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Seminar Series in Italian American Studies Special Guest
Presentation
Tuesday, February 8, 2005
Lorenzo Gigliotti Things in
Heaven and Earth: Lorenzo Gigliotti’s Documentary Videos Director and writer Lorenzo Gigliotti will present his Italian-language documentaries of two Italian religious feste in honor of St. Paulinus of Nola and Our Lady of the Snow from Sanza. These celebrations take place in the region of Campania and have their counterparts in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Special Guest Lecturer Tuesday, December 7, 2004CANCELLED Alessandra
Masolini, University of Naples “L'Orientale” “Contemporary
Italian American Women Authors and Post-ethnicity: Challenging Stereotypes
and Questioning Affiliations” Through the works
of authors like Susanne Antonetta, Carole Maso, and Kym Ragusa, to name but a
few, Alessandra Masolini will explore the ways in which contemporary Italian
American authors and intellectuals challenge stereotypical notions of
ethnicity, problematize easy affiliations, and open themselves to new
transversal allegiances. Book Forum Thursday, September 30, 200412-2 PM Are Italians
White? How Race is Made in America, edited by Jennifer Guglielmo and
Salvatore Salerno This
interdisciplinary collection of essays explores how, when, and why whiteness
became important to Italian Americans, and the significance of gender, class,
and nation to racial identity. Contributors John Gennari, Jennifer
Guglielmo, Kym Ragusa, and Joseph Sciorra, will read and discuss their essays
in a book forum chaired by Peter Vellon. This event will
take place at the Student Union Building, Room 301, Queens College Campus. All events are
free. John D. Calandra
Italian American Institute 25 W. 43rd St.,
17th floor (between 5th
& 6th Avenues) Manhattan Seating is
limited. Please call (212) 642-2094 for further information. [Return to the Academic & Cultural Programs page.] |
