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More than twenty teachers of Italian from Southern California attended the professional training workshop led by Dr. Elissa Tognozzi at Chapman University on Saturday. The 3-hour workshop provided theoretical and methodological training regarding best practices and new advances in communicative … Continue reading →

The John Fowles Center for Creative Writing presents a reading by Dacia Maraini. The reading will be on Thursday, February 19th, at 7pm, in the Henley Reading Room of Leatherby Libraries.   Parking is available after 4:00 p.m. in the Fred L. … Continue reading →

The Italian Studies Council is a non-profit initiative whose goal is to benefit the teaching and learning of Italian studies at Chapman as well as to develop the role that the program plays within the city of Orange and greater Orange … Continue reading →

A merry gathering of italophiles chatting and learning about tortellini, ravioli and tagliatelle making with Chapman instructor Nadia Vranicich-Pettinger and student Nina Walther.

Students and local folks tried out their Italian language skills and listened to Neapolitan songs performed live by Chapman Italian/Voice students. Join us for our next La Serata on December 11!

  Open to all who want to improve their language skills, learn about the Italian culture, speak with native speakers, and socialize with members of the local community and other students! Thursdays: October 9, November 13, and December 11 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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.

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 →

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.