my research explores the key social, political, religious, and artistic factors that have contributed to these cultural shifts. I am particularly interested in how Christian ethics and aesthetics have influenced—and continue to influence—Western culture, both through their introduction and their eventual decline in everyday life.
Teaching
I am Teaching Italian Language and Culture to Year one and Year two studdents;
I am teaching History of Medieval and Renaissance art and architecture;
I am supervising final year students in relation to History of Medieval and Renaissance art and society;
Biography
Academic history
PhD in Medieval History – Thesis on European Ecclesiastical History – Cardiff University – United Kingdom, 2013.
BA in Foreign Languages – Thesis on Germanic Philology Parma University – Italy, 2005.
BA in Philosophy – Thesis on Theoretical Philosophy Parma University – Italy, 1999.
Professional memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, November 2021;
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, May 2020;
Supervisions
Medieval and Renaissance art and architecture of the Western Europe and the Middle East;
Medieval and Renaissance society of the Western Europe and the Middle East;
Contact Details
+44 29206 88766
66a Park Place, Floor 1, Room 1.33, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3AS
Research themes
Specialisms
- AI
- Art history
- Medieval history
- Early Renaissance
- Aesthetics