A lecture by Manuele Gragnolati (University of Oxford) In ENGLISH. Focussing on the connection between textuality, subjectivity and politics, this paper explores analogies and differences in the late works by Pier Paolo Pasolini and Elsa Morante.   The aesthetics of both authors resists linearity and allows for the articulation of paradoxic...

Monuments are problematic, especially official state or national monuments. They dictate to the viewer what to think. How do we commemorate without dictating? Mount Rushmore's intended message does not stop Douglas Gladstone in Carving a Niche for Himself from problematizing one of America's most famous and visible monuments.   Gladstone une...

The working-class neighborhood where Elena and Lila grow up is most likely the Rione Luzzatti, bordered by the Via Emanuele Gianturco and the tracks that lead to Napoli Centrale, the central train station. It's not easily reached by public transportation, and has a reputation for crime. The stradone — the main road frequently mentioned in "My...

La Fondazione Migrantes e la Ser Itali Ateneo presenteranno, giovedì prossimo 11 giugno, alle 10.30 presso il The Church Palace (Domus Mariae) a Roma il "Dizionario Enciclopedico delle Migrazioni Italiane nel Mondo".   Alla presentazione – moderati dal giornalista Rai Sandro Petrone - interverranno Mons. Francesco Montenegro, Presidente Fond...

December 4th, 2 p.m. : Authors (husband and wife), Gayle Ridinger and Paolo Pochettino will present their book, "THE SECRET PRICE OF HISTORY." The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, 420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island NY. Admission $10/ members $5.   THE SECRET PRICE OF HISTORY is a tale-in the present and the past, about the selfless...

by Nancy Casas Marta Ciccolari Micaldi has been teaching American Literature classes in Turin, Italy for some time now. Along with Claudio Morrano and Federico Giacomelli, Marta has been able to take her classes on literary tours to the United States called Book Riders.   Claudio and Federico are the founders of the tour operator XPLOR...

Date: Monday, January 25, 2016 Hours: 6pm Venue: Italian Cultural Institute of new York Organized by: ICI In collaboration with: Consulate General of Italy in New York, Centro Primo Levi, NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò, Italian Academy, CUNY's John Calandra Italian American Institute. Reserve Book discussion: Primo Levi, The Friend by Bianc...

by Annie Shapiro   After her three publications in Italy, two novels and one collection of stories, Elena presented for the first time in New York two of her works. The unusual and interesting backdrop was of the event were a hundred and fifty early ink and graphite drawings by Andy Warhol exhibited for the first time ever at Anton Kern Gal...

As it was and as it forever shall be, UArts legend/muse/smartest of the smarties Camille Paglia is a Philadelphia treasure. She is what the kids would refer to as "something else," and we are always intrigued by what delightful intellectual pursuits she is up to.   So when we learned that America: The Catholic Pagan got a hold of her for the...

by Maureen Fitzgerald   Lidia Bastianich strides into my kitchen, ties on a bright-red apron with her name in big letters across the top, and quickly takes command. "I can always find my way around a kitchen," she says after washing up and settling in at the little prep counter.   "So," she says, placing her hands on her hips, "you wa...