LIST OF INSERRA CHAIR CULTURAL PROGRAMS (2011-2014)
DEPARTMENT OF SPANISH AND ITALIAN
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Tenement Museum Tour and Triangle Fire Factory Play (for students/faculty at MSU); NYC, March 26, 2011.
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Risorgimento Film Series (Senso and The Leopard by Luchino Visconti); MSU, Sept. 19 and Oct. 17, 2011. In collaboration with the Coccia Institute at Montclair State University.
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Preservation and Composition in Italian Folk Music: A lecture by ethnomusicologist Gualtiero Bertelli; MSU, Sept. 29, 2011. In collaboration with the Cali School of Music at Montclair State University.
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The Horde: Stories, Songs, and Images of Italian Emigration: A multi-media show with renowned journalist Gian Antonio Stella and the Compagnia delle Acque; MSU, Sept. 30, 2011. In collaboration with the Cali School of Music, History Department and the Coccia Institute at Montclair State University along with Stony Brook U; Rutgers U; Italian Cultural Institute in NYC; Scuola d’Italia NYC; Consulate of Italy in NYC and Newark; Calandra Institute NYC; IACE NY; UNICO Foundation.
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Joseph Stella’s Futurism between Italy and the U.S.: A panel of scholars (Whitney Museum, NYU, Hofstra) on the life and work of Stella and the impact of Italian Futurism in the U.S.; Newark Museum, NJ, Nov. 10, 2011. In collaboration with the Department of Art and Design (Art History Program) at Montclair State University, the Newark Museum, the Italian Consulate in Newark, the Embassy of Italy in D.C.
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The Fascist Control over Public Image: A lecture by photography archivists Claudia Cavatorta and Paolo Barbaro, University of Parma, Italy; MSU, Nov. 14, 2011. In collaboration with the Global Education Center at Montclair State University.
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The Orchestra of Piazza Vittorio: A screening of Ferrente’s documusical on the formation of a multi-ethnic orchestra in Rome; MSU, April 17, 2012. In collaboration with the Coccia Institute, Film Studies Program (English Department), Amici Italian Club and Latin American Student organization at Montclair State University.
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Mangia Piano: The Internationalization of Italian Local Foodways I. A two-day event including: A. A panel of scholars (Harvard, Princeton, Minnesota) on Italian food in the diaspora and on alternative production, distribution and consumption networks developed in Italy and widespread around the world; MSU, March 6, 2012. In collaboration with Coccia Institute and Global Education Center at Montclair State University.
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Mangia Piano: The Internationalization of Italian Local Foodways II. A two-day event including: B. The St. Joseph's Tables in Sicilian Cuisine: A Talk/Demonstration by chef Fabrizia Lanza (with food samplings); MSU, March 7, 2012. In collaboration with the Department of Health and Nutrition at Montclair State University.
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The Migrant Transatlantic Voyage in Italian Early Silent Films: A Lecture by Jacqueline Reich (SUNY Stonybrook) with Film Screening and live music accompaniment (Chris Opperman and Marco Cappelli); MSU, Sept. 27, 2012. In collaboration with the Cali School of Music and the Coccia Institute at Montclair State University and Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna, Italy.
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Italian Americans in Film: A Conversation with Director Nancy Savoca and Additional Guests; MSU, Nov. 8, 2012. In collaboration with the Filmmaking Program, the Coccia Institute and the Amici Italian Club at Montclair State University.
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The Role of Theater in Contemporary Italy: A Conversation with Director Romeo Castellucci (Castellucci presented a play at the Kasser Theater); MSU, Feb. 14, 2013. In collaboration with ACP and Department of Theatre and Dance at Montclair State University.
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The Italian Artistic Legacy in Contemporary Silversmithing: A Lecture by 2011 MacArthur Fellow Ubaldo Vitali; MSU, Feb. 28, 2013. In collaboration with the Department of Arts and Design (Art History and Metal Design Programs) and the Coccia Institute at Montclair State University, and the Consulate of Italy in Newark. Included in the national initiative “2013 Year of Italian Culture in the U.S.” supported by Italian Embassy in D.C.
