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Migrants and Refugees in Italy: Their Stories, Their Struggles

Sponsored by:
Italian
Many migrants arrive in Italy by boat, crossing the Mediterranean Sea at the risk of their lives. What are the legal and social challenges they face, what are the laws that regulate their lives, and what are the tensions that arise in the communities in which they arrive? A talk and discussion (in Italian and in English) with Damiana Culeddu, psychologist, and Elio Turno Arthemalle, actor and director.

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Open to the Public

Jubilation! Papal Jubilees Past and Present

Sponsored by:
Newman Catholic Club, History, Italian, and Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life
Jubilation! Papal Jubilees Past and Present With a joyful Papal Bull, Pope Francis declared this year a Jubilee Year of Mercy, a year of indulgence, where pilgrimage can lead to the forgiveness of sins and freedom from “every residue left by the consequences of sin.” Is this just a papal “Get Out of Purgatory Free” card? Federico Canaccini will take us back to Pope Boniface VIII’s first Papal Jubilee in 1300 and explore the context, history and meanings of such extraordinary papal promises.

Axinn Center 103

Open to the Public

A Field Guide for Foreign Languages, Cultures and Literatures Majors

Sponsored by:
Greenberg-Starr Department of Chinese Language and Literature, French and Francophone Studies, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish Department, and Center for Careers & Internships
The “Field Guide for Foreign Languages, Cultures and Literatures Majors” brings back Foreign Languages alumni to help students think broadly about where their study in Foreign Languages, Cultures and Literatures might take them, and learn about the many career paths developed by alumni. The Field Guide is designed to answer the perennial question, “What can I do with my liberal arts major or degree?” The Field Guide features an alumni panel, followed by an informal reception, allowing students, alumni, and faculty to connect.
Closed to the Public

"Inside Buffalo" - Screening and Q&A with Director Fred Kuwornu

Sponsored by:
History, Italian, and Center for Comparative Study of Race & Ethnicity
Screening of “Inside Buffalo” followed by Q&A with director Fred Kuwornu: Inside Buffalo is the story of the 92nd Infantry Division—the first African-American combat unit to fight in World War II—and the Italians who recall the valor, generosity and heroism of the “Buffalo Soldiers” who fought alongside them. (2010; Italian with English subtitles)

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Closed to the Public

"18 IUS SOLI" - Screening and Q&A with Director Fred Kuwornu

Sponsored by:
Italian
Screening of documentary “18 IUS SOLI” followed by Q&A with director Fred Kuwornu: 18 Ius Soli tells the stories of 18 young people born and raised in Italy, whose parents are originally from Africa, Asia and Latin America. They go to school in Italy, they speak the language and dialects, yet they are not recognized as Italian citizens. (2012; Italian with English subtitles)

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Closed to the Public

Medardo Rosso: Opening the Door to Modern and Contemporary Sculpture

Sponsored by:
Museum of Art, History of Arts and Architecture, and Italian
Dr. Sharon Hecker, art historian, curator, and leading scholar of Medardo Rosso (1858-1928), author of A Moment’s Monument: Medardo Rosso and the International Origins of Modern Sculpture. Dr. Hecker considers the artist’s work, his unusual casting techniques and exhibition strategies, as well as his influence on modern and contemporary artists.

Sponsored by Middlebury College Museum of Art, Department of History of Art and Architecture, Department of Italian

Mahaney Arts Center 125

Open to the Public