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CONFERENCE
2006
We are pleased
to announce that the 2006 AAIS
Conference will be held in Genoa,
Italy the last week of May. The
conference will be sposored jointly
with the AATI, American Association
of Teachers of Italian. Cousult
our website regularly for updates.
See you in Genoa!
Franco Ricci
President
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PUBLICATION
ANNOUCEMENT
The publishing house LEGAS (Toronto/New
York) has just published The
Woman Outlaw, Angela M. Jeannet's
translation of La briganta
by Maria Rosa Cutrufelli.
Orders should
be sent to LEGAS, PO Box 149,
Mineola, NY 11501.
A young woman
of the Sicilian upper-class in
the 1860s makes a tragic gesture
that causes the utter dislocation
of her life, but also fosters
a sort of rebirth. She spends
a few dramatic months hiding in
the mountains as a member of a
band of outlaws. After being caught
and imprisoned she looks back
on the events of her life. The
theme at the core of Margherita’s
story is a woman’s construction
of her own identity. History
and fiction mingle in this novella
that is appropriate reading for
a general public and for students
in History, Italian Studies, and
Women's Studies courses.
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REPORT
The Women’s
Studies Caucus collected data
for a report on the presence of
women in Italian studies. Following
is a brief summary of the results
prepared by Giovanna Bellesia,
who collected and elaborated data
regarding undergraduate and graduate
enrollments in North American
institutions.
No. of universities
and colleges contacted : 272
in 42 US States + Canada
No of universities
and colleges for which it was
possible to establish the percentage
of female students: undergraduate
52, graduate 14
No of universities
where female students were over
50%: undergraduate 51,
graduate 12
Overall enrollment
in Italian classes: undergraduate
54,662; graduate 2,706
Overall female
enrollment: undergraduate
31,636; graduate 1,386
Overall percentage
of women students: undergraduate
57.88% , graduate 51.22%
Conclusions: Although,
as expected, women comprise the
majority of our students in undergraduate
institutions (in 51 out of 52
schools) the actual percentage
of female students was not as
high as anticipated. Female presence
was close to 58% . The numbers,
fell in Graduate Schools, where
there is almost an even number
of female and male students. Data
is being collected on the presence
of women faculty. It will be interesting
to compare those data with Graduate
enrollments. This will allow us
to predict possible
changes in the demographics of
Italian faculty members in the
future.
Submitted by Giovanna
Bellesia, Smith College
AAIS Women’s Studies
Secretary 2004-2006
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
The
official site for the 2005
AAIS Conference is now
online at
www.research.unc.edu/aais
Italian Culture
Italian
studies periodical Italian
Culture announces new website,
click here to visit.
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POSITION_ANNOUNCEMENT
Cambridge University
Lecturer in Italian Studies (tenable from 1 September 2004)
Required to contribute to postgraduate and undergraduate teaching, pursue personal research and undertake appropriate administration. You will be an active researcher in any area of Italian, but a specialism in one (or more) of the following areas would be an advantage: the history and culture of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance; linguistics and/or the history of the language; contemporary cultural theory. The post offers an exceptional opportunity for scholars at an early stage in their professional career to contribute to and gain experience in one of the country's leading departments of Italian.
You will have a first degree in an appropriate discipline, a PhD or equivalent (or have completed by the commencement of the post) with native or near native command of both English and Italian.
Starting salary on a range of £22,191 - £25,451.
Application forms (returnable by 16 April 2004) and details from Personnel Services, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham
B15 2TT, tel. 0121 415 9000, web.
http://www.punit.bham.ac.uk/vacancies. Please quote ref. A31428.
Further particulars can be found at the following web address:
http://www.punit.bham.ac.uk/vacancies/vacancySearch.htm
If you type in the code 31428 this will bring them up
Gerard Slowey
Head of Italian Studies
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston
Birmingham B15 2TT
(0044) 0121 414 5933
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ACADEMIC_ANNOUNCEMENT
University of Michigan Ph.D Program
The University of Michigan Ph.D. program in Italian provides great flexibility for highly motivated students wanting to chart individual paths of intellectual development while acquiring a solid grounding in literary study by working with a broad range of faculty in the department and university. Our practice of strong cooperation across section lines makes the department an excellent choice for students interested in comparative Romance Studies.
Prospective students should visit our website for complete program information and application details.
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/rll/gradprogram/index.html
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POSITION_ANNOUNCEMENT
Charleston College
Wheaton College, Assistant Professor of Italian Studies, full-time, probable tenure track, starting Fall 2004. Preferred specialization: Medieval, Renaissance, or Cultural Studies. Candidates for this position must have Ph.D. in hand, a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching, demonstrated superior teaching skills and evidence of scholarly promise. Experience with computer assisted instruction highly desirable.
Send by November 21, 2003 a brief statement describing your teaching and research goals, a CV, and your dossier with at least three letters of reference to:
Mary Beth Tierney-Tello
Chair, Department of Hispanic & Italian Studies
Wheaton College
Norton, MA 02766
Wheaton College seeks educational excellence through diversity and strongly encourages applications from women and men from minority groups.
