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George De Stefano, Independent Scholar As evidenced in countless novels, films, and television portrayals, the mafia has maintained an enduring hold on the American cultural…
Nunzio Pernicone, Drexel University Carlo Tresca was one of the most fascinating figures of the American left, a charismatic Italian anarchist who became a folk-hero…
In Revere, In Those Days (Shaye Areheart Books, 2002) is the story of the Benedetto family from the small coastal city Revere, Massachusetts. The story’s…
Jennifer Caputo, Wesleyan University Italy experienced its first folk music revival in the 1970s, when field recordings of the tammurriata or ballo sul tamburo (dance…
Diane Vecchio, Furman University Challenging long-held patriarchal assumptions about Italian women’s work in the United States, Diane Vecchio discusses the regional variation of Italian women’s…
A Symposium and Film Series, presented by: The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, and the Department of Communication Studies, Weissman School of…
A Symposium Presented by: The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute and the Catholic Newman Center Thursday, May 4, 2006, 10 AM-1 PM The Catholic…
In his new novel, The Saint of Lost Things (Algonquin Books, 2005), Christopher Castellani explores the ties that bind in an Italian neighborhood in Wilmington,…
John Gennari, University of Vermont Tenor saxophonist and jazz composer Joe Lovano’s 2002 recording “Viva Caruso” features small combos and a 12-piece chamber ensemble performing…