Category: News
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Dean Tamburri Interviewed for “Tutto Italiano!” Radio Show
The Tutto Italiano! radio show interviewed Dean Tamburri Sunday, May 15, 2022. Here is the episode description: “Join us with guest Anthony Julian Tamburri, Dean
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Martin Scorsese on the Importance of Conserving Italian American Sheet Music
Martin Scorsese believes strongly in the need to conserve sheet music from the golden age of Italian song. Scorsese spoke via Zoom at the Center
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Video of Claudia Durastanti’s Reading at Calandra
In April writer Claudia Durastanti came to the Calandra Institute to give a reading from her acclaimed book Strangers I Know as part of our
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Calandra Annual Conference Eco Italie: Material Landscapes and Environmental Imaginaries
The conference was a resounding success. Click here for the complete conference program. Check back soon for videos of the conference proceedings.
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Dr. Joseph Sciorra Gives Talk at Italian American Museum of Los Angeles
On Saturday, April 23, Dr. Sciorra made a presentation at the IAMLA in connection with the museum’s show “Woven Lives: Exploring Women’s Needlework from the
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Read an Interview with Dean Anthony Julian Tamburri in La Voce di New York (in Italiano)
Anthony Tamburri, the dean of the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY, was interviewed recently by Nicola Corradi for the Italian-language newspaper
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Calandra’s Spring Events Commence
Our first in-person events in our regular series took place last night. Calandra hosted filmmaker Mark Pedri and producer Carrie McCarthy (pictured here) for a
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New Approaches to Italian American Studies
Click here to watch a video discussion among Calandra Dean Anthony Julian Tamburri, Queens College Distinguished Professor of Italian American Studies Dr. Fred Gardaphé, Calandra’s
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Calandra Conference 2022 Eco Italie: Material Landscapes and Environmental Imaginaries
The theme for the 2022 edition of the Calandra Institute’s annual conference will be Eco Italie: Material Landscapes and Environmental Imaginaries. The conference will take
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Dr. Joseph Sciorra Wins Studs Terkel Award
As part of the Working-Class Studies Association Awards for work produced in 2020, this year’s Studs Terkel Award for Single Published Articles or Series, Broadcast