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POSITION_ANNOUNCEMENT
Charleston College
The College of Charleston announces a new tenure-track position for an
Assistant Professor of Italian to begin August 2004 (pending final budgetary approval). We are seeking a teacher/scholar who will teach four courses each semester, contribute to growing programs in Italian and Italian Studies, and maintain an active program of research. Candidates must be prepared to teach Italian language and literature courses from elementary to advanced undergraduate levels, and to develop and teach courses in English on topics related to Italian Studies. Preference is for a generalist with a demonstrated interest in foreign language pedagogy. Ph.D. degree and native or near-native
fluency in Italian is required. For consideration, send cover letter, resume, evidence of excellence in teaching, a sample of scholarly writing, transcripts of graduate work, and three letters of recommendation to:
Dr. Darryl Phillips, Chair
Department of Classics, German, Italian, Japanese and Russian
College of Charleston
66 George St.
Charleston, SC 29424
Deadline for applications is November 15. The search committee will contact selected candidates in December to arrange interviews at the MLA convention in San Diego. The College of Charleston is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minority and women candidates are urged to apply.
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CALL_FOR_PAPERS
Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, 15-17 April 2004
It is a pleasure to announce the 57th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, to be held 15-17 April 2004 on the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington. All languages and linguistics are represented. The conference will be hosting an internationally known keynote speaker, as well as additional invited speakers, video presentations, and plays in the various language groups.
The University of Kentucky has a large campus with excellent facilities. Shuttle buses will serve the campus from the conference hotels. The city of Lexington boasts an airport, first-rate hotels and dining venues, a historic downtown district and many restored mansions. The world-famous horse farms in the surrounding countryside may be visited on special excursions. Springtime is typically mild, and the scents of cherry trees and dogwood in blossom fill the air.
Papers on the full range of Italian Studies topics are invited. Please send a one page abstract with name, rank, affiliation, snail mail and email addresses to Dr. Allaire (address below) OR by email: allaire@uky.edu.
General deadline is >>>1 November<<<< but may be slightly extended.
Complete conference information is available online at: www.uky.edu/as/kflc.
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ANNALI_D'ITALINISTICA_NEWS
New Book list, call for reviews, and other announcements
To read the entire news release click here.
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CALL_FOR_PAPERS
Murder and Mayhem in the Mare Nostrum: Contemporary Configurations of Mediterranean Detective Genres
5-7 July 2004, Monash University
Prato Campus (Florence, Italy)
An international conference organised between Manchester Metropolitan University and Monash University devoted to literary and cinematic detective genres from any country bordering the Mediterranean or the representation and symbolic value of the Mediterranean in detective fiction and film from other areas.
We are seeking original, unpublished papers of twenty minutes' duration on any aspect of late twentieth-century or twenty-first century fiction and film within the genre.
At least one publication featuring selected papers (developed to full-length articles) will arise from the conference. A book contract has been agreed with the University of Delaware Press.
Guest Speakers (confirmed):
Batya Gur (Israel)
Maria-Antònia Oliver (Catalonia)
Please submit a one-page abstract as a Word document to the appropriate
memnber of the conference panel by 1st November 2003. The abstract should be in the following format:
* saved as an A4 sized file (not letter size)
* margins of 1" (2.54 cm) all round;
* title of paper centred top 14-pt font;
* followed on alternate lines by: your name, institutional
affiliation, e-mail address (valid for at least a further year); all
centred, 12-pt font;
* body of text in Times New Roman 12-pt font; fully justified.
Abstracts to be sent to the member of the conference advisory board who
deals with your country of interest:
Nicoletta DiCiolla McGowan, Manchester Metropolitan University (Italian;
abstracts from Europe)
n.mcgowan@mmu.ac.uk
Mirna Cicioni, Monash University (Italian; abstracts from outside Europe)
mirna.cicioni@arts.monash.edu.au
For further details, please visit the Conference Website:
http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/lcl/conferences/murder_mayhem/index.html
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POSITION_ANNOUNCEMENT
The Ohio State University, Department of French and Italian
The Department of French and Italian invites applications for a tenure eligible position in Italian with a specialization in Medieval and Renaissance beginning Autumn 2004. Ph.D. required at time of appointment. Teaching duties include both graduate and undergraduate courses, including large-enrollment classes about Italian culture in English. Demonstrated commitment to teaching and promise of strong scholarly research. Willingness to work collaboratively and interest in interdisciplinary teaching important. Previous teaching experience and publications desirable. Native or near-native command of Italian required.
Applications: send letter of application, current curriculum vitae,
and placement file to
Diane W. Birckbichler, Chair
Department of French and Italian
The Ohio State University
248 Cunz Hall, 1841 Millikin Road
Columbus, Ohio 43210
birckbichler.1@osu.edu
The Ohio State University is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action
employer. Qualified women, minorities, Vietnam-era veterans, disabled
veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Review of applications will begin November 15 and will continue until
the position is filled. Interviews at the December 2003 MLA
Convention.
