Italian Futurism Events, Exhibitions, Scholarship

CALL FOR PAPERS: Columbia Seminar in Modern Italian Studies Due: April 25

For those interested in presenting a paper at the Columbia Seminar in Modern Italian Studies, please submit an abstract of what you propose by April 25, 2016. The abstract should be no more than 300 words. In your email please also include a copy of your CV, and two suggestions for a respondent to your paper with their email information. Respondents should be within reasonable commuting distance to New York City.

Please note the following: seminar presenters are expected to have a completed PhD and be able to present their work and engage in dialogue in English; also, travel funding is limited and determined on a case by case basis; finally, attendees to the seminar come from a variety of fields within Italian Studies, so please calibrate your proposal for an audience beyond your particular area of specialization.

All materials should be emailed to modernitalianseminar@gmail.com.

For your information, the mission statement of the seminar is as follows:

This seminar is concerned with political, social, cultural, and religious aspects of Italian life from 1815 to the present. In recent years, the seminar has stressed an interdisciplinary approach to Italian studies, increasing the participation of anthropologists and scholars of art, film, and literature. The seminar generally meets on the second Friday of the month during the academic year to discuss a paper presented by a member or an invited speaker. Papers cover a wide range of topics, approaches, and methodologies.

Mar 28th 4:39pm No Comments

Belated congrats to Dan Hurlin and the Red Wing Performing group on their Jim Henson Foundation Grant for "Demolishing Everything with Amazing Speed"

"Demolishing Everything with Amazing Speed" is a collection of four plays, written specifically for the puppet stage by Italian Futurist painter Fortunato Depero in 1917. Penned by hand in Depero's notebooks, they have been translated into English for the first time and will receive their world premiere approximately 100 years after they were written, revealing startling similarities between our world and the culture of WWI. As the Futurists embraced the technology of their day (automobiles, airplanes, telephones, etc.) so this production will embrace the technology of ours with live feed, filmed and computer animated sequences, and 3-D printed puppets.

Timeline Photos

Feb 4th 6:46pm No Comments

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