Italian Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill

Roberto Dianotto, Duke University. “History, Freedom, and Democracy: Michele Amari’s Orientalist Europe.” Funded by the Center for European Studies, December 1, 2005.

Gino Strada, Emergency. “Emergency: Eleven Years in Today’s Conflict.” Funded by the Department of Romance Languages, the Center for European Studies, and the University Center for International Studies, November 17, 2005.

Antonia Arslan. “The Short Story as Authentic Exemplar of Italian Literary Prose.” Funded by the Department of Romance Languages, April 16, 2005.

Antonio Vitti, Wake Forest University. “ ” Funded by the Carolina Conference on Romance Literatures, March 2005.

Luigi Monga, Vanderbilt University. “A Taxonomy of Travel Literature.” Funded by the Department of Romance Languages, October 24, 2002.

Gaetana Marrone. “Metaphors of Vision and Physical reality in Liliana Cavani’s Francesco.” Funded by the Italian Club, April 4, 2002.

Mary Ann Frese Witt, North Carolina State University. “Modern Tragedy in Fascist Italy.” Funded by the Italian Club, March 21, 2002.

Augustus Mastri, University of Louisville. “Lecture on Tutti stanno bene.” Funded by the Center for West European Studies, April 27, 2001.

Cristina Bragaglia, University of Bologna. “Il conformista: Narrative and Film.” Funded by the Center for West European Studies and the Curriculum of Comparative Literatures, April 11, 2000.

Edoardo Lebano, Indiana University. “Pulci’ Morgante: The Italian Epic at the Age of Lorenzo de’ Medici.” Funded by the Curriculum of Comparative Literature, February, 1999.

Valeria Finucci, Duke University. “The Masquerade of Gender in the Orlando furioso.” March 17, 1996.

Pier Massimo Forni, Johns Hopkins University. “Decameron 3:5.” Funded by the Italian section of the Department of Romance Languages.

Luigi Monga, Vanderbilt University. “French Travellers to Renaissance Italy.” Funded by the Department of Romance Languages, February 23, 1995.

Giovanni Cecchetti, University of California at Los Angeles. “Poesia antica e moderna.” Funded by the Italian section of the Department of Romance Languages, April 6, 1993.

Luciano Bottoni, University of Bologna. “L’eros, il comico e l’osceno nella commedia del primo Cinquecento.” Funded by the Italian section of the Department of Romance Languages, November 12, 1992.

Franco Fido, Harvard University. “Goldoni: From Venice to Europe.” Funded by the Italian section of the Department of Romance Languages, October 21, 1992.

Jeffrey Schnapp, Stanford University. “Machiavellian Foundlings: Castruccio Castracani and the Aphorism.” Funded by the Italian section of the Department of Romance Languages, March 25, 1992.

Christopher Kleinhenz, University of Wisconsin, Madison. “Boccaccio’s Tale of Andreuccio (Dec. 2:5): Scatological Humor, the Odor of Sanctity, and Eschatology,” “Dante’s Purgatory and Paradise: A Visual Presentation.” Funded by the Italian section of the Department of Romance Languages, March 12, 1992.

Ricardo Quinones, Claremont College. “Foundation Sacrifice in Secular History and in Sacred History: The Case of Dante’s Inferno.” Funded by the Italian section of the Department of Romance Languages, October 22, 1991.

Zigmunt Baranski, Reading University. “Medieval Exegesis.” Funded by the Italian section of the Department of Romance Languages, Fall 1991.

Romano Luperini, University of Siena. “Il romanzo da Manzoni a Prandello.” Funded by the Italian section of the Department of Romance Languages, November 8, 1990.

Lino Pertile, University of Edinburgh. “Dante’s Commedia: What’s Comic about it?” Funded by the Italian section of the Department of Romance Languages, September 25, 1990.

Albert N. Mancini, Ohio State University. “Renaissance Autobiography.” Funded by the Italian section of the Department of Romance Languages, Spring 1989.