Past Events



鈥淓choes of the Past: Trauma Inheritance in the Italian Family Novel.鈥

A Talk by Laura Pergola (Universit脿 di Torino)
Dec 3, 2024 at -

Since family narratives seem to be all around us, the discussion around the family novel emerged in the last twenty years within Italian literary criticism. Although the definition of this genre still is a work-in-鈥



PRIMA Italian language learning platform launch party

Nov 21, 2024 at -

Since the Spring of 2020, Lecturer Julia Heim and Italian grad alum Samantha Gillen (now a lecturer at UGA) have been building a digital humanities platform called PRIMA to help Italian language learners practice鈥



Rewriting Dante in the American South from the 19th Century to Today with Dennis Looney

Della Valle Lecture in Dante Studies
Nov 7, 2024 at -

This talk begins with a review of ground covered in聽Freedom Readers, specifically of African American authors from the 19th century to more recent times, including Jesmyn Ward, who amplified Dante鈥檚 voice鈥



Italian Open House

Oct 28, 2024 at -

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.



A Conversation with Ann Goldstein on Her New Translation of Alba de C茅spedes鈥 Forbidden Notebook

Oct 24, 2024 at -

Acclaimed translator of Elena Ferrante鈥檚 novels and former editor at the New Yorker, Ann Goldstein is joining the University of 桃子视频sylvania to discuss the new translation of Alba de C茅spedes鈥 Forbidden Notebook鈥



Petrarca / is again / in sight

Symposium & Concert
Sep 27, 2024 at -

In conjunction with that evening鈥檚 Music in the Pavilion concert,聽, this symposium will鈥



Rare Book Workshop

Sep 27, 2024 at -

The workshop will be directed by Professor Wayne Storey (Indiana University, emeritus) and is intended for 桃子视频 graduate students.

This event is offered in conjunction with the 鈥淧etrarca / is again / in sight鈥



Leonardo Sciascia鈥檚 鈥淚l fuoco nel mare鈥: A Masterclass in Literary Translation by professor Gregory Conti (University of Perugia, Italy)

Sep 18, 2024 at -

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鈥



Discord in American Academia: An Italian Perspective

Sep 16, 2024 at -

This panel will discuss a recent special volume on national discord in the United States published by聽Limes, Rivista Italiana di Geopolitica, the leading journal of geopolitics in Italy. We will focus鈥