Maddalena Marinari Gustavus Adolphus College In the late nineteenth century, millions of Italians and Eastern European Jews left their countries to take advantage of the…
“My Italian village in America was in Waterbury, Connecticut.” With this sentence, Joanna Clapps Herman raises this book’s central question: To what extent can a…
An Intellectual Between Two Worlds: Uguccione Ranieri di Sorbello (1906–1969) The exhibition will be accompanied by a Zoom roundtable conversation hosted by Prof. Anthony Tamburri,…
Monday, October 18 1:00 pm to 3:00pm Live on Microsoft Teams; link below Italian immigrants have left a lasting impression on this country, contributing to everything from literature,…
This second special edition of Italics features Fabio Finotti, director of the Italian Cultural Institute in New York, as well as Cav. Joseph Sciame, president…
“Teaching Dante” Teaching and meeting the skills of undergraduate curriculum: Dante as a vehicle for good undergraduate readership. Prof. Russo explains how basic skills in…
“A Conversation: Dante Today” Alessandro Barbero in conversation with Anthony Julian Tamburri The author of numerous books and essays, Alessandro Barbero is both a novelist…
RESCHEDULED FROM 10/20 “’The Joy You Have but Tasted’: Savoring the Commedia with Dante” For the septicentennial of Dante’s Commedia, this talk celebrates Dante’s relationship with…
“He (Dante) Showed How Powerful Language (Our Language) Could Be” Luigi Ballerini, UCLA, Emeritus An invitation to reflect on Dante’s divine obsession with language, poetry…
Award-winning author Adriana Trigiani joins Calandra’s Dean Anthony Julian Tamburri live on Facebook for a conversation about his recent book Signing Italian/American Cinema: A More…
This month Alison Cornish, professor & chair of Italian studies at NYU, talks about Dante. We attended the Charities of America celebration honoring Cav. Joan…