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- Dr. Federico Pacchioni is a Full Professor of Italian Studies at Chapman University, where he holds the Musco Endowed... moreDr. Federico Pacchioni is a Full Professor of Italian Studies at Chapman University, where he holds the Musco Endowed Chair and serves as the founding director of the Ferrucci Institute for Italian Experience and Research. He has authored numerous publications and has lectured nationally and internationally about the subjects of his books, which include Inspiring Fellini: Literary Collaborations behind the Scenes (The University of Toronto Press, 2014), A History of Italian Cinema (Bloomsbury Press, 2017, co-authored with Peter Bondanella), The Image of the Puppet in Italian Theater, Literature and Film (Metauro Edizioni, 2020 and Palgrave McMillan 2022) and Southwest of Italy: Stanzas for a Travel Memoir (Guernica Editions, 2022).edit
With the advancement of cybernetics, avatars, animation, and virtual reality, a thorough understanding of how the puppet metaphor originates from specific theatrical practices and media is especially relevant today. This book identifies... more
With the advancement of cybernetics, avatars, animation, and virtual reality, a thorough understanding of how the puppet metaphor originates from specific theatrical practices and media is especially relevant today. This book identifies and interprets the aesthetic and cultural significance of the different traditions of the Italian puppet theater in the broader Italian culture and beyond. Grounded in the often-overlooked history of the evolution of several Italian puppetry traditions – the central and northern Italian stringed marionettes, the Sicilian pupi, the glove puppets of the Po Valley, and the Neapolitan Pulcinella – this study examines a broad spectrum of visual, cinematic, literary, and digital texts representative of the functions and themes of the puppet. A systematic analysis of the meanings ascribed to the idea and image of the puppet provides a unique vantage point to observe the perseverance and transformation of its deeper associations, linking premodern, modern, and contemporary contexts.
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Learning a foreign language is like going on a trip; all you need is to choose your destination. What is the point of learning foreign languages? Which transformations do foreign language learners undergo? What are the benefits of... more
Learning a foreign language is like going on a trip; all you need is to choose your destination. What is the point of learning foreign languages? Which transformations do foreign language learners undergo? What are the benefits of becoming multilingual speakers and intercultural mediators? These and many other questions are answered in this book. Written for those who approach the study of foreign languages for the first time and intend to become intercultural mediators, it unveils the richness of the multilingual experience. Containing a wide range of linguistic examples and inspiring life experiences, the volume combines theoretical notions with practical advice to help you make the most of your foreign language learning experience. It will be an indispensable tool throughout your linguistic journey.
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Questa raccolta poetica, in sezioni concatenate, cerca, come approfondisce Domenico Napoletani nella Postfazione, la percezione della leggerezza di ogni cosa e insieme il suo peso nella gravità dell'esistere. I versi dichiarano sia... more
Questa raccolta poetica, in sezioni concatenate, cerca, come approfondisce Domenico Napoletani nella Postfazione, la percezione della leggerezza di ogni cosa e insieme il suo peso nella gravità dell'esistere. I versi dichiarano sia l'amore per i luoghi di una patria lontana sia il rifugio di domestica pace in un'America che non è straniera, pur nella frattura dell'emigrazione. Il tutto nella consapevolezza che la vita è passaggio, che l'uomo è batuffolo, diverrà polvere nell'aria, in una notte totale.
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In The Image of the Puppet, Dr. Pacchioni identifies and interprets the aesthetic and cultural significance of the different traditions of the Italian puppet theater in the broader Italian culture and beyond. Grounded in the... more
In The Image of the Puppet, Dr. Pacchioni identifies and interprets the aesthetic and cultural significance of the different traditions of the Italian puppet theater in the broader Italian culture and beyond. Grounded in the often-overlooked history of the evolution of different Italian puppetry traditions –the central and northern Italian stringed marionettes, the Sicilian pupi, the glove puppets of the Po Valley, and the Neapolitan Pulcinella– this study examines a wide spectrum of visual, cinematic, literary, and digital texts representative of the functions and themes of the puppet. A systematic analysis of the meanings ascribed to the idea and image of the puppet provides a unique vantage point to observe the perseverance and transformation of the deeper spiritual and humanistic values linking premodern, modern, and contemporary contexts. With the current advancement of cybernetics, avatars, animation, and virtual reality games, a thorough understanding of how the puppet metaphor originates from specific theatrical practices and media can be relevant today.
