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The Center for Italian Studies at the University of ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵsylvania will host an important international conference to celebrate "Sicily: Language, Art, and Culture", 11-12 February 2016.

Renato Guttuso, Cactus nel golfo di Palermo, 1984, private collection

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Sicily, land of culture, art, cinema, literature; land of travellers and dreamers, of artists and thinkers; land of division and unity. Sicily presents the peculiar characteristics of an island with its own complex reality, distinct from Italian "continental" reality and yet linked to it.

The conference aims at exploring Sicily in all aspects of its history and culture, in itself and in relation to the rest of Italy and to the world, from its most ancient traditions to present debates, to its hope for the future.Ìý

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Plenary Speakers: Daniela Bini, Alfonso Campisi, Gaetano Cipolla, Pietro Frassica, Fred Gardaphe, Lina Insana, Chiara Mazzucchelli

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Click here for the two-dayÌýCONFERENCE PROGRAM, which includesÌýa concert of eclectic Sicilian music with Allison Scola's group Ìýand the screening of Manuel Giliberti's documentary Ìý(2012) on the migration of Sicilians to Tunisia at the turn of the 20th century.

While at the conference, do not miss the installation of Angela Lorenz'Ìý"" - based on the famous mosaics of Piazza Armerina, Sicily -at the Education Commons, Franklin Field Football Stadium - 233 S. 33rd Street. View images of the installation at .

Attendance is free to the general public.

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Scientific Committee: Alfonso Campisi, Marina Della Putta Johnston, Fabio Finotti, Pietro Frassica, Lillyrose Veneziano Broccia

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View here Elisa Ruggiero's presentation, "L'uomo nel cinema di Vittorio De Seta"

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I cortometraggi di Vittorio De Seta sono disponibili in Youtube:

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