Past Events



Othering Machines: Alienation, Apocalyptic Anxiety and Colonial Violence in the Italian Cinema of the 1960s

Feb 25, 2016 at

Valentina Fulginiti, Cornell University, will discuss "Othering Machines: Alienation, Apocalyptic Anxiety and Colonial Violence in the Italian Cinema of the 1960s".

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The Figure of the Katechon in Paolo Sorrentino’s Il Divo

Feb 24, 2016 at

Daniele Fioretti, Miami University, will discuss "A Dissonant Perspective in Italian Political Cinema. The Figure of the Katechon in Paolo Sorrentino's Il Divo."

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Sicily: Language, Art, and Culture

Feb 11, 2016 - Feb 12, 2016 at -

The Center for Italian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania will host an important international conference to celebrate "Sicily: Language, Art, and Culture", 11-12 February 2016.…



A Chapter of Early Italian Humanism in Philadelphia Manuscripts

Feb 10, 2016 at

New date Feb. 10! Penn’s Department of Italian Studies and the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies are delighted to invite you to a seminar by the 2015-16 SIMS…



The Ghetto

Feb 7, 2016 at

The creation of the Venetian ghetto 500 years ago will be commemorated by the University of Pennsylvania's Program in Jewish Studies, the Katz Center for Advanced Jewish Studies, the Department of Music, the…



Circles Around Sinfonia: A Six-Day Exploration of the Music of Luciano Berio

Jan 27, 2016 - Feb 1, 2016 (All Day)

Luciano Berio (1925-2003) is one of the most important Italian musicians and composers of the past 100 years. His genius and legacy will be celebrated in collaboration with the Penn Music Program, Temple University,…



New Italian Cinema 2015

Dec 3, 2015 - Dec 6, 2015 at -

The Cinema Studies Program and the Center for Italian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia and the International House of…



Archaeology’s Entanglements: Reconstructing a Monument on Contested Ground

Stephanie Hagan
Dec 2, 2015 at

A Salvatori Lecture by Stephanie Hagan reporting on the field and archival research she conducted in Italy in summer 2015 thanks to a Salvatori Research Grant.

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Dante and Music

Nov 5, 2015 - Nov 6, 2015 at -

The 750th anniversary of Dante's birth in 1265 will be celebrated by the Center for Italian Studies and the Department of Music at the University of Pennsylvania with an international conference on "Dante and Music"…



Guido Gozzano: Memory and Innovation

Oct 29, 2015 - Oct 30, 2015 at -

The Center for Italian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania will celebrate the poetry of Guido Gozzano (1883-1916) with an international conference to be held in Philadelphia October 29-30, 2015…