Events - Spring 2023
March 21, 6:15-8:15pm
The Center for Italian Studies
Stony Brook University
Confini
A Masterclass
Presented by Center for Italian Studies and the Alfonse M. D'Amato Chair in Italian
Amerian and Italian Studies
Art Director and Thespian, Valentina Rizzi, along with authors Antonella Veracchi and Michela Tonelli, offers a workshop for teachers that focuses on the reading of Confini. CTLE credit from SBU is available ($25 cash fee due at event).
March 23, 4:30pm
The Center for Italian Studies
Stony Brook University
Book Launch: The Ovum Government
Presented by Center for Italian Studies and the Department of Political Science
Join us for a conversation on the United States' strategies to preserve democracy while partaking in global and overseas affairs with author Dr. Vito De Simone, and Dr. Gallya Lahav of the Department of Political Science.
March 23, 5:00pm
JCC Harlem, NY
Screening of "Maka"
The North American Premiere of Maka (poster/trailer) will be held at the 10th Edition of the Socially Relevant Film Festival. The documentary, inspired by Genevieve Makaping's book, Reversing the Gaze (Rutgers UP, 2023), was written by SBU's own Simone Brioni and directed by Elia Moutamid.
To learn more, please check out this article from La Voce di New York.
March 29, 5:30-7:30pm
The Center for Italian Studies
Stony Brook University
Porpora
Presented by Center for Italian Studies and the Department of Women's, Gender, and
Sexuality Studies
Join us for a screening of the documentary, Porpora, followed by a Q&A session with Italian sociologist, writer and LGBTQ+ activist, Porpora Marcasciano, and Prof. Liz Montegary of the Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
See program here.
ApriL 12, 7:00PM
Wang Center Theater
Stony Brook University
Moonrise
Presented by the Department of Languages and Cultural Studies
Moonrise, a play by Anthony DiFranco, focuses on the Italian-American family and crises of
identity and transition. Performance to be followed by a Q&A session.
See program here.
ApriL 20, 1:15PM
Humanities Bldg, Room 1006
Stony Brook University
Representations of Religion in the New Media
Presented by Center for Italian Studies and the Department of Philosophy
A public lecture by Dr. Alessandro Testa, Charles University in Prague, CEFRES
MaY 1, 2:30PM
The Center for Italian Studies
Stony Brook University
Italy in Spain: Organizing an Exhibition on Guido Reni at the Prado Museum in 2023
Presented by Center for Italian Studies with the Department of Hispanic Languages
and Literature and the Department of Art
This public lecture given by David García Cueto, Head of the Department of Italian and French Painting, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, focuses on the challenges and overall project of the colossal exhibition "Guido Reni" on view at the Prado Museum from March to July 2023.