Research Interests: Film Studies, Italian Studies, Literature, Puppetry, Intermediality, and 15 moreCollaboration, Silent Film, Theater and film, Italian Cultural Studies, Italian Literature, Futurism, Italian Cinema, Avant-Garde, Contamination and remediation, 20th century Avant-Garde, Italian cinema (Film Studies), Italy, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Pinocchio, and Theater
A History of Italian Cinema, 2nd edition is the much anticipated update from the author of the bestselling Italian Cinema – which has been published in four landmark editions and will celebrate its 35th anniversary in 2018. Building upon... more
A History of Italian Cinema, 2nd edition is the much anticipated update from the author of the bestselling Italian Cinema – which has been published in four landmark editions and will celebrate its 35th anniversary in 2018. Building upon decades of research, Peter Bondanella and Federico Pacchioni reorganize the current History in order to keep the book fresh and responsive not only to the actual films being created in Italy in the twenty-first century but also to the rapidly changing priorities of Italian film studies and film scholars. The new edition brings the definitive history of the subject, from the birth of cinema to the present day, up to date with a revised filmography as well as more focused attention on the melodrama, the crime film, and the historical drama. The book is expanded to include a new generation of directors as well as to highlight themes such as gender issues, immigration, and media politics. Accessible, comprehensive, and heavily illustrated throughout, this is an essential purchase for any fan of Italian film.
Research Interests: Comedy, Italian Studies, Popular Italian Cinema, Horror Film, Silent Film, and 16 moreItalian Literature, Historical Films, Melodrama, Italian Cinema, Film and History, Art and Independent Cinema, Documentary Film, Italian cinema (Film Studies), Italian neorealist cinema, Italy, Silent Cinema, Film and Television Comedy, Italian Horror Films, Horror, Contemporary Cinema, and Spaghetti Westerns
Le prospettive americane proposte da questa serie di saggi a cura di studiosi che operano a cavallo tra confini nazionali offrono l’immagine di un Pasolini sia culturalmente che accademicamente “sprovincializzato”. La prospettiva... more
Le prospettive americane proposte da questa serie di saggi a cura di studiosi che operano a cavallo tra confini nazionali offrono l’immagine di un Pasolini sia culturalmente che accademicamente “sprovincializzato”. La prospettiva internazionale dei vari contributi, infatti, porta con sé anche un vigore demistificatorio, una capacità di svincolarsi dagli assunti legati all’aura mitica assurta dalla figura del poeta vate in Italia. Il mito pasoliniano viene qui riesaminato con coerenza critica tenendo conto delle contraddizioni e talvolta anche dei limiti artistici di questa figura.
Contributi di: Gian Maria Annovi, Luca Barattoni, Fabio Benincasa, Fabrizio Cilento, Viviana Cois, Mark Epstein, Monica Facchini, Daniele Fioretti, Antonio Iannotta, Fulvio Orsitto, Federico Pacchioni, Anna Paparcone, Gloria Pastorino, Enrico Vettore.
Contributi di: Gian Maria Annovi, Luca Barattoni, Fabio Benincasa, Fabrizio Cilento, Viviana Cois, Mark Epstein, Monica Facchini, Daniele Fioretti, Antonio Iannotta, Fulvio Orsitto, Federico Pacchioni, Anna Paparcone, Gloria Pastorino, Enrico Vettore.
