INFINITO: A Translation Marathon
- Literature
Celebrating Leopardi’s poem with Jonathan Galassi, Luigi Ballerini, and NYU students
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Topic: History & Politics
- History & Politics
Renaissance Woman: The Life of Vittoria Colonna
Author Ramie Targoff presents her biography of Vittoria Colonna in conversation with Jane Tylus (NYU). May 8, 2018
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- History & Politics
Presentation of “La lettera sovversiva”
Presentation of “La lettera sovversiva: Da Don Milani a De Mauro, il potere delle parole” by Vanessa Roghi. The author in conversation with Stefano Albertini (NYU) and Chiara Trebaiocchi (Harvard). April 27, 2018
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- History & Politics
Margherita Costa’s “The Buffoons, A Ridiculous Comedy”
Presentation of the new translation of The Buffoons, A Ridiculous Comedy (Li buffoni) with editors / translators Sara Dìaz and Jessica Goethals, and Suzanne Cusick (NYU). Introduced and moderated by Jane Tylus (NYU). Scene Reading by Richard Dent & Ali Sohaili. Directed by: Orlando Pabotoy (NYU Tisch). April 26, 2018
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- History & Politics
Community as Catalyst: The Case of Olivetti
A lecture by Kay Bea Jones, 2015 Bogliasco Fellow (Knowlton School of Architecture). In partnership with The Bogliasco Foundation. April 25, 2018
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- Economy & Finance
EUROPE: Between Markets and Populism
A presentation by Domenico Siniscalco, Ph.D., Former Italian Minister of Finance, Vice Chairman of Morgan Stanley. Siniscalco in conversation with Prof. Julie Mostov, Dean of Liberal Studies. April 24, 2018
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- History & Politics
BLURRING BORDERS: Reimagining Strangers
Part of the Literary Mews and the PEN World Voices Festival. A conversation among authors Raquel Abend, Nègar Djavadi and Ibi Zoboi. Moderated by Rebecca Falkoff (NYU). Maison Française, NYU. April 20, 2018
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- History & Politics
Tell Me What Democracy Looks Like
Part of the Literary Mews and the PEN World Voices Festival. A conversation among authors Marion Brasch, Zetta Elliott and Siri Hustvedt. Moderated by Marcia Pally (NYU). Deutsches Haus, NYU. April 20, 2018
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- History & Politics
A Conversation with Alessandro Portelli
“Reflections on Oral History, Working Lives, and Popular Cultures”. Alessandro Portelli in conversation with David Forgacs (NYU) and Rachel Love (NYU). April 20, 2018
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- Cinema & Television
Presentation of “Letter to the President”
Teresa Bertilotti in conversation with Stefano Albertini (NYU). Introduced by David Forgacs (NYU). April 16, 2018
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- History & Politics
Presentation of “The Politics of Opera”
Author Mitchell Cohen presents his book The Politics of Opera, in conversation with Eric Banks, Director of the New York Institute for the Humanities. Co-hosted with Salon Sanctuary Concerts. April 12, 2018
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- History & Politics
CONVIVIO: Dante’s Philosophical Treatise
Part of The Global Dante Project of New York. Papers by Andrea Mazzucchi (Università di Napoli), Beatrice Arduini (University of Washington), Simon Gilson (University of Oxford), and Maria Luisa Ardizzone (NYU). April 6, 2018
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- History & Politics
Studying Dante’s Religious Culture
The problem of the beatific vision in the academic reading of Dante. A lecture by Zygmunt G. Barański (University of Cambridge / University of Notre Dame). April 5, 2018
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