Subscribe by Email
This form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Author Archives: Federico Pacchioni
Italian Studies & Film Studies join to bring a restored Italian cult silent film to campus
Satan’s Rhapsody (1915) is a Faustian tale about an old woman who makes a pact with Mephisto to regain her youth, in return she must stay away from love. The film, directed by Nino Oxilia and starring Lyda Borelli, is one of the finest … Continue reading
Posted in Events
Leave a comment
Italian poet Giuseppe Conte visits Chapman
Giuseppe Conte, one of Italy’s most accomplished poets, will be reading and discussing his recent work at Chapman University on Monday, March 13, at 5pm in Beckman Hall 404.
Posted in Events
Leave a comment
Listening to Italy: A Memorable Morning of Learning and Music Appreciation
On Saturday, February 11th over 200 guests attended the Music and Culture: An Italian Perspective in the Musco Center for the Arts. This celebratory symposium, exploring the complexity of Italy’s cultural and artistic import, brought together faculty, staff and students … Continue reading
Posted in Events
Leave a comment
Italian for All! A New Partnership between Chapman Italian Studies & Fondazione Italia
Fondazione Italia has now opened its Orange County Italian Language Center offering courses for children and adults on the Chapman University campus. The Italian Studies program is delighted to support the teaching of Italian to the larger Orange community and is … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Italy Today
Leave a comment
Estrellita Uribe begins internship with Pacific Symphony
Estrellita Uribe (Strategic and Corporate Communication/Italian Studies 2017) has just started an internship with Pacific Symphony. Below she describes her new role and how the study of Italian language and culture is helping her to advance professionally. “I am the public relations intern at … Continue reading
Posted in Students Success
Leave a comment
Join us for “Music and Culture: An Italian Perspective”
The many pathways of Italy’s music, art and culture come together in a single event! Appreciate the harmony that inspired Dante’s immortal masterpieces, and explore the diverse voices of Italian music, from the Renaissance to the age-old melodies of folk … Continue reading
Posted in Events
Leave a comment
Blending creativity and scholarship in Italian Studies: A glimpse into our advanced fall courses
The fall semester has come to a close. We are grateful to the students for all of the energy that they have put into their classes. In the upper-level class “Short Narrative in Italian Culture: Oral Tradition, Literature and Cinema” … Continue reading
Posted in Students Success
Leave a comment
Dancing Sardinian Style
The fall semester ended with a taste of Sardinia at La Serata. Professor Luisa Spanu, originally from Cagliari, wearing one of Sardinia’s traditional dresses, shared photographs, food, and music from this fascinating region. Students and faculty had even a chance … Continue reading
Posted in Events
Leave a comment
An evening dedicated to understanding the media’s impact on citizenship and equality in America and Italy
A crowded classroom attended the screening of Fred Kuwornu’s latest documentary “Blaxploitalian”. Offering a rare and fruitful opportunity to compare the media’s impact on the perception of otherness on both sides of the Ocean, the screening stimulated needed conversations among students … Continue reading
Posted in Events
Leave a comment
“Blaxploitalian” documentary screening and Q&A with director Fred Kuwornu
BLAXPLOITALIAN is a documentary that uncovers the careers of a population of entertainers seldom heard from before: Black actors in Italian cinema. BlaxploItalian cleverly discloses the personal struggles classic Afro-Italian and African diasporic actors faced, correlating it with the contemporary … Continue reading
Posted in Events
Leave a comment
Memories from Paul’s Pasta Piazza Party this fall
The jovial and magical atmosphere of this fall’s Italian Festival still hovers over the Chapman campus piazza. As the university’s Italian community awaits for next year’s celebration, here are some photographs to cherish. Chapman University President Daniele Struppa and President Emeritus Jim Doti. From left to … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Students Success
Leave a comment
Italian Studies as Disciplinary Interface: Art, Science, and Culture
Local folks and students from the Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, the Department of Art, and the Italian Studies program attended Dr. Kevin Petti’s engaging and rich lecture on the nexus between art and anatomy during the Italian Renaissance. Italy’s … Continue reading
Posted in Events
Leave a comment
Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella honors forty exemplary citizens: champions of justice, resistance and solidarity.
Read article in La Repubblica
Posted in Italy Today
Leave a comment
Dr. Pacchioni speaks at the annual conference of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association in Pasadena
Posted in Faculty Success
Leave a comment
Art and science in the Italian Renaissance: the case of anatomy, a lecture by Dr. Kevin Petti
Join us for Dr. Kevin Petti’s presentation “Anatomia Italiana: Art and Anatomy in the Italian Renaissance” on Monday, November 14, 7-8:30pm in Argyros Forum 209A.
Posted in Events
Leave a comment
