The Italian Program at Montclair State University, through the support of the Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies, has embraced innovative approaches to teaching and professional formation in the past three years to stay in tune with the changed and ever-changing cultural and economic reality of our society in the third millennium. This […]

The Departments of Sociology, History, Political Science and Law, and Modern Languages and Literatures in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Montclair State University are pleased to present a conversation about Pre-Occupied Spaces: Remapping Italy's Transnational Migrations and Colonial Legacies, a new book by Dr. Teresa Fiore (Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian […]

This is the third part of the "Critical Made in Italy" series, designed by the Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies in 2016 and inspired by a collection of essays edited by Daniele Balicco - Made in Italy and Culture. This episode looks at what can be considered the quintessential Made in Italy […]

Karin Coonrod’s production of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice at the Kasser Theater (September 19 – October 1, 2017) is the starting point for a conversation on immigration and religion as central issues in our contemporary world. Coonrod's re-visioning of Shakespeare's classic on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the formation of the Venice […]

This film screening of Come il peso dell’acqua (“Like the Weight of Water”) directed by fimmaker Andrea Segre is the second of a two-days event linked to the project Italy and the Euro-Mediterranean Migrant Crisis. Program: Introductory remarks by Teresa Fiore and Ernest Ialongo Screening of Come il peso dell’acqua, Q&A with the director, Andrea Segre, […]

This is the second event of the "Critical Made in Italy" series, designed by the Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies and inspired by a 2016 collection of essays edited by Daniele Balicco - Made in Italy and Culture. The association between Italy and food has only strengthened in the past couple of […]

Join us for a book presentation by Joseph Sciorra. Joseph Sciorra’s Built with Faith offers a place-centric, ethnographic study of the religious material culture of New York City’s Italian American Catholics. Sciorra spent thirty-five years researching these community art forms and interviewing Italian immigrant and U.S.-born Catholics. By documenting the folklife of this group, Sciorra […]

Come learn about the diffusion of Italian culture and products across the globe. Interest in Italy and its culture is only growing. The official data tell us that Italy is the second most popular study abroad destination for the U.S. after same-language UK, and the fifth most popular travel destination, as the country with the […]

Please join our dynamic and experienced specialists in instructional methodology in foreign language: keynote speaker Giuseppe (Beppe) Cavatorta, The University of Arizona ; Lillyrose Veneziano Broccia, University of Pennsylvania; Ilaria Serra, Florida Atlantic University; and Mario Costa, La Guardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. Serving once again as our outstanding Symposium […]

Join us for the celebration of the Made in Italy as the third most popular brand in the world after Coca Cola and Visa! The series starts with two panels in the academic year 2016-17 devoted to design and food respectively. They will both feature Daniele Balicco and a second speaker active in the specific […]