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Join us Tuesday, Sept. 26th, 2:30 to commemorate the work of martyred #laboractivist Pete Panto at St. Charles Cemetery, 2015 Wellwood Ave, Farmingdale, NY, Section 9, Row F, Grave 224. nytimes.com/2023/09/15/nyr…

@GVSHP @scdemark @filmsbyAmy @vph @KofC @SouthVillageNYC @bradhoylman @DeborahJGlick @BobbyOnMKEcom @WVResidents The Calandra Institute's Dr. Joseph Sciorra has written about the decorated spire seen in the photo, tangentially related to the "giglio" in Williamsburg.

Every Aug. 11, Italian immigrants in our neighborhood venerated a 13 year old martyred virgins with a giant shrine and festival. Find out how it started, and why it suddenly stopped: villagepreservation.org/2023/08/11/fil…

Save the Date: Tuesday, Sept 26, Commemorative ceremony for murdered dock worker and labor activist Pietro "Pete" Panto @BNWRep @DWstefan @TurnstileTours @MuseumBarge @bklynwaterfront conta.cc/47b5DSX

Anthony Julian @Tamburri and Sabrina Vellucci are guest editors of the special issue of 'Italian American Review' on the theme of "Rethinking Italian American Literary Criticism: New Ideas for a Reconsideration." You can subscribe to the journal here: press.uillinois.edu/journals/?id=i…

We have a new cover for our peer-reviewed journal, 'Italian American Review,' that features the art work of Vincent Baldassano. @IllinoisPress

May 24: Reassessing Giovanni Schiavo and Italian American History. Join Stanislao Pugliese, Marcella Bencivenni, and Stephen Cerulli for a conversation on Giovanni Schiavo, his legacy, and the practice of Italian American history. conta.cc/435TaNv

It's always nice to hear nice things about the Calandra Institute. Here are Prof. Massimo Di Gioacchino's (@nyuniversity) comments from his May 4th presentation.

"Yogi was not only a cuddly pitchman for insurance, beer and chocolate milk, an inspiration for a certain cartoon bear, and a stand-up guy beloved by teammates; he was, the film argues, one of the best baseball players who ever lived." nytimes.com/2023/05/08/mov…

On this episode of @ItalicsTV, Prof. Donna Chirico, (@YorkCollegeCUNY) and resident faculty at the Calandra Institute, joined us @cunytv to discuss the roles and responsibilities individuals have within Italian American organizations. tv.cuny.edu/homepage/show/…

CFP "Translating Italian Mobilities" for Calandra Institute's April 26–27, 2024 conference. This conference aims to shed light on the multiple forms in which translation has operated and continues to operate within the realm of Italian mobilities. conta.cc/3LDdJcK

June 9-25: Brave New World Theatre stages Arthur Miller's unpublished screenplay THE HOOK inspired by the story of murdered labor activist Pete Panto, onboard the Waterfront Museum barge moored in Red Hook, Brooklyn! @BNWRep @MuseumBarge @TurnstileTours broadwayworld.com/brooklyn/artic…

CFP "Periodicals in the Italian Diaspora," abstracts due July 1st. We are looking for articles that address historical and contemporary print (not digital) newspapers and magazines from various points in the diaspora. conta.cc/3nleTBE

A sampling of the excellent papers presented at the Institute's two-day 2023 conference "Italy and the Pacific."

@AlfredoC_prof Thank you for your presentation and participation

@CalandraItal Excellent conference. Thank you to all the organizers.

Here is the final program for the Institute's annual conference "Italy and the Pacific Rim" with links to the live stream, April 28th and 29th. conta.cc/41pSTo9

The Italian Literary Festival is here! 🤩 Register today for two days of outstanding contemporary literature and Italian culture! - mailchi.mp/iambooksboston…

We're hosting a Calandra Italian American Conference Virtual Book Exhibit. Browse our newest Italian American Studies books and SAVE 30% when you use promo code CAL2023 at checkout. @CalandraItal @LauraRuberto @n_caronia @edigiunta #Migration #PacificRim ow.ly/tA1x50NVrnB

May 9-11: "Viewing Puglia through Films," screenings at the Calandra Institute. conta.cc/3LuCg5d

May 2nd, 6pm: Panel discussion at CUNY Graduate Center of Dean Anthony @Tamburri's 'A Politics of [Self-]Omission: The Italian/American Challenge in a Post-George Floyd Age' with Stephen Cerulli, Donna Chirico, and Fred Gardephe. @GC_CUNY conta.cc/3AlygNK