Pasolini’s Last Words
Introduced by Cathy Lee Crane, with a poetry reading by Stacy Szymaszek
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Topic: Italian Society
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Menzogna”
Today’s word is MENZOGNA, the Italian word for “lie.”
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- History & Politics
Remapping Italy’s Transnational Migrations and Colonial Legacies
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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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Ragù”
Today’s word is RAGÙ, the Italian ground-beef-based sauce.
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- Art
Veneto, the Land of Venice
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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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Gioia”
Today’s word is GIOIA, the Italian word for “joy” that has many uses.
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- History & Politics
Presentation of “La lettera sovversiva”
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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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Incanto”
Today’s word is INCANTO, the Italian word for “enchantment.”
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- History & Politics
Community as Catalyst: The Case of Olivetti
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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- History & Politics
A Conversation with Alessandro Portelli
“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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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Quaquaraquà”
Today’s word is QUAQUARAQUA’, the phonosymbolic definition of someone who is all words and no action.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Cafoni”
Today’s word is CAFONI, the somewhat Italian equivalent of ‘yokels.’
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Maestro”
Today’s word is MAESTRO, Italian for “teacher”.
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