INFINITO: A Translation Marathon
- Literature
Celebrating Leopardi’s poem with Jonathan Galassi, Luigi Ballerini, and NYU students
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Topic: History & Politics
- Economy & Finance
Productivity Growth in Italy
Banca d’Italia’s Matteo Bugamelli gives a presentation about the slow-motion change moving Italy’s economy. October 30, 2017
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- History & Politics
Two Sardinians in the World
A lecture by Sonita Sarker (Macalester College, winner of the 1st LUISA SELIS FELLOWSHIP at the University of London with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute, London and the Fondazione di Sardegna), introduced by David Forgacs (NYU) on Grazia Deledda and Antonio Gramsci. October 27, 2017
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Parola”
Today’s word is PAROLA, the Italian word for “word”.
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- History & Politics
Presentation of the MigrArti Project
The MigrArti Project promoted by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Tourism is a series of short movies with the aim to foster intercultural dialogue. October 19, 2017
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- History & Politics
The Babylonian Talmud Translation Project
The Babylonian Talmud Translation Project presented, featuring Rabbis Riccardo Di Segni and Adam Mintz. October 24, 2017
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- Cinema & Television
Directors Lorena Luciano and Filippo Piscopo present “A Nobel for Two”
Part of a tribute to Dario Fo. Lorena Luciano and Filippo Piscopo present their documentary A Nobel for Two, moderated by Stefano Albertini (NYU). October 20, 2017
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- History & Politics
Hadrian’s World
A special Bogliasco Foundation event, featuring a lecture by Barry Strauss on the leadership lessons we can learn from the Roman emperor Hadrian. October 10, 2017
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- Art
Hope Wurmfeld’s “Vintage: Italy 1964”
An interview with photographer Hope Wurmfeld on the occasion of her exhibit Vintage: Italy 1964 on view at Casa Italiana September 14 – October 13, 2017.
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- Art
The Aesthetics of Water
In collaboration with Save Venice Inc., a lecture by Patricia Fortini Brown (Princeton University). September 28, 2017
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Graffiare”
Today’s word is GRAFFIARE, the Italian verb “to scratch”.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Cretino”
Today’s word is CRETINO, the Italian word for cretin.
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- History & Politics
Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni
The visit of Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni to Casa Italiana, where he gave a talk titled Reforming Italy in a Changing World, followed by a Q&A moderated by Stefano Albertini. September 19, 2017
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