Past Events



The Filangieri-Franklin Correspondence: An Enlightening Dialogue Between Italy and the US

A NIAF Dr. A. Kenneth Ciongoli Colloquium with Amedeo Arena. Featuring Cristiana Mele (Consul General of Italy in Philadelphia), Robert Allegrini (National Italian American Foundation), David Brigham (Historical Society of ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵsylvania), Ann E. Moyer (Uni
Nov 16, 2023 at -



A Conversation on "In Praise of Disobedience" and Saint Clare of Assisi

Nov 10, 2023 at -

The internationally acclaimed and prize-winning author Dacia Maraini is joining the University of ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵsylvania for her first time to discuss her latest works in conversation with Alessandro Vettori, Professor of Italian…



Power to Words: Identity in Contemporary Italy

Amir Issaa
Nov 6, 2023 at -

Amir Issaa is an internationally renowned Italo-Egyptian hip-hop artist and a passionate social activist and educator.



Latin and vernacular in the Renaissance: coexistence and contestation

Andrea Rizzi
Oct 30, 2023 at -

The myth of the orator as a colonizing figure served to promote the studia humanitatis as a commitment capable of fostering a successful career for teachers and writers, leaders and officials, preachers, diplomats, and…



MAKA: Screening and Discussion

The screening of the movie will be followed by a conversation with Elia Moutamid (film director) and Simone Brioni (screenplayer, Stony Brook)
Oct 26, 2023 at -

Maka offers a poignant exploration of displacement, identity, and belonging by presenting Geneviève Makaping’s life in Italy and perilous migration journey. By sharing Makaping’s experience as the first Black news…



CTL Workshop: Inclusive and Equitable Teaching

Dr. Jamiella N. Brooks, Director of Student Equity & Inclusion Initiatives, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ Law, and Michelle Johnson, Associate Director of Inclusive and Equitable Teaching, Center for Teaching and Learning
Oct 17, 2023 at -

All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Francophone, Italian, & Germanic Studies department and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CTL Teaching…



CTL Workshop: Writing a Diversity Statement

Rossella Di Rosa
Oct 16, 2023 at -



ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ in Florence Info Session

Learn more about the program
Oct 5, 2023 at -

Learn more about the program -- People who have been there Have some pizza with us!



The Merry Go Round of Blackness in Italy

A talk by Justin Randolph Thompson
Oct 4, 2023 at -