INFINITO: A Translation Marathon
- Literature
Celebrating Leopardi’s poem with Jonathan Galassi, Luigi Ballerini, and NYU students
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Topic: Italian Society
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Impennata”
Today’s word is IMPENNATA, a difficult word to translate, indicating to rise upwards.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Indaffarato”
Today’s word is INDAFFARATO, meaning “busy”.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Chiacchiere”
Today’s word is CHIACCHIERE, meaning chatter or even BS.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Iettatore”
Today’s word is IETTATORE, someone who curses someone else with bad luck.
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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
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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- Gastronomy
ART-ARTUSI: The Feast Days Food in Artusi Cuisine
As part of the first Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, Casa Artusi and the Emilia-Romagna Region organized an event for the launch of Art-Artusi, an innovative project aimed at promoting Italian culture all over the world with innovative tools and on digital platforms. November 17, 2016
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- Italian Society
Salvatore Settis and Alexander Stille present “If Venice Dies”
Co-presented with Friends of FAI. Salvatore Settis discusses his book “If Venice Dies” in conversation with Alexander Stille. October 31, 2016
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- Italian Society
Preserving Italy [2016]
Domenica Marchetti presents her cook book Preserving Italy: Canning, Curing, Infusing, and Bottling Italian Flavors and Traditions, in conversation with food enthusiast Jacqueline Greaves Monda. September 15, 2016
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- Italian Society
Italian Tastes with Licia Granello [2016]
Journalist and food expert Licia Granello talks about Italian cuisine with Dino Borri, Alberto Flores d’Arcais, Rosario Procino and Monia Solighetto. May 5, 2016
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- Italian Society
Tasting Rome: Fresh Flavors & Forgotten Recipes from an Ancient City [2016]
Kristina Gill presents her Roman cuisine cookbook Tasting Rome, together with Jacqueline Greaves Monda and Stefano Albertini. April 21, 2016
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- Art
Visualizing Love in the Renaissance [2016]
Sonia Evers from Save Venice gives a lecture on some of the most iconic Renaissance paintings that deal with love, marriage and sex. February 4, 2016
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