News and Events
Spring 2009 Archives
Happenings
Recital
The Laboratorio Teatrale, featuring the students of the Italian Theatrical Workshop: Processo a Puccini and L'uomo che chiamava Teresa Tues, Apr 21, 7pm, 343 Alumni Hall
Reception sponsored by Pitt Italian Club
Lectures
Roberto Esposito (Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane) will deliver the guest lecture in this year's Cultural Studies Graduate Colloquim & Lecture: "Time for Biopolitics," Fri, Apr 24 2009 at 4pm in 1501 Posvar Hall. Prof. Esposito's lecture will be preceded by a panel of graduate papers, 2:30pm-3:30pm.
Giorgio Bertellini, U of Michigan, will give a talk on "Valentino/Mussolini: The Italian Masculinities of the Divo and the Duce in 1920s America" on Tues, Apr 14 at 12pm in CL 501 | flyer
Susan Z. Andrade (English)
"Realism, Reception and Francophone 1968", Fri, Apr 10, 1pm in CL 1218 | flyer
Maria Elena Versari, scholar-in-residence at the Center for Arts in Society at CMU, will give a talk to the Società Dante Alighieri on Sun, Mar 29 at 2:30pm in Dining Rm A of the William Pitt Union: "Futurismo: Experiments in Modernity
Dr. Stefania Licini, The University of Bergamo, “Women in Italy During the Last Two Centuries." Tues, Mar 3, 2009, 12pm, 4130 Posvar Hall | flyer
Film Series
New Italian Cinema 2000-2008: History, Family, Violence. Feb 6-21
Gomorrah, Fri, Apr 14 at 8:00 at Filmmakers @ Regent Square Theater | flyer
Graduate News & Events
Grad/ Faculty Seminar
The next Work in Progress seminar will take place on Fri, Mar 27th from 3-5pm in CL 1228.
- Dr. Brett Wells: "Is French fit?"
- Katie Moriarty: "Drunken Poetry: Baudelaire, Wine and Kristeva's Chora"
- Scott Bishop: "Deconstructing the Ringleader: Plurilingual Subjectivities in Fellini’s 8 ½"
Workshop
Fellowship-writing workshop with Prof. Todd Reeser
Fri, Jan 23, 2pm 1218CL
Undergraduate News & Events
French Club Event
Mardi Gras Masquerade, Feb 28, 10pm, WPU Assembly Room
Italian Club Event
Italian Club Luncheon in honor of Maria Constant, Sat, Mar 28, 1pm CL 1228, For more info contact Kacie Cope (412) 624-5220