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NEW_BOOK
AAIS Member Luigi Fontanella Announces Publication of New Work
Luigi Fontanella ha pubblicato recentemente un importante volume saggistico su letteratura ed emigrazione; titolo del libro: LA PAROLA TRANSFUGA
(Firenze: Cadmo, 2003, pp. 267), ISBN 88-7923-282-7, Euro 20. Questo volume intende esplorare il complesso arcipelago costituito da quella letteratura italiana, frutto d'emigrazione (in questo caso il Nordamerica), che ha rappresentato un'importante componente sia all'interno della letteratura italiana fuori d'Italia, sia all'interno dello stesso main-streamamericano al quale i nostri scrittori emigrati diedero un contributo variamente significativo. Da questo punto di vista , il libro prende in esame - attraverso una campionatura essenziale - il lavoro di alcuni di questi scrittori "transfughi". Dopo un'ampia Introduzione di carattere storico, teorico e metodologico, sono messe a fuoco, dagli inizi del Novecento fino agli anni Cinquanta, le esperienze di autori che possono considerarsi emblematici all'interno di questo denso e variegato
"arcipelago". Lo studio e' arricchito da una folta appendice bibliografica che testimonia, fra l'altro, la ricca messe di opere e di studi su questa fenomenologia letteraria in parte "sommersa" ce merita di essere valorizzata e recuperata.
Luigi Fontanella
Professor of Italian
Editor-in-Chief of GRADIVA and Gradiva Publications:
http://www.italianstudies.org/gradiva/
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POSITION_ANNOUNCEMENT
Head of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies
University of British Columbia
The Faculty of Arts at UBC invites applications for the position of Head of the Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies. The appointment, subject to budgetary approval, will commence no later than July 1, 2004.
The Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies offers B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. programs in French and Hispanic Studies, as well as undergraduate courses in Italian language and culture and Portuguese. The Department has 26 full-time faculty and six twelve-month lecturers.
We are seeking a full professor who will lead the Department for a five-year term, renewable for a second five-year term pending a satisfactory review. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The successful applicant will have an outstandsing record of scholarly activities in any of the Department's fields of expertise, a record of successful teaching and demonstrated administrative and leadership skills. The ideal candidate will help the Department to take full advantage of new opportunities provided
by changing research and teaching environments and by rapidly developing interdisciplinary connections across departments and faculties. Knowledge of at least two of the languages taught in the Department would be an asset.
Applications and curriculum vitae should be sent to Dr. Nancy Gallini, Dean of Arts, Chair of the Search Committee, Office of the Dean of Arts, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6T 1Z1. The deadline for the receipt of materials is November 15, 2003. Applications and enquiries may also be forwarded via email to the Dean's Assistant, Eileen Oertwig, at oertwig@arts.ubc.ca
UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.
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POSITION_ANNOUNCEMENT
Visiting Instructor or Assistant Professor
Colby College, French and Italian Department
Visiting Instructor or Assistant Professor in Italian to teach two courses
for the Spring semester beginning February 2004. Excellent teacher of
language with broad research interests. ABD or PhD. Review of applicants
will begin September 16, 2003 and will continue until the position is
filled. Please send c.v., references and teaching evaluations to:
Arthur Greenspan, Chairman
Dept. of French and Italian
Colby College
Waterville ME 04901
Colby is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, committed to
excellence through diversity, and strongly encourages applications and
nominations of persons of color, women, and members of other
under-represented groups. For more information about the College, please
visit the Colby Web site: www.colby.edu
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POSITION_ANNOUNCEMENT
Assistant Professor or Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Italian Studies
Brown University invites applications for a tenure-track joint position as Assistant or Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Italian Studies, to begin July 1, 2004. Applicants should have a record of high-level research and publication in any field of post-1600 Italian and Comparative literature plus a demonstrated commitment to multidisciplinary studies. Excellent command of both English and Italian, proficiency in at least one other language. Experience in teaching advanced courses in Italian is also desirable. Teaching duties: two courses per semester, shared between Comparative Literature and Italian Studies.
Send application letter, CV, graduate transcript, writing sample, and five confidential letters of recommendation to:
Chairs
Search Committee for Comparative Literature and Italian Studies
Box E
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Postmark deadline is November 1, 2003 for application letter, CV and writing sample. Rest of materials need to arrive by December 1. Applications will be acknowledged by a letter. Brown University is an EEO/AA employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.
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UPCOMING_CONFERENCE
South-Central Renaissance Conference
Austin, Texas, 1-3 April 2004.
The South-Central Renaissance Conference will gather for its annual meeting, Exploring the Renaissance 2004: An International Conference, at the University of Texas and St. Edward's University in Austin, 1-3 April 2004.
Thomas P. Roche, Jr., author of Petrarch and the English Sonnet Sequences
and The Kindly Flame and editor of Spenser's Faerie Queene, will be our plenary speaker. The William B. Hunter Lecture will be delivered by Rebecca Wagner Oettinger, author of Music as Propaganda in the German Reformation.
As you lay out your academic travel for the coming year, we hope that you will plan to join us in Austin. Papers are welcome in any area of Renaissance studies, including early modern art, cultural studies, gender studies, history, literature, music, philosophy, political thought, and theology.
Limited travel stipends are available for graduate students. A $1000 award--the Louis L. Martz Prize--will be given for the best paper submitted to an affiliated competition. Other meetings taking place concurrently at the conference include the annual gatherings of the Queen Elizabeth I Society and the Andrew Marvell Society.
