Dai Quaranta ai Settanta
- Literature
Postwar Italy Through the Lens of Literature
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Video Library
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò has been video recording most of its programming since 2011. In this section, all filmed events and resourceful videos are available for free.
- History & Politics
Lina Bolzoni presents “Una meravigliosa solitudine”
Una meravigliosa solitudine L’arte di leggere nell’Europa moderna (Einaudi, 2019)
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- Music
A Conversation with Ailyn Pérez
Adventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin. Ailyn Pérez appears courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera. November 12, 2019
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- Gastronomy
Stefano Albertini on Italian-Americans and Food on “Italics”
Italics, Television for the Italian American Experience is a monthly presentation in the CUNY Presents timeslot that features prominent Italian Americans in the arts, business, government, sports, academia, and more. Each episode explores various aspects of the Italian diaspora, Italian-American history and traditions, contemporary Italian-American life, and takes a projected look at the future of the Italian-American community.
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- Italian Society
Joanna Clapps Herman’s “When I Am Italian”
Author Joanna Clapps Herman presents When I Am Italian (2019, SUNY Press) with writers Mary Ann Carolan, Maria Laurino, Edvige Giunta, and Nancy Carnevale. With the participation of Michela Musolino. November 7, 2019
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- Theater & Dance
Eleonora Micali in “Una Donna Fantasiusa – Un Nonologo”
Excerpts from the one-woman show by American Italian actress Eleonora Micali. November 6, 2019
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- Art
Medardo Rosso and Modern Sculpture
A lecture by art historian Sharon Hecker on Medardo Rosso and the contemporary origins of modern sculpture. November 5, 2019
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- History & Politics
Where Evil Leans Hard on Good
Author of Empire’s Mobius Strip Stephanie Malia Hom discusses Italy’s migrant detention centers and colonial concentration camps, with Ruth Ben-Ghiat (NYU). November 4, 2019
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- Music
Omaggio a Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Samuele Amidei (piano) and Raffaello Ravasio (guitar) perform a program of works by and inspired by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. Introduced by Diana Castelnuovo-Tedesco. October 29, 2019
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- Gastronomy
Italy in the Global Food System
Fabio Parasecoli presents his latest book, Food, in conversation with Meryl Rosofsky (NYU). October 28, 2019
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- History & Politics
Affection and Survival: Primo Levi at 100
A lecture by Uri Cohen (Tel Aviv University) presented in collaboration with Centro Primo Levi. October 24, 2019
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- Art
Exquisite Elegies: Genoa’s Staglieno Cemetery
In partnership with the Bogliasco Foundation. Poet Grace Schulman (BF ‘18), visual artist Susan Unterberg (BF ‘01), and sculptor/preservationist Walter Arnold recount their personal trajectories with Staglieno and share the creative endeavors it has inspired. October 23, 2019
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- Art
Melissa McGill presents Red Regatta
Organized and presented by Save Venice. A lecture by artist Melissa McGill. October 22, 2019
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