‘A Brilliant Anomaly’: Nadezhda Durova/Aleksandr Aleksandrov’s Queer Autofiction

Join us for another 19v seminar! In Russia, the nineteenth-century writer Nadezhda Durova (1783-1866) is well-known as a cross-dressing ‘Cavalry Maiden’, a young noble woman who in 1806 left her home in provincial Russia and served, under the name Aleksandrov, as a cavalry officer during the Napoleonic wars. Outside of Russia, there has been in the last decade a sustained…

Made in Italy and Nation Branding

Made in Italy and Nation Branding Carlo Marco Belfanti, Università di Brescia Author of Storia culturale del Made in Italy (2019, il Mulino) in conversation with Ennio Ranaboldo, CEO, Martin Bauer North America Moderated by Stefano Albertini, NYU With the participation of students enrolled in his course Cultural Diplomacy: Theory, History, and Practices The episode will be broadcast on Casa's Facebook Page and website For this episode…