News and Events
Fall 2008 Archives
Happenings
Workshop: Interview Process
Covering both the MLA interview and the campus interview Recommended readings are Charles Stivale, "The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Interviewer"
and "Best Feet Forward"
Fri, Nov 21, 3-5pm, CL 1218
F. Abiola Irele, Harvard U, "Africa and French Intellectuals" Thurs, Nov 20, 2008 at 2:30pm, CL 252
Giuseppina Mecchia, "A History of Violence? Italian Political Cinema from the First Republic to the Berlusconi Era," presented by the Pittsburgh Film Colloquium, Thurs, Nov 20, 2008 at 5:30pm in CL 1228
Italian film Days and clouds, as well as French-language films J.C.V.D, One Day You'll Understand and Shall We Kiss? will be shown as part of the Three Rivers Film Festival program
Ellen Nerenberg, Wesleyan U, 2008 Tucci Lecture, "Murder, Real and Represented: The 'Caso Cogne' and Contemporary Italian Narrative" Fri, Nov 14 2008 at 5pm in CL 144. Reception to follow in the Babcock Room (42nd floor of CL) word flyer
Stefano Muneroni, PhD University of Pittsburgh, "The Vilification of Pittsburgh and The Construction of Eleonora Duse's Myth" Sun, Nov 16 2008 at 6:30–7:30pm Kurtzman Room, William Pitt Union
Julia Reinhard Lupton, U of California, Irvine, "Mrs. Polonius Goes to Italy: An Intimate Guide to Shakespeare's Europe" Thurs, Nov 6 2008, 4pm in CL G24.
Mauro Perani, University of Bologna, "What is the 'European Genizah'? A survey of Hebrew Manuscript Discoveries in Italy and Spain" Mon, Oct 27 2008, 4pm in CL 501. Read Mauro Perani's profile in Italian
Alberto Tiberio, Saint Vincent College, will speak to the Società Dante Alighieri on "Puccini: From the Altar to the Stage" Sun, Oct 19, 7pm in the Kurtzman Room of the William Pitt Union.
Graduate News & Events
Workshop: Job Search
How to read the MLA job list and how to decide which jobs to apply for; the importance of deadlines; the preparation of a cover letter and a curriculum vitae
Wednesday, October 1, 3-5pm, CL G27
Undergraduate News & Events
The Italian Club's annual (and famous!) "Cheese night" will be held on Wed, Nov 5 at 7pm in the WPU ballroom. Carol (aka "Dearheart") from Pennsylvania Macaroni will be giving a brief talk about the cheeses, which will represent a selection from all the regions of Italy. While the event is free to everyone, at Carol's request we are asking for a $2 donation to Autism Speaks.
The Italian Club will show Roberto Benigni's film La tigre e la neve (2005) on Tues, Nov 11 at 8:30pm in CL 232. W/English subtitles; free admission.