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Recent Events

May 2, 2024	Join us at Dr. Sandra Palmer's presentation in the Nasti lecture series, "Great Masters of the Italian Baroque: Bernini & Caravaggio". The presentation will focus on two artists, Gian Lorenzo Bernini in sculpture and Caravaggio in painting, both revolutionizing art of the past. This event will take place from 5:30pm to 7pm at the Center for Italian Studies (E-4340 Melville Library, Stony Brook University). Please direct any inquiries to ctritalianstudies@stonybrook.edu or call us at (631) 632-7444.
April 30, 2024	Join us in A Conversational Remembrance of Joseph A. Tursi (1928 – 2024). Let us remember the life and legacy of Dr. Joseph A. Tursi, who was a scholar, teacher, mentor, and friend to many. This event will take place from 5:30pm to 7pm at the Center for Italian Studies (E-4340 Melville Library, Stony Brook University). Please direct any inquiries to ctritalianstudies@stonybrook.edu or call us at (631) 632-7444.
April 24, 2024	Join us in the Original Play Premiere of "Woman through the Window". The play, written by Anthony DiFranco and directed by Martin Knapp, centers on a multi-generational Italian American family grappling with issues of identity, love, and language. It stars an all-female cast: Lisa Meckes, Missy Roche, Deborah Rupy, Patricia Becker, and Kristin Ingegno. DiFranco, an award-winning fiction writer, filmmaker, and playwright, is the founder and artistic director of Debut Theater Company. He teaches courses on Italian American Studies at Stony Brook University. This event will take place at 7pm at the Wang Theater (Wang Center, Stony Brook University). Please direct any inquiries to ctritalianstudies@stonybrook.edu or call us at (631) 632-7444.
April 23, 2024	Join us in the Book Presentation of "Crazy Fish Sing", alongside Suranga Katugampala, Simone Brioni, Loredana Polezzi, and Peter Bruno on Zoom. This event is open to SBU students, faculty, and staff only. This event will take place from 1pm to 2:30pm at the Center for Italian Studies (E-4340 Melville Library, Stony Brook University). Please direct any inquiries to ctritalianstudies@stonybrook.edu or call us at (631) 632-7444.
April 19, 2024	Join us in "I'll Tell You a Story": A Symposium Celebrating Dr. Mary Jo Bona. This event is organized by the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and co-sponsored by the Center for Italian Studies and the D’Amato Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies. This event will take place from 1pm to 4pm in The Humanities Institute (Humanities 1008, Stony Brook University). Please direct any inquiries to ctritalianstudies@stonybrook.edu or call us at (631) 632-7444.
April 18, 2024	Join us in a new program in the Tromba Lecture Series - "Saving Italy's Brown Bears: Rethinking Wilderness in Europe." This program, presented by Professor Roger Thompson (SBU), will feature three prominent figures in the Brown Bear conservation movement discussing the current state of the Apennine bear, the so-called “Italian Grizzly.” This event will take place from 4pm to 6pm at the Center for Italian Studies (E-4340 Melville Library, Stony Brook University). Please direct any inquiries to ctritalianstudies@stonybrook.edu or call us at (631) 632-7444.
April 11, 2024	Join us in a new program in the Nasti Lecture Series - Dr. Oronzo Brunetti, “Representing the Italian South: Rural Architecture and Photography in the 1920s/1930s." Dr. Oronzo Brunetti (University of Naples Federico II) will present on Carl Hubacher's photographs of Puglia, specifically the trulli: dry stone houses with cone-shaped roofs. Architect and professional photographer, Hubacher was one of the leading exponents of the Swiss Werkbund. From 1924 to 1933, he visited Puglia several times and took hundreds of photos that constitute a precious document on the local landscape and rural architecture in the inter-war period. This event will take place from 5:30pm to 7pm at the Center for Italian Studies (E-4340 Melville Library, Stony Brook University). Please direct any inquiries to ctritalianstudies@stonybrook.edu or call us at (631) 632-7444.
March 25, 2024	Join us in "Whitman on Walls!" a performance by Compagnia de’ Colombari. Walt Whitman's renowned poem, "Song of Myself," is a celebration of freedom, inclusion, and democracy. Drawing on this iconic work, Compagnia de’ Colombari created a series of short films, which will be screened at SBU. Students, faculty, and local poets will also read work written in dialogue with Whitman's text. Founding Director Karin Coonrod and Compagnia staff will be present. This event is free and open to the entire SBU community. This event will take place at 1pm in Rooms 200-206 in the Alan S. deVries Center, Stony Brook University. Please direct any inquiries to ctritalianstudies@stonybrook.edu or call us at (631) 632-7444.
February 27, 2024	Join us in "Paolino Bianchi and Diego Diáz: Narrative of Christian Slaves in Seventeenth-Century Tunis and Algiers,” a lecture by Dr. Céline Dauverd. Dr. Dauverd is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Colorado Boulder and a 2023-24 Fellow of The Italian Academy at Columbia University. This event will take place from 1pm to 2:30pm at the Center for Italian Studies (E-4340 Melville Library, Stony Brook University). Please direct any inquiries to ctritalianstudies@stonybrook.edu or call us at (631) 632-7444.
February 22, 2024
February 21, 2024	Join us in the screening of MAKA at Princeton with Dr. Simone Brioni. MAKA will be screened on February 21, 2024 at 5:30 pm in the Rocky-Mathey Theater, Princeton University, followed by a conversation with the film's director Elia Moutamid and writer Simone Brioni. For event details, please click here.
February 8, 2024	Join us for our Caffè Italiano: Spring Meet & Greet! Drop by the Center for Italian Studies on Thursday, February 8, between 1:00 and 3:00 PM, for a cup of our famous espresso and a selection of Italian cookies. Learn about our Spring event series, fellowship opportunities for graduate students, and meet the new Assistant to the Director Christine Griffiths, as well as Interim Director Dr. Andrea Fedi and long-time volunteer Josephine Fusco. Open to students, faculty, and staff.