Past Events



To Forgive and to Forgive Oneself

Carla Locatelli
Sep 30, 2014 at

September 30 at 5:30 in the Cherpack Seminar Room - 543 Williams Hall, Carla Locatelli will lecture on the philosophy of forgiveness in Canne al Vento [Reeds in the Wind] by Grazia Deledda, 1938 Nobel Prize…



ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ-in-Venice Reunion Dinner

Sep 25, 2014 at

°Õ³ó³Ü°ù²õ»å²¹²âÌý25 September 2014, 6pm, Frank Pellicone, Dean of Harrison College house, will host a ±Ê±ð²Ô²Ô-¾±²Ô-³Õ±ð²Ô¾±³¦±ðÌýreunion dinner. We will share wonderful…



Printer, Translator, Philosopher, Spy

Eva Del Soldato
Sep 15, 2014 at

September 15 at 5:15pm in the Class of 1978 Pavilion - Kislak Center of Van Pelt Library, Eva del Soldato will lecture on Antonio Brucioli, the subject of her current book project, for the Seminar in the History of…



HAIKU {The Humanities and the Arts in the Integrated Knowledge University}

Sep 12, 2014 - Sep 13, 2014 (All Day)

The Center for Italian Studies is a proud sponsor of HAIKU {The Humanities and the Arts in the Integrated Knowledge University}, at the University of ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵsylvania September 12-13, 2014. The conference will explore…



The Myth of the Great War: An International Conference

Apr 24, 2014 - Apr 25, 2014 at -

Please scroll down for important conference information. Click on maroon words to follow links. Check out the conference photo album put together by speaker Elisa Ruggiero!



Vittorini Prize Ceremony

Apr 22, 2014 at

Join us for the yearly Vittorini Prize Ceremony to celebrate undergraduate excellence in the study of Italian language an culture, at ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ and beyond.

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Salvatori Lecture

Andrea Gazzoni
Apr 16, 2014 at

"Operation and Repertoire: The Textuality of Commedia dell'Arte Scenarios", a Salvatori Lecture by Andrea Gazzoni. 

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Viva la libertà

Apr 7, 2014 at


Italian Director Roberto Andò presents his latest film.

Apr 2, 2014 at

Alfonso Campisi, Université de La Manouba, will present his book
Voyageurs arabes en Sicile normande (Ed. MC, 2013). The presentation will be in Italian but an outline in English…



Jewish Writers in Post-Unification Italy: the Formation of a National Culture

Mar 31, 2014 at

Gabriella Romani - Seton Hall University - will speak about the role of  Jewish authors in post-Unification Italy who greatly influenced the formation of the Italian national culture and opened the way to the great…