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Fashion and Film Italian-Style during the Economic Boom: A Lecture by Prof. Eugenia Paulicelli (Queens College); MSU, April 11, 2013. In collaboration with the Department of English (Film Studies) and the Department of Arts and Design (Fashion) at Montclair State University. Included in the national initiative “2013 Year of Italian Culture in the U.S.” supported by Italian Embassy in D.C.
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The Humanistic Legacy in Renzo Piano’s Architecture I: A Panel of Architecture Experts – Kenneth Frampton (Columbia University), Martin Filler (New York Review of Books) and Giovanni Santamaria (NYIT); MSU, Sept. 26, 2013. In collaboration with the Department of Art and Design (Art History Program), Honors Program, the Amici Italian Club at Montclair State University, and the Consulate of Italy in Newark, NJ. Included in the national initiative “2013 Year of Italian Culture in the U.S.” supported by Italian Embassy in D.C.
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The Humanistic Legacy in Renzo Piano’s Architecture II: A Guided Tour of Piano's NYC Projects, with Kyle Johnson and Kevin Schorn, Piano Studio; NYC, Oct. 5, 2013. In collaboration with the New York Institute of Technology (School of Architecture and Design) and the Italian Cultural Institute, NYC. Included in the national initiative “2013 Year of Italian Culture in the U.S.” supported by Italian Embassy in D.C.
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The Italian American Table: A Lecture on Food History by Dr. Cinotto, Univ. of Gastronomic Sciences, Italy; MSU, Nov. 18, 2013. In collaboration with the Coccia Institute and the Amici Italian Club at Montclair State University.
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Teatro delle Albe I: Theater and Music from the Mediterranean - Play-concert: Noise in the Waters about the tragedy of migrants dying in the Mediterranean; MSU, Feb. 18, 2014. In collaboration with the Cali School of Music and the Amici Italian Club at Montclair State University.
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Teatro delle Albe II: Sicilian Music Tradition Revisited with the Mancuso brothers– A Workshop for university and HS students; MSU, Feb. 3, 2014. In collaboration with the Cali School of Music and the Global Education Center and the Amici Italian Club at Montclair State University.
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Teatro delle Albe III: Voice and Text in Acting with Ermanna Montanari and Marco Martinelli – A Workshop for university and HS students; MSU, Feb. 4, 2014. In collaboration with the Department of Theatre and Dance, ACP, Institute for the Humanities, the Amici Italian Club at Montclair State University, and IACE/Italian Consulate in NY.
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A Journey to Italy: Contrasting Perceptions of the Nation Through Photography: A Lecture by photography historians Claudia Cavatorta and Paolo Barbaro. MSU, March 6, 2014. In collaboration with the Global Education Center at Montclair State University.
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Not Just for Techies: Humanities-inflected Startups between NJ/NY and Italy - A Panel with Maria Teresa Cometto and Alessandro Piol (authors, Tech in the City), Don Katz (Audible) and Claudio Vaccarella (HyperTV); MSU, April 16, 2014. In collaboration with the Feliciano Center for Entrepreneurship (Business School) at Montclair State University.
Upcoming programs
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“Scrittori ed Artisti tra due mondi / Writers and Artists between Two Worlds: A One-Day Symposium” followed by the Presentation of two books (Italoamericana and Poets of the Italian Diaspora) with live readings. In collaboration with the Università di Firenze (Centro Palazzeschi) and Università di Bologna in Italy, Columbia University, and the Italian Poetry Review. MSU, Oct. 2, 2014.
OFFICIAL Contributions to programs
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Italian Teaching VI Symposium: "Cinelezione: Current Approaches to Film in the Classroom" (organized by the Coccia Institute at Montclair State University). MSU, Oct. 18, 2014.
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Italian Language and Culture Day: “Un viaggio nel tempo – Ieri e domani” (organized by the Coccia Institute at Montclair State University). MSU, March 26, 2014.
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