John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY
25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036
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…
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY
25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036
This poignant memoir takes readers into a world of immigration, gay subculture, cancer treatment, mental illness, gender dynamics, drug addiction, and domestic violence — a…
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY
25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036
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…
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY
25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036
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…
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY
25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036
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…
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY
25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036
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:…
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY
25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036
My Reincarnation chronicles the story of the Tibetan Buddhist Master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and his Italian-born son, Yeshi. Weaving together archival material, still photographs, and…
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY
25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036
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…
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY
25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036
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…
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY
25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036
This year’s annual, two-day conference seeks to build on the growing literature dealing with language and migration as it concerns Italy and the diaspora. Click…