Nei giorni della pandemia l'America scopre Alessandro Manzoni: la prima traduzione inglese in quasi mezzo secolo dei capitoli sulla peste dei Promessi Sposi è stata messa online dal sito LitHube e la loro attualità è risuonata piùforte che mai nella conversazione virtuale tra Stefano Albertini, il direttore della Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò della...
READ MOREThursday, 03/12/2020 - 6:30pm. Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street, New York, NY 10011-8604. A lecture by Dennis Looney. In this presentation Dr. Looney examines how the reception of Dante Alighieri--his biography and the Divine Comedy--contributes to the productive literary entanglement of several key figures of American literary li...
READ MORETuesday, 03/10/2020 - 6:30pm. Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 W 12th St, New York, NY 10011. Introductory remarks by Rebecca Falkoff, NYUSpecial Guest: Gina Barreca. In ENGLISH. Author of ten books, including the bestselling They Used to Call Me Snow White, But I Drifted: Women's Strategic Use of Humor, Babes in Boyland, Perfect Husbands (and Oth...
READ MOREWednesday 03/04/2020 - 6:00pm. Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 W 12th St, New York, NY 10011. PROPAGANDA. The Art of Political Indoctrination in Italy, 1902-1950. Works from the Fondazione Massimo and Sonia Cirulli. Curated by Nicola Lucchi, CUNY Queens College. Opening: March 4, 2020. 6:00pm Exhibition viewing. 6:30pm Panel Discussion featuring...
READ MOREMonday, 03/02/2020 - 6:30pm. Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 W 12th St, New York, NY 10011. On the occasion of the publication of the paperback edition of "Personal Effects Essays on Memoir, Teaching, and Culture in the Work of Louise DeSalvo" (2019, Fordham University Press). Celebrating one of the most important Italian American female authors...
READ MOREUn incontro; una lettura; una chiacchierata; delle risate; delle importanti riflessioni. Questo è stato della serata alla Casa Italiana Zerilli – Marimò della New York University di Martedì sera, la prima delle tre serate, chiamate “Women in Comedy Theatre”, dedicate alla figura della donna nel panorama della commedia non solo teatrale. Ci si è add...
READ MOREThe NYU Department of Italian Studies and Casa Italiana Zerilli – Marimò will host a career fair on Thursday, April 16, from 3:00pm-5:00pm at the NYU Wasserman Center for Career Development (133 E 13th St, Presentation Room B, New York, NY 10003). The career fair will be an opportunity for students, from all disciplines with some knowledge of the I...
READ MOREOn the occasion of Remembrance Day, on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Institute of Culture presented an event dedicated to Italian writers who witnessed the Holocaust, in collaboration with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM). The initiative is part of the numerous...
READ MORE2020 marks the 100th birthday of Franca Valeri, the legendary Italian playwright and actress, the first to make a name for herself by writing and doing comedy in Italy. KIT - Kairos Italy Theater - and Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò are celebrating women in comedy with three events: Women in Comedy in Italian Theater (February 11), Women in Comedy in...
READ MOREDuring these turbulent times, much has been said and written about Oriana Fallaci. More than thirteen years after her death, her prophetic statements continue to be discussed. It is only possible to talk about Oriana Fallaci through her extensive work in order to have an objective picture of her complex and varied activities. Such an effort must be...
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