The Situation
'Guido' is a phenomenon that demands attention. If Italian American social advance were as real, as secure, and as substantial as many Italian Americans believe it to be (I am among these believers), then it would seem not only not harmful, but indeed positively beneficial and necessary, to examine, to discuss, and to reflect upon the power of such a new word.
Italian Americans in the Trap of Television. An Interview with Maria Laurino
Italian Americans should put an end to their obsession with their image in the television media.
Television, in general, tends to caricature reality; it likes showing things that are over the top. This is not about Italian Americans—it is about the media, it's about "reality show."
The controversy about MTV's Jersey Shore and the Calandra Institute's colloquium on the "Guido lifestyle" should not be resolved by censorship.
It is only through dialogue that you are going to better understand these complex issues of ethnic identity and the media, and further the discussion.
Keyword: Different. What Guidos Are, and Are Not
The "Guido/Goomba/Cugine" is a very distinctive-looking, working-class East Coast Italian-American. The whole lifestyle may seem shallow or strange to some, but “authentic” Italian-American life does not have to revolve around formal language, Renaissance art or the opera. This is indeed a subculture that is very complex and needs exploration—not shunning and shame. There can be civil discussions about all these differences, but there should never be any mean-spirited debates on which is right or wrong.
Italian Americans Between Guidos and Columbus. An Interview with Nancy Carnevale
There is nothing new in certain segments of the community trying to impose their views of what it means to be Italian American on others. This controversy reminds me of recent tensions around the celebration of Columbus Day.
Guidos and Negros
The Italian and Italian American traditions share many common practices, the most important of which for the case at hand is the knack for rhetorical and other displays. It is the "others," such as Wasps, who are supposed to be tight-lipped and up-tight when it comes to potentially embarrassing issues. In my opinion, the term "Guido" and its associated youth style deserves a cool headed discussion, as well as the heated conversation it now enjoys.
The Guido Controversy: Dirty Laundry and Deep Rugs. An Interview with Gianfranco Norelli
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 under the rug is the way to deal with undesirable facts. His film touched upon several diffucult topics, including he lynching of thirty-nine Italian immigrants across the United States between 1886 and 1916.
Guido: Stereotype, Caricature, or Lifestyle?
What is this guido thing? Is it pure caricature put on us by the outside world, or do we have an active part in it? Is it lifestyle or demeaning stereotype? A (former guido) brother who now teaches environmental engineering, and a (longtime anti-guido) sister who is now an actress, writer and filmmaker, look back.
On Guidos, Gramsci, and Irony Deficiency
Why Italian Americans need to take action, a Pasquinian response to some recent debates.
Remembrance Day 2010. Introducing This Year's Topics
January 27, 2010. Natalia Indrimi, Director of the Primo Levi Center in New York, introduces us the two topics on which Remembrance Day will focus this year: the Jewish Community of Rome and Civilian Internment in Fascist Italy
Roots, Re-Imagined: The Sicilian Jazz Project
Michael Occhipinti crosses genres with The Sicilian Jazz Project
January 24, 2010
It was time we MET
Una visita al MET che si trasforma in tanti regali inattesi. Quadri immortali su tela e quadri passeggeri dalla vista su Central Park, ed io lì, a respirare una malinconica poesia autunnale.
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