Deadline for complete papers:
Martz Prize (up to 25 pp.): October 31.
Conference (up to 12 pp.): December 31.
--Donald Stump, President South-Central Renaissance Conference
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POSITION_ANNOUNCEMENT
University of California, Berkeley
Assistant Professor of Italian Studies
Tenure Track Position. Specialization in the literature and culture of contemporary Italy (from World War II on), with the ability to contribute to a curriculum that ranges over eight centuries of Italian history and culture. Sub-specializations may include immigrant culture, regional culture, Italy in European, Mediterranean and/or global contexts, media studies and popular culture.
To begin July 1, 2004, pending budgetary approval. Ph.D. required. Appointments for preliminary interviews at 2003 MLA convention in San Diego will be made in mid-December. Send letter of
application, a complete dossier (including CV and at least three
recommendations), and writing sample (maximum 25 pages) to the following adress:
Albert R. Ascoli, Department Chair
Italian Studies, University of California
Berkeley CA 94720-2620
Postmark deadline for completed application is November 26, 2003. Minorities and women strongly encouraged to apply. The University of California at Berkeley is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
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CALL_FOR_PAPERS
From Emigrante to Canadese: The Italian-Canadian Project
14 - 16 May 2004. Ottawa, Canada.
The conference will take place in conjunction with the Canadian Museum of Civilization's exhibit, “Presenza: A New Look at Italian Canadian Heritage.”
The conference will take stock of the Italian-Canadian experience, its history, its present condition, and future prospects. Sessions for the conference therefore will welcome the widest possible representation from and participation of the Italian-Canadian community, from Atlantic to Pacific: professionals, politicians, entrepreneurs, writers, artists, and intellectuals.
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NEW_BOOK
AAIS Member Paola Malpezzi Announces Publication of New Work
Paola Malpezzi Price has published the book "Moderata Fonte. Women and Life in Sixteenth-century Venice" with Farleigh Dickinson UP, 2003. ISBN 0-8386-3998-4.
This book attempts to answer such questions as: What did it mean to be a woman in sixteenth-century Venice? How did women impact the everyday life of this brilliant, festive, but essentially patriachal city? How did an educated, sensitive, and intelligent woman writer of the Venetian citizen class--Moderata Fonte--treat the question of gender relationships and of women's place in society?
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CALL_FOR_PAPERS / ABSTRACTS / PROPOSALS
Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities
January 8 - 11, 2004
Renaissance Ilikai Waikiki Hotel, Hawaii, USA
Since many people have individually asked for an extension of the submission deadline, we are extending the deadline for submissions to Wednesday, September 17, 2003.
Call for papers, abstracts, student papers, work-in-progress reports, research proposals, workshop proposals, poster sessions, research tables, reports, practitioner forums, panel discussions, tutorials, or performances related to arts and humanities. For more information on the format of submissions visit our website at: www.hichumanities.org/cfp_artshumanities.htm
All areas of arts and humanities are invited, including performing artists. Submissions may be made electronically via e-mail to humanities@hichumanities.org
CALL_FOR_PAPERS
Heliotropia: forum for Boccaccio research and Interpretation
Mission Statement
Heliotropia is a peer-reviewed journal that was created to provide a widely and readily available forum for research and interpretation to an international community of Boccaccio scholars. Its role, first and foremost, is to promote and disseminate recent scholarship in a form that is both efficiently accessible and cost-free. Being uninhibited by the conventional constraints of academic publishing, the online journal enjoys the advantages of brief turnaround times, flexibility in the length and nature of submissions and the ability to present a variety of media according to the needs of its authors.
Principal Characteristics
The exegetic scope of the journal is vast. Because our readers' interests are as varied as their approaches to Boccaccio's life and works, all substantial scholarly contributions are considered for publication. Consequently, the journal hosts the entire gamut of interpretive perspectives, from rigorous philological and historical studies to highly theoretical and wide-ranging comparative inquiries. In addition to these contributions Heliotropia provides sections specifically dedicated to book reviews, re-proposals of classic Boccaccio scholarship, brief notices, bibliographies and other items of general interest to the scholarly community.
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POSITION_ANNOUNCEMENT
Bryn Mawr College
Assistant
or associate professor position with a specialization in Medieval
and Early Modern Italian Studies (tenure-track).
Bryn Mawr
College seeks to fill a tenure-track position of assistant or associate
professor in Italian, beginning September 2004. Applicants should
be specialists in medieval and early modern Italian Studies. Candidate
must have Ph.D., demonstrated teaching excellence, and be able to
teach a broad range of courses in Italian literature and/or culture
from a multi-disciplinary perspective. Native or near-native fluency
and firm commitment to language teaching at all levels are essential.
Send letter of application, c.v., writing sample, statement of teaching
and research interests, sample syllabi, and three current letters
of recommendation to:
Nicholas
Patruno, Chair
Department of Italian
Bryn Mawr College
101 N. Merion Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-2899
Bryn Mawr
is a liberal arts college for women that supports faculty excellence
in both teaching and research, and provides a rigorous education in
the context of a diverse and pluralistic scholarly community. Located
11 miles west of Philadelphia, the college participates in consortial
programs with the University of Pennsylvania, Haverford and Swarthmore
Colleges.
