The Italian American Think Tank
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David Evanier, biographer of Bobby Darin, Jimmy Roselli, and Joe Pantoliano, will present All the Things You Are: The Life of Tony Bennett (Wiley, 2011),…
James Periconi will discuss his book — with essays by Robert Viscusi, Francesco Durante, and Martino Marazzi — which catalogues the Italian-language book-publishing industry that…
In celebration of 2013 Year of Italian Culture in the United States. Co-sponsored by the IHCC-NY.
Daniela Gioseffi’s book launch and 72nd year event celebrating the publication of Pioneering Italian American Culture; Escaping la Vita della Cucina: Essays, Reviews and Interviews by…
Naples-born Enrico Caruso became the recording industry’s first megastar when his 1904 “Vesti la giubba” sold 1 million copies. As the Metropolitan Opera’s internationally renowned…
Almost four years have passed since the L’Aquila earthquake of April 6, 2009, and there has been little progress towards the reconstruction of its devastated…
Robert Viscusi’s epic poem is composed of 624 Italianate sonnets arranged in 52 groups of twelve, called “books.” The poet uses the literary device chiasmus:…
To date, Bordighera Press’s Saggistica series has published eight volumes. Vito Zagarrio’s study on Frank Capra, The “Un-Happy Ending”: Re-viewing The Cinema of Frank…
Il confine liquido: rapporti letterari e interculturali fra Italia e Albania, edited by Emma Bond and Daniele Comberiati, is the first systematic analysis of the…
In light of population aging and high disability rates among the elderly, many Italian American families face difficult decisions concerning hospitalization and care arrangements…
Book Presentation with MARIA FAMÀ & GEORGE GUIDA Friday May 17, 2013 6:30-8:30 pm Bordighera Press hosts an evening with Maria Famà and George Guida,…
Performances by Teatro della Ginestra and Francesco Foti, moderated by Lucia Grillo (Calandra Institute). Part of the “In Scena Italian Theater Festival NY.”