Past Events



Leonardo Sciascia’s “Il fuoco nel mare”: A Masterclass in Literary Translation by professor Gregory Conti (University of Perugia, Italy)

Sep 18, 2024 at -

Professor Grogory Conti will present his new translation of Leonardo Sciascia's collection of short stories "The Fire in the Sea" and discuss translation strategies with the students with hands on…



Discord in American Academia: An Italian Perspective

Sep 16, 2024 at -

This panel will discuss a recent special volume on national discord in the United States published by Limes, Rivista Italiana di Geopolitica, the leading journal of geopolitics in Italy. We will focus…



FIGS Undergraduate Celebration

May 3, 2024 at -



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.