Bryn Mawr College is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.
Minority candidates and women are especially encouraged to apply.
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CALL_FOR_ARTICLES
Quaderni
del '900, a new journal edited by Carlo Chiarenza and Stefano
Giovanardi and published by the University of Rome "La Sapienza",
the University of Parma and CSULB, is seeking articles on Cesare Pavese
for its Fall issue.
Articles can be in Italian or English. Quaderni del '900 encourages
submissions from advanced graduate students and junior faculty members.
Please send articles or abstracts to:
Prof. Carlo Chiarenza
George Graziadio Chair of Italian Studies
MHB 801 - CSULB
1250 Bellflower Blvd
Long Beach, CA 90840
cchiaren@csulb.edu
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POSITION_ANNOUNCEMENT
Florida Atlantic University
Dorothy F. Schmidt Eminent Scholar in the Humanities
Florida
Atlantic University (FAU) invites nominations and applications for
the Dorothy F. Schmidt Eminent Scholar in the Humanities in the Dorothy
F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters. The successful candidate will
be a distinguished humanist dedicated to working with the Dean and
the faculty to enhance the scholarly profile of the College, contribute
to the undergraduate and graduate curriculum, and further develop
the College's role in the University and regional communities. S/he
will have an earned doctorate or equivalent, and an impressive record
of university teaching, scholarship and/or creative activity that
is broadly-based and addresses topics and issues that reach across
the humanities disciplines.
FAU is a rapidly growing public university on seven campuses, enrolling
more than 24,000 students. For more detailed information about FAU
and the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, see our Web
site at http://www.fau.edu/divdept/schmidt.
The Dorothy F. Schmidt Eminent Scholar in the Humanities is funded
by a generous endowment that includes ample funding for a full program
of professional activities. The general terms of this appointment
are negotiable, and typically would include tenure at the rank of
Professor.
Applications
will be reviewed until the position is filled; screening of dossiers
will begin 15 August 2003.
Letters of application should respond to the position criteria and
be accompanied by a current curriculum vitae and the names, addresses,
email addresses, and hone numbers of five references.
Applications
and nominations should be sent to:
Anthony
Julian Tamburri, Associate Dean
The Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, Florida 33431-0991
atamburri@fau.edu
Confidential
inquiries may be directed to the search committee
coordinator, Anthony Julian Tamburri, at (561) 297-3861.
Florida
Atlantic University is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access
Institution.
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CALL_FOR_PAPERS
Independent Publication
Independent
scholar, Leona Rittner (Brooklyn, NY) wishes to hear from AAIS members
who are knowledgeable about Italian Cultural Studies / History or
Italian Literature (which, naturally, you all are). Leona is assembling
a book of essays on the subject of the cafe as an international and
cross cultural literary institution. To date, her collection requires
attention to the Italian cafe. Essays (about 15 pages in length) may
address any time period in Italy's history or any specific Italian
cafe(s). Please contact with an abstract or completed paper.
Deadline
for abstracts is October 1, 2003.
Deadline for completed papers is November
1, 2003.
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POSITION_ANNOUNCEMENT
Yale University
The Yale
Department of Italian Languages and Literatures seeks applications
for a one-year renewable full-time lector position (five courses per
year), with salary and benefits, in the Italian language program.
The successful candidate will have a Masters or Ph.D. in Italian or
be at the A.B.D. stage, will have had college-level experience teaching
regular or intensive elementary or intermediate language courses,
and will be familiar with FL technology.
Please send
a letter of application, c.v., and three references to the department
Chair by July 15.
Giuseppe Mazzotta, Sterling
Professor of Italian Language and Literature
Yale University, P.O. Box 208311,
New Haven, CT
06520-8311,
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POSITION_ANNOUNCEMENT
University of North Texas, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Lecturer in Italian
Position to begin September
1, 2003 (classes begin August 25, 2003). This is a one-year appointment
(with benefits) with the possibility of renewal for a second year.
(Subject to budgetary authorization.) Minimum requirement: M.A. in
Italian, field open. Teaching load: 4 courses per semester at various
levels.
With 25 full-time faculty
members, the department offers M.A. programs in French and Spanish,
B.A. programs in French, German, and Spanish, and minors in Italian,
Japanese, and Latin. We also offer beginning and intermediate courses
in Arabic, Hebrew, and Russian. UNT, a growing research institution
with an enrollment of over 30,000 students, is located in Denton,
a city of approximately 80,000 in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
area of over 5.1 million people. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is
a cosmopolitan, urban area with diverse cultural, ethnic, linguistic,
artistic and scholarly
communities. Denton offers a moderate cost of living and high quality
of life. Additional information on UNT and the department is available
at www.forl.unt.edu
Send letter of
application, graduate transcript, curriculum vitae,
and three reference letters to:
Marie-Christine Koop, Acting Chair
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
P.O. Box 311127
University of North Texas
Denton, TX 76203-1127
Review of applications
will continue until the position is filled.
UNT is an AA/ADA/EOE.
