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Call for Papers for Calandra’s 2025 Conference: The Bitter Bread of War: Multidisciplinary Perspectives from Italy and the Diaspora
April 25–26, 2025 War has been foundational to the shaping of modern Italian history, memory, and culture—from the wars of the Risorgimento to colonial and
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Professor Fred Gardaphé on Growing Up Italian American in Chicago
Calandra’s Professor Fred Gardaphé spoke to podcaster Danielle Romero on her channel NYTN, in which she explores issues related to identity and ethnicity. Gardaphé spoke
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Italian Diaspora Summer Studies Seminar
The Italian Diaspora Studies Summer Seminar™ is a three-week summer program that takes place at Roma Tre University. It is designed to introduce participants (primarily
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“Translating Italian Mobilities”: Calandra Annual Conference a Success
Scholars and interested participants began gathering at the Institute on April 26 to listen to presentations by speakers from around the world on the theme
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Luisa Del Giudice at Calandra
Thursday, April 11, Luisa Del Giudice, author and independent scholar, presented her new book In Search of Abundance: Mountains of Cheese, Rivers of Wine, and
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Dean Tamburri To Address Supreme Court of the State of New York
Today Calandra’s dean, Anthony J. Tamburri, will speak to the Appellate Division, Second Department, of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. His
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Dean Tamburri Gives a Talk at Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò on Italian American Film
On March 4, Calandra’s dean Prof. Tamburri spoke about the film Big Night (1996) from the perspective of identity. Through a comparative analysis of
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Calandra’s Stephen Cerulli Talks Italian Americans and Ethnicity on NYTN Podcast
Podcaster Danielle Romero invited Calandra college assistant Stephen Cerulli, who is getting his PhD in Modern History at Fordham University, to talk about matters relating
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The Pietro “Pete” Panto Italian Diaspora Labor Dissertation Fellowship
SCOPE OF THE FELLOWSHIP The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, a university-wide institute under the aegis of Queens College, The City University of New
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Exhibition Extended through April 2024: “A Legacy of Making: 21 Contemporary Italian American Artists”
“A Legacy of Making: 21 Contemporary Italian American Artists” currently on view at the John D Calandra Italian American Institute in Midtown Manhattan, will run
The Italian American Think Tank