Author Archives: ARossi

Fred Kuwornu: Multiculturalism and New Identities by Caroline Perkins and Nicole Ferrari*

Posted on 23/10/2014 by ARossi

On September 23, activist, producer, and director Fred Kuwornu spoke to students of Syracuse University-Florence concerning the issues of ethnicity, national identity and multiculturalism in contemporary Italy. Kuwornu addressed these topics by presenting and discussing his most recent film entitled … Continue reading →

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Engineering in Florence – New for Spring 2015

Posted on 13/10/2014 by ARossi

 Not only Liberal Arts  but also scientific culture will be taught in new courses for Spring 2015 at the SU Florence Center Contact Gael Noyes at SU Abroad: gknoyes@syr.edu or (315) 443-0252

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Dacia Maraini e l’Emancipazione delle Scrittrici Italiane

Posted on 14/04/2014 by ARossi

FIRENZE, 1 APRILE 2014 Dacia Maraini parla alle nuove generazioni americane e italiane al  Gabinetto Vieusseux  nell’ambito di “Scrittori d’Italia” ciclo di conferenze dedicate agli studenti americani a Firenze, lezioni di letteratura italiana promosso dal Gabinetto Vieussseux, dalla Syracuse University … Continue reading →

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Dacia Maraini: Language as Identity by Loredana Tarini*

Posted on 14/04/2014 by ARossi

At the conference held at the Gabinetto Vieusseux for the world renown writer Dacia Maraini, a student in the audience observed that language should be considered a code, a method through which we express ourselves and through which we can … Continue reading →

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Dacia Maraini: What Students Think

Posted on 14/04/2014 by ARossi

Gabriela Riccardi I’ve spent a great part of my semester with the words of Dacia Maraini. From the first week of our advanced Italian class, we’ve read Dacia’s vivid recollections of her early and later life in Bagheria. Our class … Continue reading →

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Pane, Zucchero, Vino Chianti e la Leggenda del Gallo Nero

Posted on 08/04/2014 by ARossi

  Nel consueto Spazio Conversazione del  Martedì, il 25 Febbraio scorso abbiamo assaggiato “Pane, Zucchero e Vino Chianti.

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I Like Florentine Crafts

Posted on 12/03/2014 by ARossi

Appreciating artisanal Florentine craftsmanship is easy – just as easy as it is to appreciate Cinzia TH Torrini’s documentary “Florence: World Capital of Art and Craftsmanship,” promoted by  the Florence Artistic Crafts and financed by the Chamber of Commerce http://www.fondazioneartigianato.it/torrini_firenze-capitale-mondiale-arte-artigianato.html … Continue reading →

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The” Mela Cotogna”: a Sustainable Golden Apple

Posted on 29/01/2014 by ARossi

An apple a day keeps the doctor away, The Big Apple,  Snow White bites the apple, and Steve Jobs’s brand is a bitten apple. But what was this “forbidden fruit” actually like? A common legend says that the Golden Apple of mythology may have been … Continue reading →

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Canta che ti Passa!

Posted on 26/01/2014 by ARossi

” Canta che ti passa!”  è un’ espressione molto diffusa nella lingua italiana che sta a significare ” non spaventarti e cura le preoccupazioni e i timori con il canto”. La funzione terapeutica del canto  è  nota sin dall’antichità, dai … Continue reading →

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Circulating Ideas: “Scrittori d’Italia” at Gabinetto Vieusseux

Posted on 13/01/2014 by ARossi

Last semester, on occasion of the” 2013 Year of Italian Culture in the United States”, Syracuse University in Florence adhered  to the proposal promoted by the Gabinetto Vieusseux, and also this semester is collaborating with the Center Palazzeschi /Aldo Palazzeschi … Continue reading →

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