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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
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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
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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
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“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
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“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
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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
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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
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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.
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Exploring Sicily’s fascinating and diverse culture through films
This week students of Italian and local folks attended a lecture entirely in Italian delivered by Elisa Pianges from Babilonia, Centro di Studi Italiani in Taormina, Italy. Elisa’s love and knowledge of photography, cinema, and Sicilian culture –coupled with her obvious gift as a language … Continue reading
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Exploring Sicily’s fascinating and diverse culture through films
This week students of Italian and local folks attended a lecture entirely in Italian delivered by Elisa Pianges from Babilonia, Centro di Studi Italiani in Taormina, Italy. Elisa’s love and knowledge of photography, cinema, and Sicilian culture –coupled with her obvious gift as a language … Continue reading
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