Welcome to the page of the Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies, affiliated with the Italian Program and housed in the Modern Languages and Literatures Department at Montclair State University.
Join us for a rich program of Italian and Italian American cultural activities at Montclair State University or in other venues in New Jersey!
News and Announcements
- Through the Golden Door Then and Now: A Conversation with Actor Vincenzo Amato (Jan. 29, 2019)Monday January 21, 2019
- Dr. Fiore's Book Pre-occupied Spaces Receives Honorable Mention at the 2019 MLA ConventionFriday December 28, 2018
- Sicilian Ghost Story: Film Screening and Discussion (Dec. 3, 2018)Friday November 23, 2018
- Teresa Fiore Co-Edits and Contributes Article to Special Section on Migration Crisis in the Mediterranean for Journal of Modern Italian StudiesFriday November 23, 2018
- MLA Executive Director Paula Krebs Praises Teaching Innovation in Italian at MSU as a National ModelSaturday November 3, 2018
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Join us for Through the Golden Door Then and Now: A Conversation with Actor Vincenzo Amato (Golden Door, Sicilian G… https://t.co/OQJlT6NZKb
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Teresa Fiore's book Pre-occupied Spaces: Remapping Italy’s Transnational Migrations and Colonial Legacies received… https://t.co/bTa4HNA3Ty
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Packed house, with over 200 people, for the NJ premiere of the mesmerizing film Sicilian Ghost Story by Antonio Pia… https://t.co/4IBsO99Hg8
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Monday, January 21 2019
Join us for Through the Golden Door Then and Now: A Conversation with Actor Vincenzo Amato (Golden Door, Sicilian Ghost Story, Once We Were Strangers). Moderated by Teresa Fiore (Inserra Chair, MSU)
Tue Jan. 29 7-8:30pm UN1070 Montclair State U. No RSVP required. Info: tinyurl.com/MSUAmato
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Monday, January 14 2019
Teresa Fiore's book Pre-occupied Spaces: Remapping Italy’s Transnational Migrations and Colonial Legacies received Honorable Mention (Marraro Prize in Comparative Literature involving Italian) at Jan. 2019 MLA Convention: forms.mla.org/HRM-Press-Release.pdf See post: tinyurl.com/FioreMLAMarraro2019
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Friday, December 7 2018
Packed house, with over 200 people, for the NJ premiere of the mesmerizing film Sicilian Ghost Story by Antonio Piazza and Fabio Grassadonia, followed by an engaging Q&A with co-director Piazza about the personal and political genesis of the film: https://www.lavocedinewyork.com/en/arts/2018/12/06/great-success-for-the-nj-premiere-of-sicilian-ghost-story/
Co-presented by the Inserra Chair (Teresa Fiore) and Film Institute (Susan Skoog) at Montclair State U, with the support of the Italian Consulate, the event reached a large number of students of Italian and Filmmaking (also during an intimate Meet and Greet with the director, before the film) as well as many people from the off-campus community. Photo: Christopher Boncimino
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Saturday, November 17 2018
NJ premiere of Sicilian Ghost Story, a visually stunning tragi-romance based on a true crime. Winner of the 2016 Sundance Institute Global Filmmaking Award and of a Donatello Award in 2017, it opened the International Critics’ Week at the last Cannes Film Festival. Film screening and Q&A with one of the directors, Antonio Piazza, on Mon Dec. 3 at 6pm at Montclair S U. See TRAILER at youtube.com/watch?v=epbPj9miTP8. RSVP soon tinyurl.com/SicilianGhost!
