INFINITO: A Translation Marathon
- Literature
Celebrating Leopardi’s poem with Jonathan Galassi, Luigi Ballerini, and NYU students
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Topic: Italian Society
- History & Politics
The Neapolitan Language and Its “Accademia”
Massimiliano Verde, Accademia Napoletana, in conversation with journalist Angela Vitaliano. April 25, 2019
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- Art
Virgil’s Aeneid and the Destiny of Italy
A lecture by NYU Professor of Classics Alessandro Barchiesi. April 24, 2019
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- Art
Curating Fascism
Exhibiting Art in Collapsing Democracies. A lecture by Raffaele Bedarida (Cooper Union). April 18, 2019
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- History & Politics
Verso Nuova York
Stories and Music of the Italian Migration. Featuring Elena Buttiero (piano) and Ferdinando Molteni (vocals, guitar). Presented with the Associazione Liguri nel Mondo. April 17, 2019
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- Cinema & Television
Michele Cinque presents “Iuventa”
Director Michele Cinque presents his 2018 documentary Iuventa in conversation with Stefano Albertini (NYU). Introduced by David Forgacs (NYU). March 29, 2019
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- History & Politics
LGBTQ in Italian-American Theater
Part of Rainbow Jubilee: 50 Years from the Stonewall Uprising and of LGBTQ Liberation.
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- History & Politics
Extraordinary Aliens
A play written and starring Flavia Sgoifo, Arianna Wellmoney and Bianca Waechter, followed by a conversation with the cast and immigration lawyer Nicola Tegoni. March 15, 2019
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- Cinema & Television
LGBTQ in Italian Theater
Commemorating 50 years from the Stonewall uprising, Kairos Italy Theater presents an evening dedicated to Italian LGBTQ theater, featuring Laura Caparrotti, Mario Merone, Gianmarco Colucci, Alice Lussiana Parente, and Giacomo Rocchini, with historical remarks by Matthew Zundel (NYU) and Brian DeGrazia (NYU). February 25, 2019
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- Cinema & Television
Presentation of “It Will Be Chaos”
Directors Lorena Luciano and Filippo Piscopo in conversation with David Forgacs (NYU). February 8, 2019
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- Art
Pasolini: Framed and Unframed
A panel featuring: David Forgacs, Professor and Chair, Dept. of Italian Studies, NYU Ara H. Merjian, Associate Professor, Dept. of Italian Studies, NYU Luca Peretti, Visiting Assistant Professor in Italian, Ohio State University Karen Pinkus, Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature, Cornell University Karen Raizen, Visiting Assistant Professor of Italian, Bard College
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- History & Politics
L’altra Saint Patrick
Casa Italiana Director Stefano Albertini presents the Old St. Patrick Basilica for Rai’s TG2 Dossier.
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- Cinema & Television
Ara Merjian introduces “Bicycle Thieves”
In conjunction with the exhibition “NeoRealismo: The New Image in Italy, 1932-1960,” an introduction by Ara Merjian, NYU. December 6, 2018
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