News and Events
Shaul Bassi: “Shylock vs. Sarra Copia Sullam: Reframing the Venice Ghetto, 1516-2016”
January 20, 2016
Shaul Bassi is Associate Professor of English and postcolonial literature at Ca’Foscari University of Venice. His research, teaching and publications are divided between Shakespeare, postcolonial studies (India and Africa), and Jewish studies.
In Memoriam: Robert Durling
June 1, 2015
Robert M. Durling, professor emeritus of Italian and English Literature at UC Santa Cruz, died May 21 in Oakland, Ca. He was 86.
International Playhouse returns for its 15th season
May 14, 2015
UC Santa Cruz’s International Playhouse, an annual program of short theater pieces staged in different languages by students in the university’s Language Program, is back for its lively 15th season.
An Evening of Futuristic Musical Poetry with Luciano Chessa
April 10, 2015
Chessa is the author of Luigi Russolo, Futurist: Noise, Visual Arts, and the Occult (UC, 2012), the first English-language monograph dedicated to Russolo and the art of Noise.
Antonella Guidazzoli: Open Virtual Heritage Applications:
March 4, 2015
"Open Virtual Heritage Applications: From Research Tools to Emotional and Participatory Virtual Spaces"
An Evening with Italian Writer: Dacia Maraini
February 27, 2015
Dacia Maraini is an influential writer, social critic and iconic figure in Italian contemporary literature and culture.
A Dramatic Reading of Dacia Maraini's Play Norma '44
February 26, 2015
Author Dacia Maraini will be present for discussion with the audience.
Robert Davis: "The Socio-Economy of Head Hunting in Late Renaissance Italy"
February 9, 2015
A distinguished professor of Early Modern Italy, Venice, and the Mediterranean, Professor Robert Davis has written or co-authored eight books and many articles that deal with a variety of topics...
Steve Wright: The Crisis in the Cultures of Capitalism
February 2, 2015
Some Experiences from the Italian Operaismo of the 1960's and 1970's
