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Luigi Fontanella, SUNY Stony Brook Luigi Fontanella explores the multifaceted phenomenon of Italian American literature. This experience represents an important component in the history of…
After the death of his wife, Mario Peppino decides to leave his Rhode Island home and return to his childhood town of Villa San Giuseppe,…
Sal Salerno, Ridgewater College On February 14, 1920, 100 Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, assisted by members of the American Legion, raided the homes of…
Heather Hartley, Pennsylvania State University Heather Hartley will present and discuss Linciati, her video about the story of prejudice and violence against Italian immigrants and…
Peter Covino’s poetry can be described as confessional surrealism, such are the heightened psychological landscapes he re-imagines, whether he is exploring issues of identity politics,…
John Cicala, Mount Saint Mary College Silvio Barile immigrated to Detroit from his native village of Ausonia (Campania) in the early 1950s. As a self-styled…
Thomas J. Ferraro, Duke University On the cover of Thomas Ferraro’s new book Feeling Italian: The Art of Ethnicity in America (New York University Press),…
Far is a haunting exploration of what it means for a woman to be alone in her family, her house and her body, even as…
David Aliano, CUNY Graduate Center In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, some Italians perceived São Paulo, Brazil as a vast land of the future promising wealth and…
Jack Zipes, University of Minnesota Although most folklorists are aware of the significance of the Brothers Grimm collection of German folk and fairy tales that…
The ten magical stories in Paola Corso’s collection are primarily set in Pittsburgh area river towns, where Italian American women and girls draw from their…
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…