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“. . . as well as being a good idea in itself, Pacchioni’s ‘perspective’ works rhetorically to make possible an extraordinary density. A short book covers a huge amount of Fellini’s work in a penetrating way. Strangely, it isolates... more
“. . . as well as being a good idea in itself, Pacchioni’s ‘perspective’ works rhetorically to make possible an extraordinary density. A short book covers a huge amount of Fellini’s work in a penetrating way. Strangely, it isolates themes, motifs, and meanings from the films themselves, in the sense of endowing figures with meaning, but without their aesthetic insertion into the artistic artefact. In other words, the book throws enormous light on the components of Fellini’s films. And there is nothing wrong with this, when you reflect on the extent to which each film is an assembly of fragments—that is the way Fellini works. But the assembly is really successful—and this is where the ‘collaborators’ stop, and ‘Fellini’ himself takes over completely. He welds their disparate contributions into a work that is unified and ‘beautiful’, as well as meaningful. By not dwelling on this (though he does talk about it), Pacchioni lets the ‘contributions’ stand out, each with their identity. It is the films themselves that incorporate, absorb, digest the components, and Pacchioni’s critical activity is to undigest and tease out the threads, so that each character on the stage (each writer) receives his own spotlight. The reader, in his memory, reassembles the now enriched components.” –– Excerpt from Christopher Wagstaff’s review (University of Reading) in The Modern Language Review
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Research Interests: Screenwriting, Psychoanalysis, Film Studies, Italian Studies, Popular Italian Cinema, and 19 moreIntermediality, Italian Literature, Italian Cinema, Visions And Dreams, Auteur Theory, Western Esotericism (History), Dreams, Dino Buzzati, Modern Italian Poetry, Psychoanalysis and art, Italy, Fellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italian Fiction, Creative collaboration, Screenwriting Studies, Ennio Flaiano, Andrea Zanzotto, and Federico Fellini
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Federico Fellini’s interest in paranormal and mediumistic phenomena has received very little critical attention. Fellini’s long-lasting collaborations with Nino Rota and Tullio Pinelli and his intense relationships with figures such as... more
Federico Fellini’s interest in paranormal and mediumistic phenomena has received very little critical attention. Fellini’s long-lasting collaborations with Nino Rota and Tullio Pinelli and his intense relationships with figures such as Ernst Bernhard and Gustavo Adolfo Rol help in tracing the flourishing of the director’s “voluptuous openness” (his own description) to the multiple dimensions of reality and the complexity of human life. Fellini’s adherence to esoteric matters is at the root of his talent for expressing spiritual mystery in his cinema, creating an atmosphere that blends memorably with Christian modes of storytelling in films such as La strada and that continues to find expression in a multiplicity of projects covering a wide array of spiritual experiences, including “Il viaggio di G. Mastorna” and “Viaggio a Tulum.” What makes the theme of esotericism in Fellini unique is its coexistence with an ambiguous and ironic tone, which is certainly the effect of this filmmaker’s comedic penchant and acute awareness of subtleties of artistic representation.
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In questo saggio si mette in luce la relazione esistente tra il il cinema delle origini e il teatro di figura in Italia, includendo marionette, burattini e animazione d’oggetto. Già nelle sue forme più primitive il cinema incrocia alcune... more
In questo saggio si mette in luce la relazione esistente tra il il cinema delle origini e il teatro di figura in Italia, includendo marionette, burattini e animazione d’oggetto. Già nelle sue forme più primitive il cinema incrocia alcune convezioni estetiche e spazi sociali del teatro di figura, e intrattiene con esso un rapporto che di rivalità e rispetto. Si tratta di un rapporto che continua e si evolve nei primi anni dello sviluppo dell’industria cinematografica, quando le antiche tradizioni del teatro popolare risultano impiegate all’interno del nuovo medium per accrescerne il potere espressivo. Questa prospettiva mostra come il cinema abbia dato nuova vita al teatro di figura introducendolo all’interno del suo tessuto estetico, complicando quindi l’idea comunemente condivisa di una “scomparsa” di questa forma di teatro popolare. Il saggio trova il nodo centrale di questa relazione intermediale nel gusto per il meccanico il miniaturizzato, e nel potenziale riflessivo del burattino, soffermandosi su casi quali L’inferno (1911), Pinocchio (1911), Cabiria (1914) e in modo particolare sul primo film di animazione italiano, La guerra e il sogno di Momi (1917).
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In providing an explanation for the cultural-aesthetic functions of the Italian puppet in the Italian-American cinematographic context, this essay weaves together historical notions on the role of the puppet (and Sicilian pupi in... more
In providing an explanation for the cultural-aesthetic functions of the Italian puppet in the Italian-American cinematographic context, this essay weaves together historical notions on the role of the puppet (and Sicilian pupi in particular) in the Italian-American community, on the collaboration between puppeteers and filmmaker, and on the emotional and ritualistic power of the puppet. Analyzing films such as Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather Part II, the experimental film Tarantella by Helen De Michiel, and John Turturro's autobiographic documentary Rehearsal for a Sicilian Tragedy, this essay focuses on the cultural and cinematographic function played by the puppet in preserving and reinterpreting the Italian-American identity. The discussion also includes an American production such as I Am Suzanne!, where the Italian-American puppet channels negative stereotypes and anxieties towards the Italian immigrant.
