International symposium (at the Columbia University) and exhibition on Niccolò Machiavelli: "The Prince and his Time on the 500th Anniversary of the Masterpiece of Modern Political Science"

October – November 2013

New York

Conference on Giacomo Leopardi

In collaboration with the Publishing Company Farrar, Straus and Giroux which curated the translation of Leopardi's Zibaldone

November 2013

New York, Italian Cultural Institute

Seminar on Giacomo Leopardi’s Zibaldone

To reflect on the originality of thought in Leopardi’s body of work, conference attendees will address the philosophical, political, religious, environmental, and social aspects of Leopardi’s ideas through a complete English translation of Zibaldone, his famous and prodigious collection of notes, literary criticisms, and reflections. The translation, which will be carried out by a team of translators, will be published in 2013 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, one of the most prestigious publishing houses in North America.

Boccaccio Award After Life

November 23, 2013

Providence

Brown University

To celebrate the seven hundredth anniversary of Giovanni Boccaccio's birth, the Decameron Web project has launched a contest for the best adaptation of a tale from the Decameron into a form of colloquial communication.

As part of the events to celebrate the seven hundredth anniversary of Giovanni Boccaccio's birth, the Decameron Web project at Brown University, under the aegis of the American Association of Boccaccio Studies and in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Boston and the Ente Nazionale Giovanni Boccaccio in Certaldo, has established the International Boccaccio-After Life Award for the best translation, the best dramatic adaption, and the best new media adaptation of a tale from the Decameron.
Giovanni Boccaccio belongs to that select few of classic writers whose legacy broadly transcends the written word.
Today, adapting a literary work for another media holds unexpected consequences because of digital media's multiple forms. The purpose of this award is to spark the creativity of young readers and students of Boccaccio by inviting them to translate a tale from the Decameron into a communications form of our times, adapting it in letter and spirit to contemporary media and social contexts.
Three prizes are in play: best translation-adaptation into contemporary English, best adaptation for the stage, and best adaptation for other media (Youtube, social networks, animation, videogames, and similar).
The three winners will be published on the Decameron Web site and the best adaptation for stage will be performed by a theater troupe in Certaldo, just outside Florence.

Workshop APP – CLIQ

Workshop between CLIQ (Quality Certification of Italian language) Association, College Board representatives and the Observatory of Italian language in order to link the AP exam to the CLIQ certification

2013

Conference dedicated to Primo Levi

Presentation of the English translation of Primo Levi’s complete works published by W.W. Norton, in collaboration with the Primo Levi Center in New York

Fall 2013

New York

Seminar on  Primo Levi

The Italian Cultural Institute of New York and New York’s Primo Levi Center will organize a seminar with Turin’s Centro Primo Levi on the complex Turinese writer. The seminar will identify and highlight various elements that have shaped Levi’s writing, including the influence of Jewish culture, his scientific background, the Turinese intellectual environment, and the tragic experiences of war and concentration camps. The seminar will further analyze the role of Primo Levi in Italian and American literature.

Panelists:

Alberto Cavaglion, Università di Firenze

Domenico Scarpa, Centro internazionale di studi Primo Levi, Torino

Marco Belpoliti, writer, critic

Manuela Consonni, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Ann Goldstein, editor, translator

Joan Acocella, writer

Philip Roth, writer

Jonathan Galassi, President and Publisher of Farrar, Straus and Giroux

FindItalian

Application for tablets and smartphones to locate Centers, Institutes, Schools, Universities and American and Italian Committees of the Dante Alighieri Society where Italian language courses are being offered

2013

Online

Società Dante Alighieri

Founded in 1889 by a group of intellectuals guided by Giosue Carducci, for over a century the Dante Alighieri Society has upheld and promulgated Italian language, art and culture both in Italy and abroad, through an articulated information and dissemination network that encompasses all continents.

Africa, America, Europe, Asia and Oceania can count on the tireless activities of the many branches of the Società Dante Alighieri, not just through its language courses, but also in the numerous and diverse cultural events organised for thousands of members and students with a passion for our Italian heritage and eager to discover it in all its facets; from fine art to music, sports, film, theatre, fashion – and literature.

Dante Alighieri Italian schools in US and Italy:

Click to see the map and find info about locations and courses