One Long Vision of Beauty

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò (NYU) 24 West 12th Street, New York City

Italy and Aesthetics in Edith Wharton A lecture by Dr. Emily J. Orlando, Fairfield University Presented by Friends of FAI Emily Orlando is Professor of English and the E. Gerald Corrigan Chair of Humanities at Fairfield University, where she has taught since 2007.  She is the author of Edith Wharton and the Visual Arts as well as articles published in the following…

The Future of Memory. Serge and Beate Klarsfeld, in conversation with Clémence Boulouque

La Maison Française (Columbia) Buell Hall, 515 West 116th Street, New York City

Serge and Beate Klarsfeld reflect on their work devoted to tracking down Nazi criminals and restoring the memory of the lives of Jews who died in the Holocaust. They will also discuss the importance of transmitting this work of memory to subsequent generations. Serge and Beate Klarsfeld have devoted their lives to bringing fugitive Nazis to justice, a mission they…

Dante and the Power of Satire

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò (NYU) 24 West 12th Street, New York City

Ambrogio Camozzi Pistoja, Harvard University A lecture by Ambrogio Camozzi Pistoja, Harvard University Dante is one of the greatest satirists of all time. His satire challenged and reshaped moral, legal, and linguistic boundaries. Popes, kings and members of Italy's most powerful families are placed in his upside-down world. Yet, he managed to get away with it. How did he achieve that? How…