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Girato nella primavera del 1967, Cosa sono le nuvole? è forse il manifesto di poetica più completo e struggente dell’intera opera cinematografica di Pasolini, un momento di potente riflessione sintetica sulla sua visione della vita e... more
Girato nella primavera del 1967, Cosa sono le nuvole? è forse il manifesto di poetica più completo e struggente dell’intera opera cinematografica di Pasolini, un momento di potente riflessione sintetica sulla sua visione della vita e dell’arte. Le nuvole mette in scena l’Otello di Shakespeare in forma di spettacolo di inverosimili pupi all’interno di un teatro popolare dove però i pupi sono impersonati da attori vivi. Come ha messo in luce gran parte della critica, Le nuvole accompagna fedelmente le riflessioni che Pasolini andava articolando in questi anni riguardo al cinema di poesia, esprimendo la concezione dell’immagine cinematografica come linguaggio più vicino alle cose e di maggiore forza conoscitiva. Mentre la funzione chiave del quadro Las meninas di Velásquez e quella del pensiero pirandelliano sono state spiegate in modo esaustivo, minore attenzione è stata rivolta alle origini e alle ramificazioni dell’intricato gioco teatrale operato a livello di messa in scena. Nella scelta di presentare l’Otello in forma di spettacolo di pupi si trova tuttavia l’anello che dà coerenza alla vasta rete di riferimenti intermediali e culturali presenti nel film. Il concetto di intermedialità viene applicato in questo saggio come asse di ricerca che esamina il fenomeno di travalicamento dei confini mediatici all’interno di una prospettiva storica. Basandosi sull’analisi dello scambio tra burattino e attore in carne e d’ossa, della scelta degli interpreti, e dei riferimenti a specifiche e diverse forme di spettacolo, questo saggio esamina il gioco intermediale tra cinema e teatro di figura mettendone in luce il rapporto simbiotico, un rapporto qui imperniato sul tema della morte.
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"This bibliographical essay reviews key contributions to Pasolini Studies published in the US and Canada between 1989 and 2007. It presents translations, monographs, dissertations, book chapters, and articles highlighting general lines of... more
"This bibliographical essay reviews key contributions to Pasolini Studies published in the US and Canada between 1989 and 2007. It presents translations, monographs, dissertations, book chapters, and articles highlighting general lines of inquiry and predominant thematic and ideological concerns. The survey begins with a brief discussion of the research carried out before 1989 and traces the history of the development of the field in North America. By drawing connections with a 1997 bibliographic analysis by Robert Gordon, this survey identifies certain epistemological and ethical idiosyncrasies of the field and points to possible root causes. This study concludes with a comprehensive bibliography.
Il saggio bibliografico passa in rassegna i principali contributi agli studi pasoliniani pubblicati tra il 1989 e il 2007 negli USA e in Canada. Prende in esame traduzioni, monografie, disserta- zioni, capitoli in volume e articoli sottolineando le linee di ricerca generali e gli orientamenti tematici e ideologici dominanti. L’indagine prende le mosse da un rapido esame delle ricerche svolte prima del 1989, ripercorrendo quindi lo sviluppo degli studi su Pasolini in Nord Ame- rica. Ricollegandosi a un’analisi bibliografica di Robert Gordon (1997), la rassegna identifica alcune idiosincrasie epistemologiche ed etiche che emergono in quest’ambito e suggerisce alcune possibili ragioni. Lo studio si conclude con una bibliografia completa."
Il saggio bibliografico passa in rassegna i principali contributi agli studi pasoliniani pubblicati tra il 1989 e il 2007 negli USA e in Canada. Prende in esame traduzioni, monografie, disserta- zioni, capitoli in volume e articoli sottolineando le linee di ricerca generali e gli orientamenti tematici e ideologici dominanti. L’indagine prende le mosse da un rapido esame delle ricerche svolte prima del 1989, ripercorrendo quindi lo sviluppo degli studi su Pasolini in Nord Ame- rica. Ricollegandosi a un’analisi bibliografica di Robert Gordon (1997), la rassegna identifica alcune idiosincrasie epistemologiche ed etiche che emergono in quest’ambito e suggerisce alcune possibili ragioni. Lo studio si conclude con una bibliografia completa."
