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  • November 2024

  • Thu 21

    Gastrofascism and Empire: Food in Italian East Africa, 1935–1941

    November 21, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

    Simone Cinotto, University of Gastronomic Sciences Pollenzo The Italian Fascist regime envisioned transforming Ethiopia into its own granary to establish self-sufficiency to encourage demographic expansion,…

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  • February 2025

  • Thu 27

    Transatlantic Modern Consumerisms: Italian Goods and Commercial Cultures in Postwar America, 1949–1972

    February 27, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

    Simone Cinotto, University of Gastronomic Sciences of Pollenzo, and guest speakers Based on a special issue of the Italian American Review guest-edited by Simone Cinotto…

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  • April 2025

  • Mon 14

    The Valley of Wine: A Century of Italian Presence in the California Wine Industry (1850–1950)

    April 14, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

    Pietro Pinna, University of Turin The development of the California wine industry was significantly influenced by the involvement of numerous Italian families who immigrated to…

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  • September 2025

  • Tue 9

    Captive Sites of Memory: Conflicting Italian Identities in the United States During World War II

    September 9, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

    Laura E. Ruberto, Berkeley City College This talk considers the material legacies of surveillance, restrictions, and imprisonment of different groups of people on US soil in…

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  • Tue 23

    Unpacking Memories of World War II Italian Captivity in Africa: Music, Theatre, Literature, and Art Making in POW Camps

    September 23, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

    Elena Bellina, New York University Most Italian POWs imprisoned by Western Allies were captured in Africa during the early stages of World War II and…

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  • March 2026

  • Thu 12

    Arbëresh (Italian Albanian) Migration to the United States: Initial Reflections and Research Perspectives

    March 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
    John D. Calandra Italian American Institute

    Giovanni Braico, New York University Arbëresh people migrated from various regions of the Balkans, including parts of present-day Albania, the Peloponnese, Epirus, and Attica, to…

  • May 2026

  • Mon 4

    Divagando in Context: Reading Transatlantic Cultural Infrastructures

    May 4 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
    John D. Calandra Italian American Institute

    Stefano Morello, Graduate Center, CUNY This event was rescheduled from its original Feb. 23 date because of inclement weather. This listing reflects the updated timing.…

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