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What does it mean to inhabit the Italian city today? Discover the answer at Chapman this week

Posted on October 25, 2015 by pacchion

“Walk, Write, Film: Reimagining Urban Renewal in Italy”. A lecture by Dr. Letizia Modena (Vanderbilt University). Thursday October 29, 7:30-9 p.m. Argyros Forum, room 209A. Prof. Modena surveys how Italian fiction and cinema search for what it means today to … Continue reading →

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Vicky Carabini, Chair of CU Italian Studies Council, Receives Heritage Award by the Renaissance Lodge and Foundation

Posted on October 10, 2015 by pacchion

Vicky Carabini, a committed supporter of Italian education and community in Orange County, and patron to the Italian Studies program at Chapman University was recently recognized for her tireless efforts in preserving and fostering the Italian heritage in the region. … Continue reading →

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Paul’s 7th Annual Piazza Pasta Party – October 12 at Chapman

Posted on October 3, 2015 by pacchion

Monday October 12, 5:30 p.m. – Attallah Piazza at Chapman University                 Join the Fun and Celebrate with Us! Enjoy an Italian feast of Rigatoni alla Musco, Italian meatballs and sauce, and fresh … Continue reading →

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La bellezza eterna di Roma

Posted on October 2, 2015 by pacchion

A video by Oliver Astrologo.

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Dr. Pacchioni publishes new book on Pier Paolo Pasolini

Posted on September 12, 2015 by pacchion

The new anthology of essays titled “Pier Paolo Pasolini. Prospettive americane” is published by Metauro Edizioni (Pesaro, Italy) and co-edited with Dr. Fulvio Orsitto from California State University Chico.                       … Continue reading →

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Federico Pacchioni speaks at the international symposium “Fellini & Dante: The Afterlife of Vision” at Biblioteca Classense in Ravenna, May 29-30

Posted on May 29, 2015 by pacchion

Read a description of the event in the local gazzette.

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End of the year Italian Studies luncheon with chef Alberto Tilicone

Posted on May 17, 2015 by pacchion

Yesterday the Italian Studies program family celebrated the end of a fruitful academic year at Francoli in the Piazza of Orange. Chef Alberto Tilicone presented a cultured menu of traditional dishes from various areas of Italy. Buona estate a tutti! Arrivederci ad autunno!   The Italian Studies faculty; from … Continue reading →

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Dr. Pacchioni presents at the 46th annual convention of the Northeast Modern Language Association in Toronto

Posted on May 3, 2015 by pacchion
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How would you explain Italy to a child? Join us for the screening of “Sarà un paese” (2014) with director Nicola Campiotti in attendance

Posted on April 29, 2015 by pacchion

Wednesday, May 6th. 7:30-9:00pm. Argyros Forum 212.  Following the path of the Phoenician hero Cadmus, to whom mythology attributes the introduction of the alphabet into Greece, Nicola, a thirtysomething who is uncertain about the future, and his 10- year-old brother … Continue reading →

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Sensing places through songs at this week’s La Serata

Posted on April 17, 2015 by pacchion

Another splendid Serata overlooking the Chapman campus and Orange County! Students and local folks undertook a musical journey through Rome and Naples carried by the soulful voices of Rosario Monetti and Giovanna Gattuso.

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