Past Events



British Patriotism in Italian Opera: The Cultural Translations of Caractacus (1759-1797)

Oct 23, 2015 at

A Salvatori Lecture and Opera Workshop by Lilly Kass

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Italian Through Art: A Pedagogical Seminar

Oct 23, 2015 at -

If you teach Italian and you love art, join us Friday October 23, 12-4:30pm, to discover how you can use art in your Italian classroom or Italian in your art classroom. …



The Somali Italian Literary Encounter

Oct 16, 2015 at

Simone Brioni will present his short La quarta via, based on Somali writer Kaha Mohamed Aden's memories of Mogadishu, and his new book, The Somali Within: Language, Race and…



Alain Elkann’s Racconti

Oct 2, 2015 at

Cancelled! To be postponed

Jonathan Galassi and Fabio Finotti present Italian author and journalist …



The Challenges of Global Capitalism: The Civil Economy Perspective

Sep 24, 2015 at

A lecture by economist Stefano Zamagni organized in collaboration with the Robert A. Fox Leadership Program…



The Winter Guest. Love, Death, and Beauty in Dante’s Rime petrose

Sep 17, 2015 at

A lecture by Francesco Bausi in celebration of the 750th anniversary of Dante's birth.

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Opera Workshop: Early Twentieth-Century Opera and the New Cinematic Medium

May 1, 2015 at

Christin Thomas, Yale University, will discuss the response of the early twentieth-century opratic world to the rise of the new cinematic medium.



Philadelphia: The World War I Years

Apr 23, 2015 at

A book presentation and lecture by Peter John Williams. Read on or visit http://philadelphiawwiyears.com for a preview.

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Vittorini Prize and Italian Showcase

Apr 21, 2015 at

A celebration of Italian Undergraduate Excellence in lasting tribute to Professor Domenico Vittorini organized in collaboration with the America Italy Society of Philadelphia and the Consulate General of Italy in…



Mind and imagination: Brain Driven Bounded Creativity

Apr 17, 2015 at

A seminar by Riccardo Viale, Professor of Methodology of Social Science at the Università di Milano - Bicocca, on "Brain Driven Bounded Creativity", bridging the humanities and neuroscience. A discussion on what the…