June 22, 2021

BOOKS

The school of Gramsci. A new volume explores pedagogies in capitalist society and how the thinker’s views illuminate them. More

REPARATIONS

Friday Jones picked for LA Reparations Commission. The Co-chair of the National Assembly of Slavery Descendants is an outspoken figure in the movement. More

HISTORY

Environments of Italianness. Cambridge University Press devotes an entire issue of Modern Italy to Italian mobility. More

INDIGENOUS NEWS

New Jersey reverses course . School district restores holiday names after protest; Columbus Day’s fate unclear. More

DOMESTIC NEWS

An Italian American Festival reawakens. Southington Italian American fest returns, in modest form. More

ARTS

Renaissance ranking. An interpretation of the most iconic artists of the Italian Renaissance, from Masaccio to Titian. More

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

The dream of Italy, betrayed. Tunisians have their ‘Italian dream’ broken after they arrive. More

COLUMBUS WATCH

Columbus Commentary: Choosing Columbus over Critical Race Theory is not good schooling. More

ARTS

New life for old music. Italian TV composers revived via sampling. More

COLUMBUS WATCH

A school redeemed. New Haven’ Columbus Academy renamed “Family Academy of Multilingual Exploration” More

INDIGENOUS NEWS

Strides in Nevada. Strong gains in Nevada for Indigenous Peoples. More

BOOKS

Becoming Calvino. A newly translated, early set of stories from the master. More

ARTS

Pompeii in the Plains. Oklahoma City museum unique venue for landmark exhibit on Pompeii frescoes. More

THE ACADEMY

What Kind of Islamophobia? Representation of Muslims and Islam in Italian and Spanish media. More

FOOD

Recipes are sacred; are they sacrosanct? Wading into one of the most volatile of topics for Italians: Can I play with the recipe? More

DOMESTIC NEWS

Italian American Bar promotion. Elmhurst’s Frank Sommario sworn in as Executive VP of National Italian American Bar Association. More

REPARATIONS

Juneteenth article on Reparations. Scholars and advocates Mullen and Darity explain Reparations in Rolling Stone. More

DOMESTIC NEWS

Museum founder Knighted. Marianna Gatto, founder of the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles, was knighted by the Italian Consul General. More

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

A bid to grow the Italian family . Using government aid to combat an aging population trend. More

THE ACADEMY

The Marshall plan for libraries. American books at the University of Florence from the postwar period to the Sixties. More

FOOD

Centro command. Inside the New Jersey home of one of the most recognizable of Italian American food brands. More

BOOKS

Radical cinema. A new book explores the left wing foundation of Italian cinema. More

HISTORY

Italian diaspora. Italian immigration in the uplands of southern Brazil. More