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This chapter makes a case for the integration of the puppet theater in the foreign language curriculum grounded in an acknowledgment of the art’s cathartic effect, its ability to engage and develop multiple intelligences and various... more
This chapter makes a case for the integration of the puppet theater in the foreign language curriculum grounded in an acknowledgment of the art’s cathartic effect, its ability to engage and develop multiple intelligences and various skills, and the cultural value and uniqueness of its different traditional forms. The chapter begins with an examination of the literature currently available in support of this creative approach, identifying recurring themes and issues, and evaluating educators’ reflections vis-à-vis certain historic and cultural dynamics and influences. While the application of puppetry in education has almost always been considered with regards to primary and secondary school levels of teaching, a number of puppet theater techniques translate remarkably well into higher education, especially when teaching languages whose cultures present strong puppetry traditions, such as Italian. The final section of the chapter addresses the pertinence of puppetry to teacher training and curriculum development, exemplified by the case of Italian, both as a tool in the instructor’s lesson and in student-led productions.
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More and more people are spending unprecedented amounts of time in virtual environments among which Second Life in currently the most popular and the fastest growing one. These online networking spaces provide people with opportunities... more
More and more people are spending unprecedented amounts of time in virtual environments among which Second Life in currently the most popular and the fastest growing one. These online networking spaces provide people with opportunities for learning and practicing language skills in ways that are certainly less costly, more flexible, and some argue more engaging and powerful than most of mainstream classroom-based teaching today. Several universities have virtual representations of some of their campus facilities on SL, and some of them are going as far as initiating degree programs entirely and only on Second Life. Will a more flexible, personalized and more affordable education gradually take shape on virtual worlds and empty our physical classrooms? Do virtual worlds today offer educational potentials specific to Italian Studies and worthy of consideration? What role should teachers of Italian take in relationship to virtual worlds? Should a software such as Second Life be integrated into our regular teaching, and if yes, in what ways?
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Join us for Song and Culture: An Italian Perspective in the Musco Center for the Arts of Chapman University, Orange, California, on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at 10am. This year's edition of the Italian Perspective series is a unique... more
Join us for Song and Culture: An Italian Perspective in the Musco Center for the Arts of Chapman University, Orange, California, on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at 10am.
This year's edition of the Italian Perspective series is a unique opportunity to learn about the influence of Italian song culture throughout various periods, styles, and genres. A program of original plenary lectures and live performances will provide intellectual insight, cultural breadth, and aesthetic experiences – a fascinating journey stimulating the mind and the heart.
Presentations will reveal the interlaced development of the historical genesis and significance of Italian song traditions, including folk songs, art songs, and opera arias. A reception with light refreshments at the conclusion of the event will provide guests with the opportunity to mingle and meet speakers and performers.
This celebration of Italian theater and culture, exploring the vitality, beauty, and complexity of Italy’s cultural and artistic identity, will be the seventh edition of the Italian Perspective series, following Business and Culture (2016), Music and Culture (2017), Cinema and Culture (2018), Science and Culture (2019), Food and Culture (2021), and Design and Culture (2022), Theater and Culture (2023).
For details and tickets, see: https://shorturl.at/oqzLZ
This year's edition of the Italian Perspective series is a unique opportunity to learn about the influence of Italian song culture throughout various periods, styles, and genres. A program of original plenary lectures and live performances will provide intellectual insight, cultural breadth, and aesthetic experiences – a fascinating journey stimulating the mind and the heart.
Presentations will reveal the interlaced development of the historical genesis and significance of Italian song traditions, including folk songs, art songs, and opera arias. A reception with light refreshments at the conclusion of the event will provide guests with the opportunity to mingle and meet speakers and performers.
This celebration of Italian theater and culture, exploring the vitality, beauty, and complexity of Italy’s cultural and artistic identity, will be the seventh edition of the Italian Perspective series, following Business and Culture (2016), Music and Culture (2017), Cinema and Culture (2018), Science and Culture (2019), Food and Culture (2021), and Design and Culture (2022), Theater and Culture (2023).
For details and tickets, see: https://shorturl.at/oqzLZ
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Join us for a thought-provoking celebration of Italian theater, featuring talks and performances showcasing a variety of theatrical genres and styles.
