Jacqueline DeJohn reads from Antonio’s Wife
DeJohn’s debut novel traces opera diva Francesca Frascatti’s search for her daughter Maria Grazia in 1908 New York. In her book, corrupt Tammany Hall police…
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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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The 1920 Wall Street Explosion: Terrorism and Italian Anarchism in the Era of Sacco and Vanzetti
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Beverly Gage, Yale University On September 16, 1920, a horse-drawn cart exploded at the corner of Wall and Broad streets in New York, killing 39…
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Are Italians White? How Race is Made in America
Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd. Flushing NY 11367Edited by Jennifer Guglielmo and Salvatore Salerno This interdisciplinary collection of essays explores how, when, and why whiteness became important to Italian Americans, and the…
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Fashion and Identity in Italy in the 1930s
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Eugenia Paulicelli, Queens College Fascism in 1930s Italy dominated more than just politics – it spilled over into modes of dress. Mussolini’s regime choreographed people’s…
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Gil Fagiani reads from Crossing 116th Street: A Blanquito in El Barrio
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Gil Fagiani fell in love with East Harlem in the 60s. As a young, idealistic, activist his passions led him to work in an antipoverty…
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The Lost World of Italian American Radicalism
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Philip Cannistraro, Queens College, and Gerald Meyer, Hostos Community College Radicalism has had a powerful but largely unacknowledged influence in the Italian American community. The…
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Contemporary Italian American Women Authors and Post-ethnicity: Challenging Stereotypes and Questioning Affiliations
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Special Guest Lecturer: Alessandra Masolini, University of Naples “L’Orientale” CANCELLED Through the works of authors like Susanne Antonetta, Carole Maso, and Kym Ragusa, to name…
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La novella nun e’ bella, se sopra nun ci si rappella: The Art of Storytelling from Luigi Capuana to Italo Calvino
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Gina M. Miele, The Coccia Institute, Montclair State University In recent years literary folktales have become regarded, as they were at their inception, as a…
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Dennis, Rose, and Sal: Family Portraits
Photographs by John MilisendaJohn D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Exhibition Curator: Dr. Joseph Sciorra Admission: Free This exhibit presents the work of photographer John Milisenda. “Dennis, Rose, and Sal: Family Portraits” is the culmination…
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Things in Heaven and Earth: Lorenzo Gigliotti’s Documentary Videos
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Special Guest Presentation Lorenzo Gigliotti Director and writer Lorenzo Gigliotti will present his Italian-language documentaries of two Italian religious feste in honor of St. Paulinus…
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The Experience of Italian American Writers in the United States – CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Luigi Fontanella, SUNY Stony Brook Luigi Fontanella explores the multifaceted phenomenon of Italian American literature. This experience represents an important component in the history of…
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Peter Pezzelli reads from Home to Italy
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036After the death of his wife, Mario Peppino decides to leave his Rhode Island home and return to his childhood town of Villa San Giuseppe,…
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