• Book Presentation: Gli Italiani di New York by Maurizio Molinari

    John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036

    Professors Peter Carravetta, Teresa Fiore, and Paolo Valesio will discuss Maurizio Molinari’s recent book, Gli italiani di New York (Laterza, 2011). Comments also by Dist.…

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  • Suzanne Corso reads from Brooklyn Story (Gallery Books, 2011)

    John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036

    It is the summer of 1978. Half-Jewish, half-Italian Samantha Bonti is fifteen-years-old and living in Bensonhurst with her mother Joan, a cynic scarred by a…

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  • Singing, Nostalgia, and Local Migration in a French-Italian Border Village

    John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036

    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…

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  • Mi Pogolotti Querido (2010), 57 min. Enrica Viola, dir.

    John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036

    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…

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  • Mafia Movies: A Roundtable Discussion

    John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036

    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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  • 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 10036

    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…

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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 10036

    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…

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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 10036

    The 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 10036

    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.  

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