Home Public seminars led by our Fellows in humanities, social sciences, natural sciences: Oct 5, 12, 26, & Nov 5 The Value of Food in a Changing Climate: UNESCO & Italian Cooking; Waste Prevention; Sustainable Systems (Fri, Oct 9) Jhumpa Lahiri: "Grazia Deledda: Writing from the Threshold"—a talk with Alessandro Giammei (Thu, Oct 15) Italian Opera in the Age of the American Revolution: Tenor, Soprano, & 10 Musicians (Mon, Oct 19) Italy and America 250: Cultural Exchange over the Centuries (Thu, Oct 22) Edward W. Said Memorial Lecture: Edward Said, Jonathan Swift, and the Demands of Literature (Thu, Oct 29) AI, Climate, and Society: A Symposium on Intelligence, Earth, and Our Shared Future (Thu, Nov 12) The Renaissance in Natural Light: Photographs by Vincenzo Castella (Tue, Nov 17) Projects & Initiatives Past Events Recent book from Columbia Univ. Press— Tharros Recent book distributed by Columbia Univ. Press— on Architectural History and Preservation Digital exhibition — 200 years of Italian studies at Columbia Gallery exhibition — Lorenzo Da Ponte & Italian studies at Columbia