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CALL_FOR_SESSION_AND_ROUNDTABLE_PROPOSALS
AAIS Annual Conference 2004
Ottawa, Canada
Session and Roundtable
Proposals are now being accepted for the American Associaiton for
Italian Studies' 2004 Annual Conference.
For more information click here.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
5th Annual Italian
Cultural Studies Symposium
October 16-18, 2003
Chicago, Illinois
Follow the link bellow
for more information.
http://www.luc.edu/depts/modern_lang/italiancultural.html
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CALL_FOR_PAPERS
Petrarch Symposium
Francis Petrarch (1304-74)
and the European Lyric Tradition
March 18-20, 2004
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
Annali d'italianistica
annali@metalab.unc.edu
Further information regarding
this symposium is available on the website of Annali
d'italianistica.
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CALL_FOR_PAPERS
The Italian Graduate Society
Department of Italian
Rutgers University
Tempting Sin, Attempting
Virtue
17-18 October 2003
How have conceptions of
sin and virtue transformed throughout the history of Italian culture?
How have they been variably represented through literary and visual
expression? The aim of this conference is to address these queries
by examining the ways in which notions of good and bad, sinful and
virtuous, and sacred and profane have developed and changed over time.
The conference will focus
primarily on Italian literature and culture, but comparative and interdisciplinary
approaches are strongly encouraged. Topics may encompass other literatures
as well as Art History, History, Film Studies, Philosophy, Music,
Political Science, Religion, Gender Studies or any other relevant
discipline.
Send abstracts of approximately
200 words by April 30th to the:
Conference Steering Committee
Department of Italian
Rutgers University
84 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Selected papers will be
published in a special issue of La Fusta: Journal of
Italian Literature and Culture. For further information email:
Sara Teardo teardo@eden.rutgers.edu
We look forward to your
contribution.
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CALL_FOR_PAPERS
Renaissance Society of America 50th Annual Meeting
New York : March 25-27, 2004
A panel/series of panels
will be organized on various representations of the grotesque and
burlesque in the society, literature, and arts of the sixteenth century.
One of the characteristics of the early modern period was the move
towards more rigidly defined political and social identities. Despite
this trend, there still existed numerous cultural and artistic initiatives
that remained contrary, if not actually in opposition, to the prevailing
climate of taste and acceptability.
The proposed panel(s) aim(s)
to assess the importance and extent of these initiatives both within
Italy itself, and in Europe as a whole. Potential topics for papers
might include the following: Theoretical concepts of deformity; Physical
deformity and sixteenth-century medicine; The marginalization and
mockery of deformed individuals in Cinquecento society; Depictions
of the grotesque in art; Burlesque poetry, etc. Papers are invited
from any relevant academic discipline; interdisciplinary topics are
particularly welcomed.
Please send proposals to
D.Zanre@italian.arts.gla.ac.uk,
preferably by Friday May 9th at the latest. Deadline
to submit proposals to the RSA is May 18, 2003.
For more information about
the RSA 2004 meeting in New York, see www.r-s-a.org
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POSITION_ANNOUNCEMENT
University of Chicago
Lecturer and Language Program
Coordinator-Italian (elementary and intermediate courses). M.A. in
Italian desirable; preference given to candidates with demonstrated
excellence and experience in the field. Teach five courses per year
(quarter system) and supervise 100 and 200-level classes in Italian
language. This is a renewable position.
Send letter of application
with complete dossier (including three letters of recommendation)
to:
Juanita Denson, Administrative
Assistant
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
Wieboldt Hall 205
1050 East 59th Street
The University of Chicago
Chicago, IL 60637
Deadline to ensure consideration:
May 10, 2003 The University of
Chicago is an equal opportunity employer.
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XXXVII_PROGRAMMA
DEL PROSSIMO CORSO DI
AGGIORNAMENTO E PERFEZIONAMENTO PER ITALIANISTI
"Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa..."
L'"io" e il "tu" nella lirica italiana
Si svolgerà dal
7 al 18 luglio 2003 presso la Fondazione Giorgio Cini di Venezia.
Clicca qui per saperne piu' o per scaricare
la versione .pdf clicca qui.
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POSITION_ANNOUNCEMENT
Hofstra University
The Department
of Romance Languages and Literatures at Hofstra University
invites applications for a one-year position at the level of Visiting
Assistant Professor of Italian. Native or near-native fluency in both
English and Italian and familiarity with current language pedagogy
are essential. The successful candidate will also demonstrate excellence
in undergraduate teaching and the ability to contribute to all areas
of the curriculum: elementary and intermediate language, culture and
literature courses both in Italian and in translation. Modernist specialization
with the ability to teach civilization and/or film courses in English
is desirable. Interdisciplinary interests are also highly encouraged.
Ph.D. preferred, ABD considered.
Letter of interest, curriculum
vitae and three current letters of
recommendation by April 19, 2003 to:
Dr. Billy Busell-Thompson
Italian Search Committee
Romance Languages and Literatures
338 Calkins Hall
Hempstead, NY 11549
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SCHOLARSHIPS_AND_GRANTS_FOR_POSTGRADUATE_STUDY
Department of Italian, Royal Holloway, University of London
2003 Competition
The Italian department
at Royal Holloway invites applications for studentships open to students
beginning postgraduate studies in the department in 2003/2004.
