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A conversation with Gianfranco Norelli and Suma Kurien after the screening of Finding the Mother Lode, a new documentary on Italian-American history in California.

Posted on November 6, 2014 by pacchioni
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Students from Italian and Film Studies learn about the complexity of Frank Capra’s films during professor Vito Zagarrio’s lecture

Posted on November 4, 2014 by pacchioni

In his lecture “The Un-Happy Ending. Re-viewing Capra, the Italian-American”, Dr. Zagarrio looked beyond the established concerns of Capra’s interpreters. He illuminated aspects of Capra’s works that were, so to speak, hiding in plain sight. Zagarrio reached back in time before the … Continue reading →

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The Italians of California: screening of Finding the Mother Lode with director Gianfranco Norelli and producer Suma Kurien, November 6

Posted on October 20, 2014 by pacchion
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Rediscovering History through Imagination: A Conversation with Susanna Nicchiarelli on Contemporary Italian Cinema

Posted on September 22, 2014 by pacchioni

Susanna Nicchiarelli spoke to students from Wilkinson and Dodge in Dr. Pacchioni’s class “Italian Cinema: Politics, Art, and Industry” on the creative use of archival footage and the power of visual poetry in contemporary Italian cinema. Later in the evening … Continue reading →

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Screening of The Discovery of Dawn with the director Susanna Nicchiarelli. Sept. 22.

Posted on September 3, 2014 by pacchioni

Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Italian Studies Program  in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, Los Angeles present The Discovery of Dawn / La scoperta dell’alba (dir. Susanna Nicchiarelli, 2012) Followed by a Q&A with the Director. Free … Continue reading →

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Identity and Community in the Mediterranean

Posted on April 20, 2014 by pacchioni

During a well-attended lecture (80 guests), Italian Islands: A Cinematic Journey, professor Fulvio Orsitto from CSU at Chico, offered an analysis of the most famous cinematic portrayals of the Italian islands, focusing on the contemporary film Respiro.

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Italian Islands: A Cinematic Journey, April 17

Posted on April 7, 2014 by pacchioni

Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences and The Italian Studies Program present, Italian Islands: A Cinematic Journey, on Thursday, April 17, 7:30 – 9 p.m. in Argyros Forum, 209C with Fulvio Orsitto, Associate Professor of Italian, California State University, Chico. The first … Continue reading →

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Rediscovering Fellini

Posted on March 15, 2014 by pacchion

The Leatherby Libraries kindly organized a book-signing event in March for my book Inspiring Fellini: Literary Collaborations behind the Scenes (University of Toronto Press, 2014). I was delighted to share my research with many friends there.  

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How melodies travel through centuries and across borders

Posted on March 1, 2014 by pacchion

During Ties that Bind: The Folk Roots of Italian Music in March, Professor Alessandro Carrera from the University of Houston provided an extensive and interactive lecture on Italy’s ancient musical regional traditions to a mixed audience of about 60.

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The Folk Roots of Italian Music – Feb. 27

Posted on February 7, 2014 by pacchion

Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Italian Studies Program present, Ties That Bind: The Folk Roots of Italian Music with Alessandro Carrera, Professor of Italian, The University of Houston, Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. in  … Continue reading →

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