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Hybrid Moments: Independent Music in Italian America

John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036

How is it that an Italian-American grandmother’s gesture against the evil eye became the internationally recognized symbol for heavy metal music? What does the “Frank…

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Terre Promesse: Excursions Towards Italian Topographies

John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036

The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute’s third annual conference is dedicated to the theme of cultural landscapes. The conference addresses issues concerning placemaking in…

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