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Best-selling author Adriana Trigiani has gathered estimable lessons from her two grandmothers, revealing how their values have shaped her own life. In Don’t Sing at…
Cyril Isnart, Universidade de Évora The Alpine border village of Tende, once a part of Italy, has been a French commune since 1947. Piemontese migration…
Mi Pogolotti Querido tells the story of Dino Pogolotti and the barrio in Havana, Cuba, that bears his name. Born in Giaveno (Turin province), Pogolotti…
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…
The 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…
In 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…
Bordighera Press will launch its new book series, Saggistica, which already includes five published titles in 2011. The series is dedicated to critical studies on…
The Calandra Institute presents Paolo Mastrolilli’s novel, The Italian Brothers: A Documentary Novel of World War II. Author and Publisher will present.
The Calandra Institute presents, Italian-American Students in New York City, 1975-2000, edited by Nancy Ziehler. Drs. Nancy Ziehler and Jerome Krase will present.
Diana 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:…
Bronx-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…
Paul 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…