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Lecture: Dacia Maraini, Writing Like Breathing

Italian Academy (Columbia) 1161 Amsterdam Avenue, New York City

Speaker: Dacia Maraini Moderator: Elizabeth Leake Professor, Dept. of Italian, Columbia University Welcoming remarks: Jo Ann Cavallo Chair, Dept. of Italian, Columbia University Dacia Maraini is one of Italy’s most prominent contemporary authors. She has won, among other prizes, the Campiello (1990) and Strega (1999), which are the most prestigious Italian literature awards. Her books have been translated into twenty-two languages,…

Film Screening: NSU: The Perpetrators

Goethe-Institut New York 30 Irving Place, New York City

German History X In 1990, Jena’s economy is the worst it’s been since World War II. Many young people in East Germany drift from school into unemployment, witness their parents’ insecurity, and feel the impotence of the police and state. They feel disoriented, unloved, and aggrieved, and begin to consider themselves second-class citizens failed by the state. One of them…

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Mick Moloney: If It Wasn’t for the Irish and the Jews

Glucksman Ireland House NYU One Washington Mews, New York City

"If It Wasn't for the Irish and the Jews: Exploring Irish and Jewish Historical Musical Links and Influences on Musical Theatre, Vaudeville, Tin Pan Alley America" In recent years Mick Moloney has been actively involved in documenting Irish American music from 1880 to 1920, a time when vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley flourished with the fertile contributions of Irish and…