Past Events



Machiavelli the Aristotelian? Discussing the Greek Sources of Modern Political Thought

Apr 11, 2024 at -

In a letter that he wrote to Francesco Vettori on 26 August 1513, Niccolò Machiavelli rejects Aristotle’s teaching in political matters, suggesting that practice is a better teacher than authority. Machiavelli did…



Early Readers of Machiavelli: What we know, what they teach us

A lecture by Gabriele Pedullà (Università Roma 3)
Apr 10, 2024 at -

This event is cosponsored by the Center for Italian Studies.



Italian Studies Open House

Apr 1, 2024 at -

The Italian Studies program invites all undergrads interested in learning more about our courses and our program to an informal aperitivo.

 



From Application to Campus Visit

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Job Market
Mar 29, 2024 at -

Facilitator: Dr. Corine Labridy, Assistant Professor, French and Francophone, Italian, and Germanic Studies

Convener: Lourdes G. Contreras, CETLI Graduate Fellow, Italian Studies

 

Dr. Labridy…



Oltre i bordi

Screening with Director Simone Brioni
Mar 27, 2024 at -

Film screening and Q&A with the director.



“Traces of University Teaching in Renaissance Books: Examples and Problems”

A talk with David Lines (University of Warwick)
Mar 13, 2024 at -

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“Of the vice and virtue of mankind.” Dante’s Ulysses and Italian Orientalism.

A talk by Andrea Celli (University of Connecticut)
Feb 28, 2024 at -

This event is cosponsored by the Center for Italian Studies.



Creating an Equitable and Inclusive Language Classroom Through Identifying Unconscious Bias

Dr. Julia Heim, Lecturer, Foreign Language, French and Francophone, Italian, and Germanic Studies
Feb 12, 2024 at -

Convener: Lourdes G. Contreras, CETLI Graduate Fellow, Italian Studies

 

All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Francophone, Italian, and Germanic Studies…



Making [and Remaking] Texts: Past, Present, and Future

Feb 9, 2024 at -

Manuscripts come to us across hundreds of years, and many undergo myriad mediations as they traverse deep time. What are some common modifications people have made to manuscripts? How did they do this? And how were…