INFINITO: A Translation Marathon
- Literature
Celebrating Leopardi’s poem with Jonathan Galassi, Luigi Ballerini, and NYU students
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Topic: History & Politics
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Fascismo”
Today’s word is FASCISMO, a very relevant term in today’s politics.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Chiacchiere”
Today’s word is CHIACCHIERE, meaning chatter or even BS.
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- History & Politics
Dante and English Romanticism
A lecture by Diego Saglia (Università di Parma). April 18, 2017
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- History & Politics
Vital Subjects: Race and Biopolitics in Italy
Presentation of Rhiannon Noel Welch’s volume, in conversation with NYU’s David Forgacs, Ann Morning, Ara Merjian and Rebecca Falkoff. April 10, 2017
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- History & Politics
De Vulgari Eloquentia: Dante’s Laboratory of Vernacular Speech
An international symposium, part of The Global Dante Project of New York, presented by NYU and Columbia University. April 7, 2017
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- History & Politics
The Shallows and the Sickly Coast
A lecture on the history of menace and reassurance on the Adriatic seashore by Sean Cocco (Trinity College, CT). April 6, 2017
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- Fashion
Sustainability of Ethical Fashion
A Dialogue in Languages and Humanities moderated by Simone Cipriani (Ethical Fashion Initiative) with Oskar Metsavaht (Osklen), Zolaykha Sherzad (Zarif Designs), Andrew Ondrejcak, Molly Yestadt (Yestadt Millinery), Valeriya Safronova and Leonardo Amerigo Bonanni (Sourcemap). April 5, 2017
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- History & Politics
The NY Literature of European Migrants
A lecture by Martino Marazzi (Università di Milano) on the New York literature by European migrants between 1880 and 1940. March 28, 2017
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- History & Politics
Remember the Triangle Fire
On the anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, LuLu LoLo Pascale performs an excerpt from her play Soliloquy for a Seamstress: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire followed by a talk by Mary Anne Trasciatti, Hofstra University, Chair of the Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition. March 24, 2017
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- Art
The Italy of Thomas Jefferson
Maria Cristina Loi (Politecnico di Milano) gives a lecture on the occasion of the opening of the exhibition Thomas Jefferson: An Italian President that she curated. March 23, 2017
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- Art
Thomas Jefferson: An Italian President
An excerpt from the presentation of the exhibition Thomas Jefferson: An Italian President. March 23, 2017
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- History & Politics
Stefano Ballini on “Monte Sole”
Director Stefano Ballini discusses his documentary Monte Sole – Landing Memories in conversation with Stefano Albertini (NYU). For details of the Nazi massacres in Italy, visit www.straginazifasciste.it. March 20, 2017
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