2015 AATI Conference (Siena, Italy): Call for Papers

2015 AATI Conference

Siena, June 22-26, 2015

(1) Ciak, si mangia! Italian and Italian-American Food in Film (panel) The prominent role of food in Italian and Italian-American culture is widely known, to the point of having been depicted in several films, both in the US and abroad, and of course including but not limited to Italy. Our panel welcome papers that discuss how Italian and Italian-American food is depicted in films by Italian and non-Italian directors from the silent era to the present, with particular attention to the relation of these depictions to social, cultural, and historical changes across time. Please, send a 200 word abstract in English or Italian and a short bio by March 15 to the panel’s organizer, Chiara De Santi, State University of New York at Fredonia, desanti@fredonia.edu (2) Francesco Nuti and His Career as Film Director, Actor, Screenwriter, and Producer: Tuscanness at Work (panel) In the year Tuscan Francesco Nuti is turning sixty, this panel seeks to celebrate his career as film director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. Any presentation dealing with one or more films that Nuti was directly involved with are welcome. Please, send a 200 word abstract in English or Italian and a short bio by March 15 to the panel’s organizer, Chiara De Santi, State University of New York at Fredonia, desanti@fredonia.edu (3) Linking Students to the Community: Attracting Students to Italian Programs via Civic Engagement (roundtable) Nowadays, many language programs struggle to attract students to their Majors and Minors, reflecting the larger challenge that has been labeled the “crisis of the Humanities.” Could Civic Engagement (also defined as Service Learning) be a way to offer students a further specialization beyond Italian language and culture? Could linking students and the community be one way to “sell” our programs in the 21st century? This roundtable seeks proposals for a fruitful discussion on how civic engagement-related assignments might be used in our programs, which kind of service-learning has been successfully or unsuccessfully adopted in our Italian curriculum, how it can be assessed, and which kind of outreach activities have been utilized to connect programs to the community. Experiences from K-12 to university across countries and disciplines within Italian Studies are especially welcome. Please, send a 200 word abstract in English or Italian and a short bio by March 15 to the roundtable’s organizer, Chiara De Santi, State University of New York at Fredonia, desanti@fredonia.edu
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