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Join us for a thought-provoking celebration of Italian design, featuring talks by scholars focusing on the intersections between Italian fashion, industrial design, culture, and the arts.
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A thought-provoking celebration of Italian food culture, featuring talks by influencers, scholars and chefs. A lively schedule of presentations, conversations, and demonstrations will take you through the exploration of topics such as:... more
A thought-provoking celebration of Italian food culture, featuring talks by influencers, scholars and chefs. A lively schedule of presentations, conversations, and demonstrations will take you through the exploration of topics such as: the cultural complexities of the peninsula’s cuisines; the transformation of culinary traditions within the unique context of the Italian-American experience; the predominance of Italian food in today's global media; and Italian food as the embodiment of a special relationship with nature, people, and history.
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Aimed at a general audience and characterized by an interactive quality, the presentations will reveal the interlaced development of the scientific and artistic understanding of the world, and will provide a special celebration of Italian... more
Aimed at a general audience and characterized by an interactive quality, the presentations will reveal the interlaced development of the scientific and artistic understanding of the world, and will provide a special celebration of Italian scientific and artistic culture. Join us in this exploration of the beauty and complexity of Italy’s intellectual and aesthetic import, and of the intense humanity behind the pursuit of truth and beauty yesterday and today.
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April 7, 2018. Musco Center for the Arts. Chapman University. Orange, California.
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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... more
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 songs. Featuring Giulio Ongaro, Ph.D., dean of Chapman’s College of Performing Arts; Francesco Ciabattoni, Ph.D., director of Italian Graduate Studies, Georgetown University; Alessandro Carrera, Ph.D., director of Italian Studies, University of Houston; and Michela Musolino, Sicilian-American folk singer.
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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... more
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 actors who work diligently to find respectable and significant roles. More than an unveiling of history it is a call-to-action for increased diversity and esteem in international cinema. Thus our alternative aim is for the stories in BlaxploItalian to serve as a call-to-action with the intention of challenging worldwide mainstream filmmakers and audiences into calling for an enhancement and practicing of ethnic and racial diversity in casting for important roles within the international film/media industries.
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Italy’s medieval universities established the study of human anatomy for physicians. To heighten their art, Renaissance masters clandestinely examined anatomy through human dissection. The profound connection between art and science is... more
Italy’s medieval universities established the study of human anatomy for physicians. To heighten their art, Renaissance masters clandestinely examined anatomy through human dissection. The profound connection between art and science is best demonstrated by the genius of Michelangelo. Indeed, the wooden crucifix he carved in gratitude for secret access to corpses from a convent’s hospital still hangs in the Basilica of Santo Spirito in Florence. This talk will examine the nexus between art and science, and the history of anatomy education in the university.
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Does food provide a barometer to assess the integration of Italian- American immigrants to the United States? This talk focuses on the institutions and events that shaped Italian-American cuisine.
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Become Part of Italy's New Renaissance • Learn about sustainable business models that draw from and revitalize Italy's cultural resources • Explore how you can apply your studies in Italian to various areas of entrepreneurship • Discover... more
Become Part of Italy's New Renaissance • Learn about sustainable business models that draw from and revitalize Italy's cultural resources • Explore how you can apply your studies in Italian to various areas of entrepreneurship • Discover how you can become an ambassador in bridging Italy and US • Expand your professional network and meet innovative business leaders • Connect with mentors and support structures in Southern California and Italy The event is free and open to students and community members alike. Complimentary admission RSVP preferred via https://events.chapman.edu/15032 (but walk-ins will be accepted) For information contact: pacchion@chapman.edu CULTURE AND BUSINESS: AN ITALIAN PERSPECTIVE Saturday, March 5, 2016 9:30 a.m.-Noon • Beckman Hall, Room 404 Networking reception to follow The Italian Studies Council is a philanthropic group whose goal is to bridge higher learning in Italian Studies with the possibilities and needs of the community locally and abroad. The Council aims to support Italian Studies at Chapman and raise students' awareness regarding the potential applications of their studies in various areas of cultural, artistic, and business entrepreneurship.