The MA Representations
of Italy offers an advanced study of Italian culture through an exploration
of how Italy and Italian identity have been represented since the
Renaissance. The Department can also provide expert supervision in
most areas of Italian Studies. We currently have 24 research postgraduates
working on topics ranging from Dante and Renaissance studies to C20th
Cultural Studies and Linguistics. For further information visit our
web pages at www.rhul.ac.uk.
MA
Representations of Italy
1 Departmental Grant covering
tuition fees at EU rates plus £1000 in maintenance.
1 Departmental Bursary
covering £1000 in maintenance
2 College MA Grants covering
tuition fees at EU rates (shared with other MAs in the MA Programme
in European Culture and Theory)
Research:
MPhil/PhD
1 Carlo Dionisotti Scholarship
covering tuition fees at EU rates + at least £6000 in maintenance
for 3 years
1 College Research Grant
covering tuition fees at EU rates for 3 years 1
Departmental Bursary covering £1500 in maintenance for 3 years
Deadline for application:
2 June 2003 for Research studentships. 2 July 2003 for MA grants.
For further information
contact:
Director of Graduate Study
Department of Italian
Royal Holloway, University of London
Egham TW20 OEX, U.K.
Email:
g.bonsaver@rhul.ac.uk
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POSITION_ANNOUNCEMENT
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Lecturer and Undergraduate
Language Course Coordinator-Italian (elementary/intermediate classes).
Minimum requirement: MA in Italian; D.M.L. or Ph.D. in Italian preferred.
Preference given to candidates with specialization in language acquisition
or teaching methodology and demonstrated excellence and experience
in the field. Teach two courses per semester and supervise Italian
101 through 204.
Send letter of application
with complete dossier (including three letters of recommendation)
to:
Keith Busby, Chair
Department of French and Italian
UW-Madison, 618 Van Hise Hall
1220 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706-1557
Deadline to ensure
consideration: April 11, 2003.
Unless confidentiality
is requested in writing, information regarding applicants and nominees
must be released upon request. Finalists cannot be guaranteed confidentiality.
UW-Madison is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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CALL_FOR_PAPERS
SAMLA : 2003
Atlanta, Georgia: 14 - 16 November 2003
Please see http://www.samla.org
for full details on the the South Atlantic
Modern Language Association's annual convention.
You are invited to submit
proposals before March 31
to the following panels:
1. Italian
I
Medieval Italian and Renaissance Literature
Please contact:
Nicoletta Ghisas
2905 N. Charles St. #101
Baltimore, MD 21218
nghisas@hotmail.com
2. Italian
II (from 1600 to the present)
Open topic in Italian literature from 1600-present.
Contact the session chair:
Matthias Stephan
Department of Comparative Literature
Univ of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
3080 Foreign Language Bldg.
Urbana, IL 61801
mstephan@uiuc.edu
3. American
Association of Italian Studies (AAIS) Session
Open topic in Italian Literature, Language and Culture
Contact:
Thomas Peterson
Dept. of Romance Languages
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30606
peterson@arches.uga.edu
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POSITION_ANNOUNCEMENT
University of North Carolina
The Department
of Romance Languages at the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill is seeking to hire lecturers for three-year,
renewable terms to teach primarily lower-level language classes in
Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Italian.
Assignments will consist
of five or six courses a year with a salary commensurate with education
and experience. Positions of ¾ time or greater will be eligible
for benefits. The full-time salary range for each position is $30,000-$36,000.
Lecturers must hold the Ph.D. degree and must demonstrate excellence
in teaching.
Applicants should submit
a one-page letter of application, current vita, and two letters of
recommendation, including one from someone who has observed the applicant's
teaching. Women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply.
Review of applications will begin immediately, but all applications
postmarked no later than April 15
will be considered.
Applications
should be sent to:
Dr. Erika Lindemann,
Interim Chair;
Department of Romance Languages;
CB #3170 Dey Hall; Chapel Hill NC
27599-3170.
If you would like to find
out more, please visit the Department website at
http://www.unc.edu/depts/roml
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an Equal Opportunity
Employer.
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CALL_FOR_PAPERS
The
4th Annual Interdisciplinary Symposium
Italian Cultural Studies
October 9-11, 2003
in Chicago. For more information click here.
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SIS_BIENNIAL_CONFERENCE_UPDATE
A
reminder, for anoyone who might be interested in participating
in an Italianists' conference in Ireland, the biennial conference
of
the Society for Italian Studies
(the British-Irish Italianists' association,
comparable to the AAIS or AATI) is being held at University College
Cork,
Ireland on 4-6 July 2003. The deadline for submissions is fast approaching.
Prospective speakers should submit an abstract (c. 250 words) to the
session
organizer or, in the instance of an individual paper, to the Conference
Committee, as soon as possible and, in any case, bearing in mind the
deadline of 7 February 2003 for receipt of finalized
sessions.
Please see the conference
web site for more details:
http://www.ucc.ie/italian/sis/conference2003.html
Or
contact Silvia Ross or one of the
other members of the SIS conference committee should you have any
questions.
