Dai Quaranta ai Settanta
- Literature
Postwar Italy Through the Lens of Literature
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Topic: Literature
- 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
Margherita Costa’s “The Buffoons, A Ridiculous Comedy”
Presentation of the new translation of The Buffoons, A Ridiculous Comedy (Li buffoni) with editors / translators Sara Dìaz and Jessica Goethals, and Suzanne Cusick (NYU). Introduced and moderated by Jane Tylus (NYU). Scene Reading by Richard Dent & Ali Sohaili. Directed by: Orlando Pabotoy (NYU Tisch). April 26, 2018
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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
BLURRING BORDERS: Reimagining Strangers
Part of the Literary Mews and the PEN World Voices Festival. A conversation among authors Raquel Abend, Nègar Djavadi and Ibi Zoboi. Moderated by Rebecca Falkoff (NYU). Maison Française, NYU. April 20, 2018
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- History & Politics
Tell Me What Democracy Looks Like
Part of the Literary Mews and the PEN World Voices Festival. A conversation among authors Marion Brasch, Zetta Elliott and Siri Hustvedt. Moderated by Marcia Pally (NYU). Deutsches Haus, NYU. April 20, 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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- Cinema & Television
Presentation of “Letter to the President”
Teresa Bertilotti in conversation with Stefano Albertini (NYU). Introduced by David Forgacs (NYU). April 16, 2018
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- History & Politics
Presentation of “The Politics of Opera”
Author Mitchell Cohen presents his book The Politics of Opera, in conversation with Eric Banks, Director of the New York Institute for the Humanities. Co-hosted with Salon Sanctuary Concerts. April 12, 2018
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Cafoni”
Today’s word is CAFONI, the somewhat Italian equivalent of ‘yokels.’
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