Mafia Movies: A Roundtable Discussion
Dana Renga, The Ohio State University Portrayals of the Italian and Italian-American Mafias have differed markedly over time and across multiple cultures–from The Godfather Trilogy…
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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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Tony Ardizzone reads from The Whale Chaser (Academy Chicago Publishers, 2010)
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036The Whale Chaser is the story of Vince Sansone, the eldest child and only son in a large Italian-American family, who comes of age in…
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Passione (2010), 95 min. John Turturro, dir.
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036In Passione, actor-director John Turturro traverses the city of Naples and its music. Rather than present a straightforward documentary, Turturro offers an impressionistic account anchored…
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Bordighera Press: New Book Series Saggistica
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Bordighera Press will launch its new book series, Saggistica, which already includes five published titles in 2011. The series is dedicated to critical studies on…
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The Italian Brothers: A Documentary of World War II
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036The Calandra Institute presents Paolo Mastrolilli’s novel, The Italian Brothers: A Documentary Novel of World War II. Author and Publisher will present.
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Italian-American Students in New York City, 1975-2000; edited by Nancy Ziehler
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036The Calandra Institute presents, Italian-American Students in New York City, 1975-2000, edited by Nancy Ziehler. Drs. Nancy Ziehler and Jerome Krase will present.
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Votive Offerings in Edible Media
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Diana Fane, Brooklyn Museum Diana Fane discusses examples of edible ex-votos from Southern Italy and Mexico, regions in which Christian and pre-Christian traditions frequently co-exist:…
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Mulberry St. (2009), 87 min.; Abel Ferrara, dir.
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Bronx-born director Abel Ferrara has captured the streets of New York City in several of his feature films, including King of New York (1990) and…
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Appreciating Don DeLillo
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Paul Giaimo, Highland Community College Unlike the majority of American academic critics, Paul Giaimo, author of Appreciating Don DeLillo: The Moral Force of a Writer’s…
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Homage to Alfredo de Palchi
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036The evening is dedicated to a celebration of Alfredo de Palchi’s poetry. The recent publication of Una vita scommessa in poesia. A Life Gambled in…
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Geraldine Ferraro: The Italian American Woman Who Made History
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Free -
September 11 Revisited: Silvia Tessitore’s Eleven in September
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Silvia Tessitore, Eleven in September Published in Italian, Eleven in September is a novel-reportage of post September 11 through testimonials of those who experienced that…
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