January 22, 2008
On the Anniversary of Gramsci’s Birth, a Few Words about Writing Letters
Antonio Gramsci
In re-reading Antonio Gramsci's letters from prison in memory of his birthday, one can't help but wonder about the current state of cyberwriting.
Remembering James Groppi
Activist James Groppi (1930-1985) marched with Martin Luther King, Jr. and others in the struggle for freedom.
Passacarte o scienziato?
Negli Usa da qualche anno, lo scienziato italiano riflette sui sistemi accademici italiano e americano. Sia sul piano dei difetti, sia in termini di produzione culturale. Si inserisce così nel dibattito aperto di recente dal Prof. Anthony J. Tamburri su i-Italy
January 21, 2008
Remembering James Groppi
Wisconsin Historical Society
Father James Groppi and civil rights leaders during NAACP march, Milwaukee, 1968.
Activist James Groppi (1930-1985) marched with Martin Luther King, Jr. and others in the struggle for freedom.
Caro Governatore della Sicilia Totó Cuffaro
A personal blogcard addressed to the Governatore della Sicilia Totó Cuffaro on his exoneration from the charge of aiding and abetting Mafia.
Child Slavery in Sicily 1910
“The cruelties to which the child slaves of Sicily have been subjected are as bad as anything reported of the cruelties of Negro slavery.” Booker Taliaferro Washington: “The Man Farthest Down”
January 19, 2008
On Bathing Nuns and Hegel
Dirt (Piero Heliczer, 1965)
Piero Heliczer's underground films, transnational migration, and the role of the self in the creation of art.
January 19, 2008
Caro Governatore della Sicilia Totó Cuffaro
A personal blogcard addressed to the Governatore della Sicilia Totó Cuffaro on his exoneration from the charge of aiding and abetting Mafia.
Capossela. Mythology in the Air
Mythology was in the air at Vinicio Capossela’s concert a few nights ago.
That doesn’t really happen at Webster Hall, location of the fifth edition of Global Fest. Sure many international artists grace its stages but none is like Capossela.
Not to belittle anyone, but that’s the way it is
January 19, 2008
New Year's observations: Immigrants Serve Italy Well
Milano during the New Year's celebrations. Pundits, predicting an enigmatic year, have designated it as 008. ...
January 17, 2008
Andrea Fiano. Accettare la cultura multietnica
Questa volta parliamo con Andrea Fiano, negli Stati Uniti dal 1982, ed oggi corrispondente del quotidiano MF-Milano Finanza e della stazione televisiva italiana Class-Cnbc
From Italy. Pope & Students Without "Sapienza"
Università La Sapienza di Roma blindata come non mai per l’inaugurazione dell’anno accademico. Sembra di essere al G8 di Genova. Ma come si è arrivati a tutto questo? Tutto inizia il 14 novembre del 2007, quando...
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