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CIA and Cold War Covert Action

1219 International Affairs Building 420 West 118th Street, New York City

Featuring David Robarge, Chief Historian, Central Intelligence Agency. Covert action historically has been perhaps the most controversial and least understood function of the CIA. While all presidents since World War II have used covert action to try to influence the political situation in countries of interest to advance US national security interests, they sometimes have done so to rescue failing foreign…

New Italian Migrations to the United States

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

with Editors Laura Ruberto and Joseph Sciorra New Italian Migrations to the United States Volume 1: Politics and History since 1945 Volume 2: Art and Culture since 1945 Edited by Laura Ruberto and Joseph Sciorra Vol. 1 Contributors: Ottorino Cappelli, Donna Gabaccia, Stefano Luconi, Maddalena Marinari, James S. Pasto, Rodrigo Praino, Laura E. Ruberto, Joseph Sciorra, Donald Tricarico, and Elizabeth…

Mamma Roma

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

In conjunction with the exhibition NeoRealismo: The New Image in Italy, 1932-1960 Mamma Roma (Italy, 1962, 110 min.) In ITALIAN with ENGLISH subtitles Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini Starring Anna Magnani, Ettore Garofolo Introduced by Rebecca Falkoff, NYU. Anna Magnani is Mamma Roma, a middle-aged prostitute who attempts to extricate herself from her sordid past for her son’s sake. An unflinching…