This talk begins with a review of ground covered in Freedom Readers, specifically of African American authors from the 19th century to more recent times, including Jesmyn Ward, who amplified Dante’s voice…
The Italian Studies program invites all undergrads interested in learning more about our courses and our program (on campus and abroad) to an informal aperitivo.
Acclaimed translator of Elena Ferrante’s novels and former editor at the New Yorker, Ann Goldstein is joining the University of Pennsylvania to discuss the new translation of Alba de Céspedes’ Forbidden Notebook…
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…
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…
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…