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Divided into three sections, the first deals with the general situation of Italian/American literature and its reception both in the United States and in Italy.…
A poignant personal account from a child of Calabrian peasants whose lifelong study of Italy unveils the mysteries of this Bel Paese, “Beautiful Land,” where artistic…
Monday, September 22 Luzzi creates a personal portrait of Italy that leaps past clichés, delving into why Italian Americans have complicated relationships with the “old…
THE UNPUBLISHED MEMOIR OF MUSSOLINI’S LONGTIME LOVER WITH NEW REVELATIONS ABOUT THE FASCIST PERIOD My Fault. Mussolini as I Knew Him, translated, edited, and with…
In an epic poem whose structure corresponds to the hours in a year, Viscusi (Buried Caesars, and Other Secrets of Italian American Writing) portrays a…
Thursday, October 2 Most of these stories take place on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, in the shops, hallways, and parks that reveal this well-known neighborhood…
10am-1pm at the Calandra Institute, hosted by Prof. Anthony J. Tamburri and Dr. Anthony Miele, featuring Prof. Pino Aprile, Prof. Massimo Vedovelli, Prof. Donna Chirico,…
In signing an agreement of student and faculty exchange, along with teaching and research collaboration, the two institutions will celebrate this joint venture with a two-hour symposium on various themes…
Thursday, October 9 Dolores DeLuce, “a five-foot diva in six-inch heels,” takes us on the bumpy ride from a bleak New Jersey childhood through her…
The Four Corners of Palermo By Giuseppe Di Piazza, translated from the Italian by Antony Shugaar A noir and sensual page-turner that cracks open the Mafia’s secret world through…
Wednesday, October 29 The Watts Towers — a complex of multistoried structures decorated in pique assiette — were created over the course of three decades…
In conjunction with the exhibition Tutta la Famiglia, we present a roundtable discussion with photographer Paul Cary Goldberg and residents of Gloucester: Caffé Sicilia owners…