Book presentation of “Pre-Occupied Spaces: Remapping Italy’s Transnational Migrations and Colonial Legacies”. Author Teresa Fiore in conversation with Konstantina Zanou (Columbia University). With the participation of Giovanna Calvino. May 24, 2018
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Today’s word is RAGÙ, the Italian ground-beef-based sauce.
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Co-presented with EM Dreams Factory, in collaboration with Regione Veneto and Fondazione Arena di Verona, a celebration of the north-eastern Italian region, with tastings of local cuisine and wines, featuring an exclusive performance by Ruth Iniesta and Saimir Pirgu, with the participation of Federico Caner, Councillor of Tourism of Regione Veneto, and Cecilia Gasdìa, General Manager, Fondazione Arena di Verona. May 10, 2018
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Today’s word is GIOIA, the Italian word for “joy” that has many uses.
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Presentation of “La lettera sovversiva: Da Don Milani a De Mauro, il potere delle parole” by Vanessa Roghi. The author in conversation with Stefano Albertini (NYU) and Chiara Trebaiocchi (Harvard). April 27, 2018
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Today’s word is INCANTO, the Italian word for “enchantment.”
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A lecture by Kay Bea Jones, 2015 Bogliasco Fellow (Knowlton School of Architecture). In partnership with The Bogliasco Foundation. April 25, 2018
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“Reflections on Oral History, Working Lives, and Popular Cultures”. Alessandro Portelli in conversation with David Forgacs (NYU) and Rachel Love (NYU). April 20, 2018
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Today’s word is QUAQUARAQUA’, the phonosymbolic definition of someone who is all words and no action.
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Today’s word is CAFONI, the somewhat Italian equivalent of ‘yokels.’
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Today’s word is MAESTRO, Italian for “teacher”.
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A lecture by Neelam Srivastava, Newcastle University, on the colonial history of Italy nad its impact on twentieth-century ideas of empire and anti-colonialism. April 3, 2018
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