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John D’Emilio reads from Memories of a Gay Catholic Boyhood: Coming of Age in the Sixties (Duke University Press, 2022) Memories of a Gay Catholic…
The Tusiani Translation Prize will be presented to Geoffrey Brock for his translation of Giuseppe Ungaretti‘s Allegria. Presenting the prize will be Chairman of the…
ILICA, NOIAW, and the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute co-sponsor this roundtable of panelists who will explore the issue of domestic violence against women…
As Italian critic Giulio Zappullo stated earlier this year, in the history of cinema there is a before and after of The Godfather. It has…
Ciao, Sesame Street! (2019), 38 minutes John Peter Didato, dir. Over Sesame Street’s fifty-year history, Italian American performers, writers, camera operators, and producers have contributed…
Jonathan Galassi reads from School Days: A Novel (Other Press, 2022) The new novel from the acclaimed poet and publisher asks fundamental questions about love…
This panel takes its title from the first volume in English of Eugenio Colorni’s writings and correspondence. Born in 1909 and murdered by the Nazis…
This event has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. We will publicize the rescheduled event as soon as possible. An Ugly Word: Rethinking Race…
The ebullient writer and performance artist Annie Lanzillotto presents her latest publication, in which she invites readers to join her on a poetic journey to…
Rosa Berland, The Edward E. Boccia Artist Trust This talk will examine the artist Edward E. Boccia’s (1921–2012) innovative approach to painting and the reception…
The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Bordighera Press, and the Istituto Italiano di Cultura present the publication of The God of New York, an…
In 1895, a priest in New York and a robber baron from Connecticut embarked on a experiment in Italian immigration, enticing entire extended families from…