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The presentation discusses the cosmopolitan world of the “colonial theatre,” in particular the experiences of Italian performers in North and South America - an artistic tradition brilliantly evoked by Anna Magnani in the film Le Carrosse... more
The presentation discusses the cosmopolitan world of the “colonial theatre,” in particular the experiences of Italian performers in North and South America - an artistic tradition brilliantly evoked by Anna Magnani in the film Le Carrosse d’or by Jean Renoir. This presentation will focus on the work of Mimi Aguglia, an actress who left Sicily very young with the company of Giovanni Grasso, the main representative of the school of verismo (realistic drama). First touring Europe and then both North and South America with a contract similar to that signed by Eleonora Duse, Mimi Aguglia was granted a special train by the President of Perù, her own “carrozza d’oro”.
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Italians first came to California in large numbers with the Gold Rush. While most found little gold, they did find a mother lode in farming, fishing, commerce and making wine. Finding the Mother Lode documents the experience of Italian... more
Italians first came to California in large numbers with the Gold Rush. While most found little gold, they did find a mother lode in farming, fishing, commerce and making wine. Finding the Mother Lode documents the experience of Italian immigrants in California, which was markedly different from that of their compatriots elsewhere in the United States. Through stories set in seven Italian communities throughout California, this film examines how economic and social mobility became possible for many Italians in the Golden State. It is also a look at how immigrant identity is maintained and transformed as immigrants become assimilated into mainstream America.
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The first part of this lecture will offer a chronological overview of the most famous cinematic portrayals of the Italian islands, highlighting stylemes and stereotypes that recur in most Italian films and television productions. The... more
The first part of this lecture will offer a chronological overview of the most famous cinematic portrayals of the Italian islands, highlighting stylemes and stereotypes that recur in most Italian films and television productions. The second part of the talk will focus on a case study: Grazia’s Island (Respiro), a film directed by Emanuele Crialese in 2002. The islander community depicted in this film will be used as a tool to explore Italian identity and its relationship to the Mediterranean.
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When American musicologist Alan Lomax came to Italy in 1954 to record Italian folk music he found an ethnomusicologist's heaven: dozens of musical traditions, ancient, unknown, and yet very much alive, scattered throughout the peninsula,... more
When American musicologist Alan Lomax came to Italy in 1954 to record Italian folk music he found an ethnomusicologist's heaven: dozens of musical traditions, ancient, unknown, and yet very much alive, scattered throughout the peninsula, mostly unrecorded on tape. He feared that radios and pop music would eventually wipe away such an astonishing legacy, and he had reasons to fear, but it did not happen to the extent that Lomax predicted. The best Italian pop music has often incorporated key elements of folk and traditional music together with obvious commercial and foreign influences. Even today, songwriters and musicians who work on the hybridization of Italian folk music are, possibly, Italy's best kept secret. This lecture will address classical composers who show interest in folk music (Luciano Berio), composers with a classical training who operate in the folk tradition (Giovanna Marini), folk singers who crossed over without forgetting their roots (Domenico Modugno), songwriters who blend folk roots and rock and roll (Fabrizio de Andre' and Francesco De Gregori), artists and groups that create a unique mix of Italian and World Music (Franco Battiato, Almamegretta, Faraualla).
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On the occasion of the Federico Fellini Centennial, Alessandro Ago moderated an online conversation about the maestro with Frank Burke, Thomas Harrison, and Federico Pacchioni. In memory of Marguerite Waller, of the University of... more
On the occasion of the Federico Fellini Centennial, Alessandro Ago moderated an online conversation about the maestro with Frank Burke, Thomas Harrison, and Federico Pacchioni.
In memory of Marguerite Waller, of the University of California, Riverside, and co-editor, with Frank Burke and Marita Gubareva, of Wiley Blackwell's A Companion to Federico Fellini, 2020. YouTube recording of the Webinar:
https://youtu.be/P-QKT6TZnDo. Information about event and participants: https://iiclosangeles.esteri.it/iic_losangeles/en/gli_eventi/calendario/2020/05/fellini100-webinar.html
In memory of Marguerite Waller, of the University of California, Riverside, and co-editor, with Frank Burke and Marita Gubareva, of Wiley Blackwell's A Companion to Federico Fellini, 2020. YouTube recording of the Webinar:
https://youtu.be/P-QKT6TZnDo. Information about event and participants: https://iiclosangeles.esteri.it/iic_losangeles/en/gli_eventi/calendario/2020/05/fellini100-webinar.html
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Guest Seminar as part of the Yale Series “Italian Studies: In Theory and in Practice” — Yale, 15 April 2022, 15:30 EST. Zoom link – https://yale.zoom.us/s/93845986858 Password – 780717 ABSTRACT — Italy by Design is a long-term... more
Guest Seminar as part of the Yale Series “Italian Studies: In Theory and in Practice” — Yale, 15 April 2022, 15:30 EST.
