SPRING 2013 EVENTS

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The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures,
The Italian Club, and The Immigration Center

in collaboration with
The Department of Anthropology, English, and Political Science

are pleased to invite you to

A lecture by Richard Di Donato:
Christ in Concrete (1939)

Date: Thursday, April 18, 2013 hour: 12:30 pm
Place: NAC 1/202

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The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures,
And The Italian Language Program of
The City College of New York 
are pleased to invite you to

"Rigoletto"
A lecture by Luigi Boccia

Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 hour: 2:00 pm
Place: NAC 1/209

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Former M.A. Student Rubén Sánchez Féliz, has published his latest novel, Beatriz, and has been awarded the Premio de Novela Federico García Godoy.

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The Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures' Asian Studies Program
is showing a documentary film by Teju Prasad, " Not a Feather But a Dot",
Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 12:30 PM - NAC 5/102.

The film examines the history, perceptions and evolution of the Indian-American Community

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The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
The City College of New York
Cordially invites you to

"Perspectives on the Hispanic World"

March 1, 4PM: Robert Farris Thompson ("Yoruba Art and Culture"). Co-sponsored by the Division of Humanities and Arts and the Rifkind Center

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March 18, 6PM, Great Hall: Junot Díaz (Book reading and signing). Co-sponsored by the office of the President, CCNY

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March 21, 9:30AM, Aaron Davis Hall: Yoani Sánchez (A dialogue with Professor Carlos Riobó). Co-sponsored by the office of the President, CCNY

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April 3, 5PM, Rifkind Center: Sylvia Molloy (A conversation with Professor Carlos Riobó). Co-sponsored by the Rifkind Center

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April 18, 6PM, Rifkind Center: Carlos Eire (Sponsored by the Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau and The Rifkind Center)

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April 24, 12 Noon, NAC 1/203: Richard Blanco, 2013 Presidential Inaugural Poet (reading and Q/A). Co-sponsored by the Division of Humanities and Arts and with the participation of the English Department

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April 25, 5PM: Angelina Muñiz-Huberman (Speaking on "Hispanic-American Kabbalah-Cábala hispano hebrea"). Co-sponsored by CONACULTA and CWE Sciame Auditorium at the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture, Room 107

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The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
The City College of New York
Cordially invites you to attend a lecture by
Professor Richard Calichman

"Alterity and Violence: The Case of Abe Kobo."

Thursday, February 28th, 2013
12:30 PM - NAC 5/223-A
(conference room)

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The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures,
The Department of Theatre,
And The Italian Language Program of
The City College of New York 
are pleased to invite you to

Italian Theatre Practicum

A workshop led by Vittorio Capotorto,
Founder & Artistic Director of Teatromania

DATES AND HOURS:

Info Session: February 21, 12:30pm, in HR 10
The workshop will be held for four consecutive Thursdays (February 28; March 7; 14; 21) from 12:30 to 1:45pm in NAC 6/121

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FALL 2012 EVENTS

The Italian Language Program and The Italian Club

Date: Thursday, November 29, 2012 hour: 12:30 pm
Place: NAC 5/217

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Jaime Manrique
will be speaking about
"La "creación" de Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra"
Date: Thursday, October 25, 2012 hour: 12:30 pm
Place: NAC 5/223A

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The Italian Language Program and The Italian Club

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Illustrated Lecture by Dr. Beatriz Carolina Peña
Queens College, CUNY:
El Perú colonial en los dibujos de fray Diego de Ocaña
Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2012; hour: 5:15 pm
Place: Amsterdam Room, Faculty Dining Room (3rd floor, NAC)
Fotos of the event: 1; 2; 3; 4.

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Journal Launched by Raquel Chang-Rodríguez Marks 20 Years
"Colonial Latin American Review" showcases interdisciplinary scholarship on period;
Events at CCNY, Graduate Center at CUNY fete publication

http://www1.ccny.cuny.edu/advancement/news/Colonial-Latin-American-Review.cfm

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The Presidential Seminar on Urban Ecology invites you to:
Athens, Home of Accountability Jennifer Roberts, Foreign Languages and Literatures Renaissance Florence, a City of Poets Paul Oppenheimer, English
Date: Tuesday, October 16, 2012; hour: 12:30-2:00 pm
Place: The Presidential Conference Room, Wille Administration Building (3rd floor)

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Hispanic Heritage Month:

Jaime Manrique
Reads form his new novel
Cervantes Street
(see review on the Wall Street Journal)
Joined in conversation by author and playwright Jessica Hagedorn
Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2012; hour: 7.00 pm
Place: Barnes & Noble 2289 Broadway(at 82nd street), NYC