Past Events



Circles Around Sinfonia: A Six-Day Exploration of the Music of Luciano Berio

Jan 27, 2016 - Feb 1, 2016 (All Day)

Luciano Berio (1925-2003) is one of the most important Italian musicians and composers of the past 100 years. His genius and legacy will be celebrated in collaboration with the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ Music Program, Temple University,…



New Italian Cinema 2015

Dec 3, 2015 - Dec 6, 2015 at -

The Cinema Studies Program and the Center for Italian Studies at the University of ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵsylvania, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia and the International House of…



Archaeology’s Entanglements: Reconstructing a Monument on Contested Ground

Stephanie Hagan
Dec 2, 2015 at

A Salvatori Lecture by Stephanie Hagan reporting on the field and archival research she conducted in Italy in summer 2015 thanks to a Salvatori Research Grant.

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Dante and Music

Nov 5, 2015 - Nov 6, 2015 at -

The 750th anniversary of Dante's birth in 1265 will be celebrated by the Center for Italian Studies and the Department of Music at the University of ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵsylvania with an international conference on "Dante and Music"…



Guido Gozzano: Memory and Innovation

Oct 29, 2015 - Oct 30, 2015 at -

The Center for Italian Studies at the University of ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵsylvania will celebrate the poetry of Guido Gozzano (1883-1916) with an international conference to be held in Philadelphia October 29-30, 2015…



Italian Through Art: A Pedagogical Seminar

Oct 23, 2015 at -

If you teach Italian and you love art, join us Friday October 23, 12-4:30pm, to discover how you can use art in your Italian classroom or Italian in your art classroom. …



British Patriotism in Italian Opera: The Cultural Translations of Caractacus (1759-1797)

Oct 23, 2015 at

A Salvatori Lecture and Opera Workshop by Lilly Kass

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The Somali Italian Literary Encounter

Oct 16, 2015 at

Simone Brioni will present his short La quarta via, based on Somali writer Kaha Mohamed Aden's memories of Mogadishu, and his new book, The Somali Within: Language, Race and…



Alain Elkann’s Racconti

Oct 2, 2015 at

Cancelled! To be postponed

Jonathan Galassi and Fabio Finotti present Italian author and journalist …



The Challenges of Global Capitalism: The Civil Economy Perspective

Sep 24, 2015 at

A lecture by economist Stefano Zamagni organized in collaboration with the …