Past Events



Conceptualizing Otherness with Aristotle in Early Modern Europe and America

Dec 1, 2023 at -

The concept of otherness has been at the center of many studies in humanities and the social sciences, ranging from sociology to international relations, in both gender and post-colonial studies.…



The Filangieri-Franklin Correspondence: An Enlightening Dialogue Between Italy and the US

A NIAF Dr. A. Kenneth Ciongoli Colloquium with Amedeo Arena. Featuring Cristiana Mele (Consul General of Italy in Philadelphia), Robert Allegrini (National Italian American Foundation), David Brigham (Historical Society of Pennsylvania), Ann E. Moyer (Uni
Nov 16, 2023 at -



A Conversation on "In Praise of Disobedience" and Saint Clare of Assisi

Nov 10, 2023 at -

The internationally acclaimed and prize-winning author Dacia Maraini is joining the University of Pennsylvania for her first time to discuss her latest works in conversation with Alessandro Vettori, Professor of Italian…



Power to Words: Identity in Contemporary Italy

Amir Issaa
Nov 6, 2023 at -

Amir Issaa is an internationally renowned Italo-Egyptian hip-hop artist and a passionate social activist and educator.



Latin and vernacular in the Renaissance: coexistence and contestation

Andrea Rizzi
Oct 30, 2023 at -

The myth of the orator as a colonizing figure served to promote the studia humanitatis as a commitment capable of fostering a successful career for teachers and writers, leaders and officials, preachers, diplomats, and…



MAKA: Screening and Discussion

The screening of the movie will be followed by a conversation with Elia Moutamid (film director) and Simone Brioni (screenplayer, Stony Brook)
Oct 26, 2023 at -

Maka offers a poignant exploration of displacement, identity, and belonging by presenting Geneviève Makaping’s life in Italy and perilous migration journey. By sharing Makaping’s experience as the first Black news…



CTL Workshop: Inclusive and Equitable Teaching

Dr. Jamiella N. Brooks, Director of Student Equity & Inclusion Initiatives, Penn Law, and Michelle Johnson, Associate Director of Inclusive and Equitable Teaching, Center for Teaching and Learning
Oct 17, 2023 at -

All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Francophone, Italian, & Germanic Studies department and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CTL Teaching…



CTL Workshop: Writing a Diversity Statement

Rossella Di Rosa
Oct 16, 2023 at -

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Penn in Florence Info Session

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Oct 5, 2023 at -

Learn more about the program -- People who have been there Have some pizza with us!



The Merry Go Round of Blackness in Italy

A talk by Justin Randolph Thompson
Oct 4, 2023 at -