"Italian American Films?"
January 4 & 6, 2019, Modern Languages Association, Chicago
Italian Americans On-Screen, Working Group presentation by Professor Mary Ann Carolan, PhD
“The Value of Cross Cultural Studies” Diversity in Italian Studies
January 18, 2019, John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, New York
An off-campus lecture presented by Professor Mary Ann Carolan, PhD
"The Transatlantic Gaze: Italian Cinema, American Film"
February 12, 2019, Tiro a Segno Club, New York
An off-campus lecture presented by Professor Mary Ann Carolan, PhD
"Italian Futures"
February 15, 2019, Yale University
An off-campus lecture presented by Professor Mary Ann Carolan, PhD
Read Aloud Day
May 2, 2019, 10 -11:30 a.m., BCC lower level
During this annual event, Spanish 111 students read and present original children's books to kindergarten students from Cesar Batalla School in Bridgeport. Each of the books is authored in Spanish and illustrated by the Spanish students as part of their coursework.
International Film Festival
March 4-11, 2019
A weeklong festival of international films presented in their original language with subtitles. This year's films include Benvenuti al sud (Italy, 2010), El fotógrafo de Mauthausen (Spain, 2018), Aus dem Nichts (Germany, 2017), Le Brio (France, 2017), and Bolshoi (Russia, 2017).
"Black and White and Red Sauce: Spaghetti ala Tarantino"
March 5, 2019, Casa Italiana, New York University
An off-campus lecture presented by Professor Mary Ann Carolan, PhD
Pane Amaro (Bitter Bread): Film Screening & Panel Discussion
April 3, 2019, 6:30 p.m., DiMenna-Nyselius Library Multimedia Room
A free film screening of the powerful documentary Pane Amaro (Bitter Bread) followed by a Q&A with Director Gianfranco Norelli, Producer Suma Kurien, and College of Arts & Sciences Dean Richard Greenwald, PhD.
"Finding Your Path in the Academy: Where Do I Go from Yale?"
April 3, 2019, Yale University
An off-campus lecture presented by Professor Mary Ann Carolan, PhD
Rime: Dante's Workshop of the Heart
April 5, 2019, New York University
Sara Díaz, PhD, presents Dante’s Griselda Complex: The ‘pulcella nuda’ and the Economy of Gift-Exchange, as part of this international symposium.