Robert Viscusi reads from Ellis Island (Bordighera Press, 2013)
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:…
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036
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My Reincarnation (2010), 100 min.
Jennifer Fox, dir.John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036My 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…
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Frank Capra: America’s Director
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036To 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…
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Book Presentation: Il confine liquido: rapporti letterari e interculturali fra Italia e Albania
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Il confine liquido: rapporti letterari e interculturali fra Italia e Albania, edited by Emma Bond and Daniele Comberiati, is the first systematic analysis of the…
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Lingue Migranti: The Global Languages of Italy and the Diaspora
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036This 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…
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Mussolini’s National Project in Argentina
David Aliano, College of Mount Saint VincentJohn D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036During the 1920s and 1930s, Mussolini’s regime used propaganda to promote fascist Italian ideologies in Argentina. Although politically a failure, the attempt provoked a debate…
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SYMPOSIUM: Caring for Your Loved One: Planning Strategies for Elder Care. Options for the Italian-American Family.
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036In light of population aging and high disability rates among the elderly, many Italian American families face difficult decisions concerning hospitalization and care arrangements…
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Book Presentation: Poetry by Maria Famà and Prose by George Guida
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Book 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,…
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Travelling Theater, Travelling Languages
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Performances by Teatro della Ginestra and Francesco Foti, moderated by Lucia Grillo (Calandra Institute). Part of the “In Scena Italian Theater Festival NY.”
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Lo Studio dei Nipoti: Four Artists. September 12, 2013 through January 10, 2014
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036The Calandra Institute presents an exhibition by Lo Studio dei Nipoti (“The Studio of the Grandchildren”), a nonprofit artist collective for U.S. artists of southern…
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Workshop on “Intercomprehension” and Multilingualism: Teaching Italian to Romance Language Speakers
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Introduction and objectives of the workshop This workshop intends to introduce both the high-school and college teacher of Italian to new methodologies in teaching the…
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Italian Identity in the Third Millennium
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036This symposium is a continuation—a sort of inter-mission—of the last three symposia ILICA has sponsored on the topic. After two events last fall and a…
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