QUADERNO CULTURALE Queens College Italian Program Newsletter| Numero 5 | Department of European Languages and Literatures | Fall 2014 Guida alla lettura: Forthcoming from Ashgate Publishing IN THIS ISSUE An introduction to Writing 4 Fashion in Early Numero cinqueWriting Fashion in Modern Italy Early Modern Italy From Sprezzatura to Satire Il quinto numero di Quaderno Culturale,Eugenia This Paulicelli, fifth issueQueens of CollegeQuaderno and Culturale, bollettino del Programma di Italiano thedel Graduatethe newsletter Center, City of Universitythe Italian of Program New York of Dipartimento di lingue e letterature europee, the Department of European Languages Visual Culture in Early Modernity contiene informazioni sui corsi di italiano and Literatures, provides information 5 offerti dal Queens College, un’intervista a about Italian classes offered by Queens Career Quest un ex studente, due articoli sull’opportunitá“Eugenia PaulicelliCollege, presents atwo convincing articles argument forabout the crucial opportunities Contents signifi cance of clothing and fashion in the mentalities of early modern PART I: THE CULTURES OF FASHION: MODA AND MODERN; The Book of the Europe; her book is richly informed by the research of economic, dell’insegnamento dei dialetti nei curricoli to teach dialects in Italian programs,Courtier (1528): an sprezzatura, gender and national identity. PART II: social, and feminist historians, historians of dress, and by her own di Italianistica, la scheda dell’ultimo libro interview of a former Queens TCollegeHE FABRIC OF CITIES , NATIONS AND EMPIRES IN COSTUME BOOKS BY CESARE alertness to the links between past and present in the ways that dress VECELLIO AND GIACOMO FRANCO: Mapping the world: dress in Cesare is presented today. Her narrative incorporates close readings of a wide di Eugenia Paulicelli e, per la rubrica Invito student, an editorial note about Vecellio’sEugenia costume books (1590–1598); Power, history and dress and interesting array of early modern writings, and offers a wealth of alla lettura, un’introduzione al fenomeno Paulicelli’s last book, and, in the incolumn Giacomo Franco’s costume plates, (1610–1614). PART III: BEYOND intriguing examples—the fashionable rosary, the mustachioed gallant, SPREZZATURA: FASHION AS EXCESS: Sister Arcangela Tarabotti: hair, wigs Montalbano. 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Sempre a proposito character in contemporary Italian fiction. di libri, ci piace mettere in risalto l’ultima fatica You will also find a description of Eugenia della professoressa Paulicelli, ora disponibile Paulicelli’s last book, Writing Fashion in nelle librerie: Writing Fashion in Early Early Modern Italy. Buona lettura! Modern Italy. Buona lettura! The Queens College Italian Program Morena Corradi [email protected] This semester, the Italian Program or embassy. There is a different theme or high school teaching career and/or at Queens College offers 17 every year, such as Il cibo e le feste nella an academic career as PhD students. undergraduate courses at all levels, from lingua e nella cultura italiana (2006); The MA Program in Italian also offers elementary to advanced, in different L’italiano in piazza (2008); L’italiano tra an MA-level track in Italian American subjects (literature, civilization, cinema) arte, scienza e tecnologia (2009); and Studies as part of the MALS (Master and taught both in Italian and in English. Buon Compleanno Italia (2011). The of Arts in Liberal Studies). There are 313 students enrolled in the “Settimana della lingua” includes the See http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/calandra/ undergraduate courses. “Giornata del Lettore,” when he/she education/courses/italian-american- presents an original contribution on studies-courses. To maximize their language experience, the chosen topic. Queens College students can major or This semester, the program offers minor in Italian. Required and elective The MA Program in Italian presents two graduate courses: Italian 722, 200- and 300-level courses give graduate-level courses for students Machiavelli and Guicciardini: Historians, students the opportunity to expand who want to specialize in Italian. Every Men of Letters, and Political Thinkers, their knowledge. Advanced grammar, semester, students can register for taught by Prof. Attar; and Italian 762, translation, business, literature, and two master’s courses (700-level). After Literature of the Resistance (Calvino, culture across periods and gender are earning an MA in Italian, many graduates Fenoglio, Meneghello), taught by just a few of the topics covered in have been able to pursue an elementary Prof. Corradi. our courses. Among the 200-level courses offered this semester is Italian Conversation (Italian 223), taught by Prof. Snaidero. This course is aimed at students who want to improve or perfect their fluency in Italian. Students engage in prepared as well as impromptu group discussions on general topics and everyday situations, and give frequent short talks on topical interests. Prof. Snaidero is a “Lettore” sent by the Italian Government. Since 2009, the Italian program at Queens College has benefited from the teaching and collaboration of an Italian “Lettore governativo.” In the tri-state area there are two Lettori: one at Queens College and another at Rutgers University. The Lettore plays a crucial role in spreading Italian language and culture in the world, particularly by teaching Italian at the university level. The Lettore is also involved in the “Settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo,” in place since 2001 in every city that is home to an Italian consulate 2 ADVANCED of our environmental surroundings, UNDERGRADUATE COURSES this course aims to analyze the TAUGHT IN ENGLISH relationship between man and nature in literature. The course will start by Masterpieces of Italian Literature seeking answers to questions such as: in Translation What place does nature occupy in Italian 41W, Adaptations of Italian our culture? Can we trace Western Masterpieces cultural concepts of nature back to the Renaissance? How does