150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy, Friday October 14, 2011
Una d’arme, di lingua, d’altare? Italy @ 150
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy, the Georgetown University Italian Department and the Embassy of Italy/Italian Cultural Institute in Washington, D.C. invite you to an interdisciplinary conference on themes that have proven of crucial importance throughout the history of the nation.
Lohrfink Auditorium, Georgetown University
Washington, DC – October 14th 2011
9.45 a.m.
Opening Remarks
H.E. Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata, Ambassador of Italy
10.00-11.15 a.m.
Theater and Music of the United Italy
Chair: Tommaso Astarita (Georgetown University)
- Gianni Cicali, Georgetown University
The Italian Theater 'under' the Unification
- Anthony Del Donna, Georgetown University
“Vogliamo la repubblica; vogliam la libertà”: Canti Sociali and the
Unification of Italy
11.45- 1.00 p.m.
Making Italy, Othering Italy: Politics of Integration and Disintegration
Chair: Nicoletta Pireddu (Georgetown University)
- Silvana Patriarca, Fordham University
The Emotional Discourse of the Risorgimento
- David Forgacs, New York University
Italy Seen at its Margins: Visual Culture and Social Exclusion since 1861
3.00- 4.15 p.m.
The Other Risorgimento
Chair: Laura Benedetti (Georgetown University)
- Daniela Bini, The University of Texas, Austin
Verdi, Woman and Nation
- Gabriella Romani, Seton Hall University
“La questione della donna” during the Risorgimento: Defining the Modern Italian Woman
4.45-6.00 p.m.
Italian Americans and Identities in and through Language
Chair: Anna De Fina (Georgetown University)
- Teresa Fiore, Montclair State University
Linguistic Experimentations in 'Eyetalian' American Literature
- Luciana Fellin, Duke University
I Say Reesotoh and you Say Risadah: Italian National and Italian American Identities through Language and Food
- Anna De Fina, Georgetown University
Italian Americans and the Heritage Language: an Analysis of Family Interaction
