Fall 2024
Italian Piazzas of New York: A Guided Tour
Sat. Oct. 19 9am-3:30pm
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Led by Teresa Fiore and (Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies), Stefano Albertini (NYU), and Piera Mattia Tommasino (Columbia University)
Organized and sponsored by the Inserra Endowed Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies in collaboration with the Italian Program (Department of World Languages and Cultures). Inspired by the 2024 NEH Summer Seminar “Creative Spaces/Contested Spaces: Reinterpreting Italian American Public Art in New York City“ and enriched by the NYU digital project “Nuova York: Hidden in Plain Sight.”
In connection with Italian American Heritage and Culture Month.
The Role and Impact of Public History Projects: A Lecture and Workshop
Special guest: Mirco Carrattieri (University of Bergamo)
PUBLIC LECTURE: The Liberation Route: A Public History Project to Experience the Allied Operation in Italy and Europe At Large
Thur. Dec. 5, 2024 6-8pm (in person)
SBUS (School of Business) 101
WORKSHOP: The Geomapping of Fascist Monuments in Italy
Tue. Dec. 3, 2024 11:15am-12:30pm (in person)
Dickson Hall building, Cohen Lounge
Organized and sponsored by the Inserra Endowed Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies in collaboration with the Italian Program (Department of World Languages and Cultures), and the Department of History (Public and Digital History Program) at Montclair State University.
Spring 2025
Gastrofascism and Empire: Food in Italian East Africa, 1935-1941
A Lecture by Simone Cinotto (University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo, Italy)
Tue. Feb. 25, 2025 6pm
SBUS (School of Business) 101
Organized and sponsored by the Inserra Endowed Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies in collaboration with the Italian Program (Department of World Languages and Cultures).
The Price of Children: Stolen Lives in a Land Without a Choice
A Book Presentation with Author Maria Laurino
Moderated by: Teresa Fiore (Inserra Chair) and Mark Rotella (Coccia Institute)
Tue. March 25, 2025 6pm
Location TBA
Jointly organized and sponsored by the Inserra Endowed Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies and the Coccia Institute for the Italian Experience in America, in collaboration with the Italian Program (Department of World Languages and Cultures).
An Ear for Films: A Program of Events with Award-Winning Live Sound Director Maricetta Lombardo
Dates and times TBA (in person)
Locations TBA
1. PUBLIC CONVERSATION: Listening to Films
Speaker: Maricetta Lombardo (Award-Winning Live Sound Technician)
Moderators: Teresa Fiore (Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies) and David Sanders (School of Communication and Media)
2. MASTER CLASS (as part of “Women in Sound” series)
Led by Maricetta Lombardo
3. MEETING WITH STUDENTS OF ITALIAN: The Sound of Italian Film
Led by Maricetta Lombardo
Organized and sponsored by the Inserra Endowed Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies in collaboration with the Italian Program (Department of World Languages and Cultures). In partnership with the School of Communication and Media (BA Program in Recording Arts and Production), and the Cali School of Music at Montclair State University