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 Shadow King” Book Presentation
In conjunction with the series Virtual Salons: Discourses on Black Italia In collaboration with NYU Florence
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Fiasco”
Today’s word is FIASCO, Italian for “flask” and used everywhere to mean “failure.”
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- Art
A Walk with the Director: FLORENCE – Piazza Santo Spirito
Casa Italiana Director Stefano Albertini takes us on a walking tour of the “coolest” square in Florence.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Birbante”
Today’s word is BIRBANTE, Italian for naughty.
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- Art
Malaparte’s “Diary of a Foreigner in Paris”
Live broadcast from June 17, 2020
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- Art
“Brava Gente:” Italian Colonial Legacies and Historical Constructions of Race
Virtual Salons: Discourses on Black Italia In collaboration with NYU Florence
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- Art
A Walk with the Director: FLORENCE – Piazza del Duomo
Casa Italiana Director Stefano Albertini takes us on a walking tour of the square that houses Florence’s cathedral.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Gnorri”
Today’s word is GNORRI, Italian for someone willfully playing dumb.
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- Art
A Walk with the Director: FLORENCE – Piazza della Signoria
Casa Italiana Director Stefano Albertini takes us on a walking tour of Florence’s central square.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Borbottare”
Today’s word is BORBOTTARE, Italian for mumbling, or grumbling.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Azzeccagarbugli”
Today’s word is AZZECCAGARBUGLI, a proper name from Manzoni’s “The Betrothed” that has become a commonly used noun.
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- Art
A Walk with the Director: MANTOVA
Casa Italiana Director Stefano Albertini takes us on a walking tour of his home city of Mantua.
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