The Italian Club has a lot of fun Summer News to announce. We hope that you will join us.   Classes We have 3 classes beginning in July: Beginning Italian – Tuesdays beginning 7/22 from 5:30 to 7:00. Taught by Davide.Beginning Italian 3 – Saturdays beginning 7/19 from 11:30 to 1:00. Taught by Natasha.Intermediate Italian 3 – Saturdays begi...

The Italian Studies Division in the Department of Romance Languages at the University of Pennsylvania seeks applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in Italian Studies. The candidate should have a PhD and native or near native proficiency in Italian; a strong background in 20th- & 21st-century literature, and in...

Il Governo italiano offre alle case editrici operanti in questa circoscrizione premi e contributi in favore delle traduzioni di opere letterarie e scientifiche italiane in altre lingue per l'anno 2014.   La scadenza per l'inoltro delle domande è il 31 marzo 2014 per la prima sessione ed il 30 settembre 2014 per la seconda. Read more  ...

Scrivere la nuova Europa: editoria italiana, autori e lettori nell'era digitale.Writing the New Europe: Italian Publishing, Authors and Readers in the Digital Era.   October 22, 2014: Presentation by Sandra Celli Harris of Novel and Film: The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco (1980). Film: Il Nome della Rosa (126 minutes, 1986) in Italian with...

By Fred Plotkin   I am writing this on a quick work trip that has me immersed in Italian conversation but, for the purposes of this article, my mind is back home in New York. Specifically at the Metropolitan Opera House. The first four operas of the Met season were Anna Bolena, Otello, Il Trovatore and Turandot.   All operas had two t...

Albert Russell Ascoli, Terrill Dis-tinguished Professor, teaches in the Department of Italian Studies, UC Berkeley. His principal field of research and teaching is Medieval and Early Modern Italian culture from the 13th to the 16th centuries.   He is the author of Dante and the Making of a Modern Author (Cambridge University Press, 2008).&nb...

The Italian Program at the University of Pittsburgh (part of the Department of French & Italian) invites applications to their Master's Program in Italian. Founded in 1968, the MA in Italian at Pitt offers a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to graduate study in the field of italianistica and a cutting-edge preparation in the post-seconda...

Dal 10 al 13 luglio all'Hotel Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, si è tenuta l'annuale conferenza sugli AP. Al convegno, rivolto a tutti i docenti di AP (Advancement Placement Program), erano previsti tre seminari sul programma di AP Italian; simposi dedicati ad incoraggiare i docenti d'italiano a lavorare per lo sviluppo dei corsi AP Italian.  ...

L'Italian American Museum, in collaborazione con l'Italian American Committee on Education, propone un corso di lingua e cultura italiana che comincerà a settembre con 11 classi.   Per presentare il programma e gli insegnanti è stato organizzato un incontro per il 23 settembre prossimo alle 18 presso la sede del Museo al 155 di Mulberry Stre...

The Department of Modern Languages at Kansas State University invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor of Italian, term position, for the 2015-2016 academic year, with an option to be renewed. Completed PhD by August 2015 preferred, ABD considered.   Native or near-native proficiency in Italian required. Generalist with abilit...