"Buon anno a tutti
e spero di vedervi a Cork a luglio."
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CALL_FOR_PAPERS
South Central Modern Language Association 2003 Meeting.
Hot Springs, Arkansas. 30 October to 01 November 2003.
Italian
Literature Panel
(500 page Abstracts DUE NO LATER than March 15th at midnight)
<<Reflections of Communities in Italian Literature, Film &
Culture>>
Open to any topic reflecting
communities in Italian Literature, Film
& Culture. Topics may include portrayals of community/communities
in
literary and other texts; community in relation to gender, sexuality,
religion, race and/or ethnicity; linguistic communities, academic,
professional, and classroom communities, community and
tradition/communities in transition; hybrid and multicultural
communities; utopian communities; community of writers and artists
(eg. movements, circles, etc.); the role of literature and the
humanities in fostering, shaping & sustaining community.
Please send all abstracts
(in either Italian and/or English) to:
Moira Di Mauro-Jackson @ Southwest Texas State University
md11@swt.edu
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Alcuin Fellowship
Awarded
Ilona
Klein has been awarded the Alcuin Fellowship, a University-wide
Faculty Recognition. The citation reads: "These awards recognize
outstanding teacher-scholars whose work at the university transcends
the limits of their disciplines and who have made significant contributions
to the general education and honors curriculum."
Recognition runs Fall 2002 - July 2005.
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CALL_FOR_PAPERS
CSIS Conference 2003
The Canadian
Society for Italian Studies' annual meeting will take
place in conjunction with the Congress of the Humanities and Social
Sciences Federation of Canada, on Thursday, May 29, Friday, May 30,
Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1, 2003. Below please find the sessions
and the respective chairs. Remember that the deadline for proposals
for papers is February 1, 2003. I hope to see all you at Dalhousie
University!
Patrizia Bettella, PhD
Dept of Modern Languages
Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton
Canada, T6G2E6
pbettell@telusplanet.net
tel (780) 492 6775
fax (780) 492 9106
Conference Special
Sessions
Italian-Hispanic
Relations in Language, Literature and Culture:
Studies and panels are invited on all related subjects through the
centuries; areas of influence/collaboration in all the arts; comparative
subjects on language and linguistics are welcome.
Chair: Enrico Vicentini
Department of Italian Studies
University of Toronto
Carr Hall, 100 St. Joseph St.
Toronto, ON M5S 1J4
Tel.: (416) 925-2453
Fax: (416) 396-2371
enrivice@yahoo.com
L'Italia
e l'Europa nelle riviste letterarie italiane della prima met` del
Novecento: Invitiamo
a presentare comunicazioni che analizzino diversi aspetti del panorama
culturale italiano ed europeo attraverso lo studio delle riviste italiane
degli anni compresi tra l'inizio del Novecento e la Seconda Guerra
Mondiale.
Chair: Roberto Ludovico
Department of Italian Studies
Brown University
Box 1942
Providence, RI 02912
USA
Tel.: (401) 863-1561 or (401) 723-0852
Fax: (401) 863-3304
roberto_ludovico@brown.edu
Italian Children Literature:
Pinocchio: To celebrate the 120th anniversary of the publication of
Collodi's Pinocchio, contributions are invited on children literature
in Italy through the centuries; open subjects and presentations.
Chair: Patrizia Bettella
Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies
200 Arts, University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E6
Tel.: (780) 492-6775
Fax: (780) 492-9106
pbettell@telusplanet.net
Conference Regular
Sessions
Medioevo / Rinascimento
Chair: Roberto Buranello
Italian Department
Georgetown University
37th and O Streets, NW
Washington, DC, 20057
U.S.A.
Tel.: (202) 687-5625
Fax: (202) 687-2408
rrb3@georgetown.edu
Seicento / Settecento /
Ottocento
Chair: Giuliana Katz
Department of Italian
University of Toronto at Mississauga
Mississauga, ON L5L1C6
Tel.: Off. (905) 828-3766; H.(416) 929-3537
Fax: (905) 828-5202
katz@idirect.com
Pedagogia e Metodologia
Chair: Gessica De Angelis
Department of Italian Studies
University of Toronto at Mississauga
3359 Mississauga Road North
North Building, Room 227
Mississauga ON L5L 1C6
Tel.: (905) 828-3758; Fax: (905) 828-5202
gdeangel@utm.utoronto.ca
Linguistica
Chair: Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
Laurentian University,
Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6
Tel.: (705) 675-1151; Fax: (705) 560-2314
riannacitoprovenzano@laurentian.ca
Italian Canadiana
Chair: Sonia Cancian
Humanities Doctoral Program, School of Graduate Studies
Concordia University
1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West
Montreal, PQ H3G 1M8
s_cancia@alcor.concordia.ca
Letteratura e cultura contemporanea
Chair: Giuseppe Maschio
Dipartement de littiratures et de langues modernes
Universiti de Montrial
C.P. 6128 Succursale Centre-Ville
Montrial, QC H3C 3J7
Tel.: H (514) 989-7780; Office (514) 343-2380; Fax: (514) 343-2255
giuseppe.maschio@umontreal.ca
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