News and Events

  • Writing Black Italy: Feminist Black Studies in the Italian Context

    Barbara Ofosu-Somuah ‘13, both a Watson and a Fulbright recipient, is a published and recognized translator from Italian, an activist, and currently a PhD student at Duke University. Her talk will discuss the work of current Black Italian authors and the role of translation

    Axinn Center 103

  • Italian Colonialism: A Forgotten History

    Kwanza Musi Dos Santos is an italian-afrobrazilian activist raised in Rome, co-founder of the cultural association QuestaèRoma that has been operating since 2013 to erase any type of discrimination through culture and art. Her talk will focus on colonial-era public art in Rome, and its relationship with current erasure of Italian colonial past.

    Twilight 201

  • International Karaoke

    Join us in singing songs in a foreign language! You won’t be able to sing in English but there is still a variety to choose from: Russian, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Italian, French, Japanese, Spanish, Arabic, and others. The details will follow up in the Language House Instagrams: @russianhousemidd @midd_chinese_house @deutschhaus_middlbry @casadeespanol @arabichouse2 @jhouse_diary @casaitalianamidd @lamaisonfrancaisemidd @casadeportuguesemidd

    McCullough Wilson Cafe

    Closed to the Public

  • How Equality Helped Italy Fight Corruption

    The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs Program in Global Political Economy presents “How Equality Helped Italy Fight Corruption” with Lucia Manzi, SUNY Plattsburgh. Organized by Gary WInslett, Assistant Professor of Political Science.

    In 1992, the “Clean Hands” anti-corruption operation resulted in hundreds of convictions and permanently changed the Italian political landscape. How was this breakthrough possible? Prof. Manzi shows how egalitarian changes in prosecutorial institutions helped the Italian government more effectively fight the Mafia as well as terrorist organizations.

    Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

    Open to the Public

  • Italy's Margins: Posters and Presentations

    How is Italy doing today? From discrimination of minority groups to the efforts towards a more inclusive language, students of “Italy Today: From the Margins to the Center” will present their findings and the challenges that Italy faces. Formats will range from posters to presentations. Even though the class is in Italian, this event and the presentations will be in English: everybody is welcome to attend!

    Axinn Center Winter Garden

    Open to the Public

  • Image of a boat at sea

    Fuocammare

    Fuocammare (“Fire at Sea”, 2016), is Gianfranco Rosi’s award-winning documentary on the arrival of migrants in Lampedusa, Italy’s southernmost island and a tourist location. Screened with English subtitles.

    Twilight Auditorium 101

    Open to the Public

  • Buona Forchetta emblem

    Buona Forchetta

    Buona Forchetta is back! Join the Circolo Italiano and Italian Department in celebrating the end of the year in style with gelato, bocce, good music, and fun!

    Atwater Dining Hall Terrace

    Closed to the Public

Department of Italian

Voter Hall
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT 05753

Nicole Patterson, Coordinator

Voter Hall 108

(802) 443-5784

npatters@middlebury.edu

Stefano Mula, Chair

Voter Hall 115

(802) 443-5530

smula@middlebury.edu