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Thousands of Names and Emotions on Park Avenue

Marina Melchionda

On January 27, we gathered outside the Consulate General of Italy on Park Avenue to read the names of the thousands of Italian Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Here are some of...

De-Portees: an Artistic & Conceptual Look at the Holocaust

BENEDETTA GRASSO

The exhibit De/Portees by the contemporary artist Jack Sal opened on January 27 2010 at The Italian Cultural Institute, during the annual reading of the names of the deported...

Italianità alternativa

Joey Skee*

“Who, or more precisely, what is an Italian American? To some self-appointed arbiters of italianità, the answer is: Roman Catholic, conservative, and indisputably heterosexual..

A Roman "Toccata e Fuga" in NY

Benedetta Grasso

"Toccata & Fuga" was presented on January 21 at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral on 5th Avenue. Tourists and New Yorkers stopped by and enjoyed Italian masterpieces of all times. ...

Guido: an Italian American Youth Style

Anthony Julian Tamburri

This colloquium is not about the MTV show “Jersey Shore” and it does not justify it in any manner. This colloquium is about the phenomenon of the “Guido” that, regardless...

Presentation of the Italian Fiction Week. And See Rome Tomorrow at Saint Patrick's Cathedral

Benedetta Grasso

On the occasion of "Rai Fiction Week 2010", and as part of a promotional initiative dedicated to the beauties of Italy, the Italian Government Tourist Board with Rome City Council...

The Guido Controversy: Dirty Laundry and Deep Rugs. An Interview with Gianfranco Norelli

Ottorino Cappelli

The Director of “Pane Amaro” (Bitter Bread), an acclaimed doumentary about the life and history of early Italian immigrats in the U.S., talks about whether sweeping dirt...

Real Italians

Joey Skee

A social scientist’s take on guidos, prominenti, and intellectual inquiry.

50 Italians and Anna Frank to Honor Remembrance Day

Benedetta Grasso

On the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz in 1945, the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute of CUNY has organized the screening of two movies:...

Italian Excellence. A Field for Every Alphabetical Letter

Marina Melchionda

On December 2nd the Consul General Francesco Maria Talò gave the lecture "From Pizza to PhD, from Dante to DNA: updating the image of Italy" before a large audience of students...

New York: an Apple or a Beast?

Marina Melchionda

On Dec. 7 the Italian Journalist and Photographer Michele Molinari presented his book Nella pancia della bestia (In the Belly of the Beast) at Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò. What...

Italy Today. Analyzing the Viruses Sickening the Country

Marina Melchionda

The book “Italy Today. Politics, economy, and society” is a collection of essays that analyzes various aspects of the present Italian social, political and economical ...

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