Spring 2021
- (online event in Italian with optional simultaneous interpretation into English)
Tuesday Feb. 23 12:15-1:30pm EST (5:15-6:30pm GMT in UK)
Organized by ISO (Italian Studies at the University of Oxford, UK)
in collaboration with the Inserra Endowed Chair at ÌÇÐÄvlog, the Italian Sub-Faculty at Oxford University and the Italian section of the Department of Foreign Languages at the University of Bergen (Norway)
Speakers: Book co-editors (Università degli Studi di Bologna/Université du Québec à Rimouski) and (Università di Siena)
Respondents: Teresa Fiore (ÌÇÐÄvlog) and (Norwegian University of Science and Technology).
Moderated by: (University of Oxford)
- An Online Lecture by (in Italian and English with simultaneous interpretation)
Sunday March 7 2pm EST
In connection with the project
In partnership with Associazione Memento, a Sicily-based non-profit dedicated to the memory of the Allied Landing in Licata (Italy).
In collaboration with the Italian Program (Dept. of World Languages and Cultures), the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, and the Department of History.
- An online cooking lesson with Annalisa Pompeo (in Italian with simultaneous interpretation into Spanish and English)
Designed in connection with the offered at MSU.
Monday April 19 11:00am-12:30pm EST – Zoom webinar
Included in the series
Linked to the Italian Program (Dept. of World Languages and Cultures) and the Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia di Palermo (Lingua e Traduzione Spagnola)
Fall 2020
- A panel of presenters (, , and ), moderated by Teresa Fiore (Inserra Chair, ÌÇÐÄvlog) with respondents (University of Michigan) and (Yale University) of the Transnational Italian Studies Research Network (MLA)
Sun. Oct. 4, 2020 (online event)
An event in collaboration with the Italian Program (Dept. of World Languages and Cultures) and Transnational Italian Studies Research Network (Modern Language Association)
- Screening of the documentary (2019, Winner of David di Donatello as Best Documentary) by Nanni Moretti and a conversation with the cinematographer (cinematographer) and (Universidad de Chile)
Sun. Nov. 22, 2020 at 3pm (online event)
Included in the new series
A partnership with the (the Italian equivalent of the Oscar Awards)
In connection with the offered at MSU
In collaboration with the Italian Program (Dept. of World Languages and Cultures)
Ongoing research projects
- An in-progress research project about food practices and human mobility before and after 1943. Supported by the Angelo and Marie Cali Fund for Italian Studies and the Inserra Endowment at MSU
Italian for Spanish Speakers: A Trans-Language, Trans-Cultural, Trans-National Project
- An in-progress research and teaching project about the vibrant linkages between Italy and Latin America as part of century-long colonial and migratory experiences. See
Italian for Spanish Speakers is part of a broader project now
Ongoing programs for college and high school students
- After three successful editions, the 2020-21 paid internship program promises new partnerships and expanded opportunities for our students thanks to the support of the Inserra Endowment. Stay tuned for updates!
- The only Italian program in the US designed in an intensive summer format for high school students on a university campus includes guest speakers and off-campus tours, a residential option, intern opportunities and a wide range of scholarships. A collaborative effort at all levels, the course relies on a network of high schools and the support of the Italian government and the Italian American community.
Credit for header image: Lucio Fontana (an Italo-Argentinian artist), “Concetto Spaziale, Attese 1961 2” ()