Events

Past Event

For a Dangerous Pedagogy: A Manifesto for Italian American Studies

April 16, 2010
8:30 AM - 9:00 PM
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Part of a four-day conference. Co-sponsored by the Hofstra Cultural Center, Hofstra University; Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, NYU

A conference intended to provoke a radical rethinking of Italianistica.
Join us in a very ambitious effort to explore possibilities for a revitalization and refocusing of the field.

CONFERENCE DIRECTOR
Pellegrino D’Acierno

Professor of Comparative Literature and Languages,
Queensboro UNICO Distinguished Professor of Italian and Italian American Studies
Hofstra University

SPECIAL CONFERENCE ADVISER
Stanislao Pugliese

Professor of History
Hofstra Cultural Center Fellow
Hofstra University

Hofstra University gratefully acknowledges the participation and generous support of:
Queensboro UNICO Foundation, Inc.; Tiro a Segno Foundation; Coccia Foundation;
Angelo Fonte Family Foundation; James Periconi, Esq.; National Italian American Foundation (NIAF);
Long Island Regional Council/American Italian Historical Association.