Zoom link – https://yale.zoom.us/s/93845986858
Password – 780717
ABSTRACT — Italy by Design is a long-term project based at Edinburgh and applying concepts from Decolonial and Intermediality Studies to the material success of the invention of Italy in the last 500 years. In this initiative, we see Italy as one of the most labour-intensive unsustainables of project Europe, and we invite participants — students, scholars, the general public — to rethink this powerful construct and signifier from the combined perspective of material studies and decolonial thought. Following the success of the guest speaker series pilot attached to the project, we are planning to launch the first fully public “Mini MAXXI: Radical Conversation on Material Culture” this autumn. As well as widening the project’s reach, Mini MAXXI 3 will bring together the 28 scholars whose work is being commissioned as part of the book proposal we are making to a North-American Press, our remit both individually and overall being the double perspective that opens up if we accept to have to call Italy both entangled (in its own specific materiality) and hooked (habit-formed, i.e., dependent on a unique form of subalternity). It is this complex dialogue — in progress as much as it is collaborative — that I want to explore further as part of my talk.
Project Contributors: Alessandra Antola Swan; Paolo Bartoloni; Lisa Colletta; Luca Cottini; Roberto Dainotto; Reidar Due; Daniel Finch-Race; Claudio Fogu; Robert Gordon; Emiliano Guaraldo; Stephen Gundle; Sally (Patricia) Hill; Stephanie M. Hom; Stefano Jossa; Medina Lasansky; Giuliana Minghelli; Federico Pacchioni; Matteo Paoletti; Silvana Patriarca; Emanuela Patti; Eugenia Paulicelli; Federica G Pedriali; Giuliana Pieri; Pierluigi Sacco; Massimo Vedovelli; Laura Wittman; Diego Zancani; Gaoheng Zhang.
Project Concept and Guest Speakers Series © Federica G Pedriali
Zoom Link to register – https://yale.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJclc-yhpj0iH9y8v2asmYnTI-62X8zYjnFJ
Zoom link – https://yale.zoom.us/s/93845986858
Password – 780717
ABSTRACT — Italy by Design is a long-term project based at Edinburgh and applying concepts from Decolonial and Intermediality Studies to the material success of the invention of Italy in the last 500 years. In this initiative, we see Italy as one of the most labour-intensive unsustainables of project Europe, and we invite participants — students, scholars, the general public — to rethink this powerful construct and signifier from the combined perspective of material studies and decolonial thought. Following the success of the guest speaker series pilot attached to the project, we are planning to launch the first fully public “Mini MAXXI: Radical Conversation on Material Culture” this autumn. As well as widening the project’s reach, Mini MAXXI 3 will bring together the 28 scholars whose work is being commissioned as part of the book proposal we are making to a North-American Press, our remit both individually and overall being the double perspective that opens up if we accept to have to call Italy both entangled (in its own specific materiality) and hooked (habit-formed, i.e., dependent on a unique form of subalternity). It is this complex dialogue — in progress as much as it is collaborative — that I want to explore further as part of my talk.
Project Contributors: Alessandra Antola Swan; Paolo Bartoloni; Lisa Colletta; Luca Cottini; Roberto Dainotto; Reidar Due; Daniel Finch-Race; Claudio Fogu; Robert Gordon; Emiliano Guaraldo; Stephen Gundle; Sally (Patricia) Hill; Stephanie M. Hom; Stefano Jossa; Medina Lasansky; Giuliana Minghelli; Federico Pacchioni; Matteo Paoletti; Silvana Patriarca; Emanuela Patti; Eugenia Paulicelli; Federica G Pedriali; Giuliana Pieri; Pierluigi Sacco; Massimo Vedovelli; Laura Wittman; Diego Zancani; Gaoheng Zhang.
Project Concept and Guest Speakers Series © Federica G Pedriali
Zoom Link to register – https://yale.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJclc-yhpj0iH9y8v2asmYnTI-62X8zYjnFJ