Presentation of the Joseph Tusiani Italian Translation Prize
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…
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Shattered Madonnas: A Roundtable Exploring the Effects of Domestic Violence on the Lives of Women in Italy and the United States
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…
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Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather Fifty Years Later: Representation, Reception, Revisitation
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…
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Documented Italians: Ciao, Sesame Street! (2019)
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…
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Writers Read: Jonathan Galassi reads from School Days: A Novel
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…
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Giorno della Memoria: “Critical Thinking in Action: The Aesthetic and Political Writings of Eugenio Colorni”
John D. Calandra Italian American InstituteThis 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…
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CANCELED Presentation: March 2, 2023
This event has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. We will publicize the rescheduled event as soon as possible. An Ugly Word: Rethinking Race…
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Annie Rachele Lanzillotto reads from Whaddyacall the Wind? (Bordighera Press, 2022)
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…
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Edward E. Boccia: The Painter of Nightmares and Dreams
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…
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Book Launch: Luigi Fontanella’s The God of New York
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…
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Presentation: “Rural Italian Immigration: An Experiment in Arkansas,” Rebecca Howard
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…
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Anthony Marra reads from Mercury Pictures Presents: A Novel (Hogarth, 2022)
In his third novel Anthony Marra recounts a story of Roman immigrant Maria Lagana who has come to Hollywood to outrun her past. On the…
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