Beyond the Immigrant Paradigm: The Future of Italian American Identities
Location
Beaman A&B
Presentation Type
Presentation
Start Date
29-10-2010 7:00 PM
Description
The idea of an ethnic identity, once important enough to be placed on the U.S. Census, has changed dramatically in the new century. This talk uses the evolution of Italian American cultural identity as an example of some of the changes that have taken place in the way Italians construct American identities and how Americans construct Italian identities. Topics will cover developments of Italian American history, media stereotypes, popular culture, and electronic communities to demonstrate how a global notion of Italicity has come to replace the traditional idea of Italianitá.
Fred Gardaphe is Distinguished Professor of English and Italian American Studies at Queens College/CUNY and the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute. From 1998-2008 he directed the American and Italian/American Studies Programs at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is Associate Editor of Fra Noi, an Italian American monthly newspaper, editor of the Series in Italian American Studies at State University of New York Press, and co-founding-co-editor of Voices in Italian Americana, a literary journal and cultural review. He is past president of the Society for the Study of Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States (ME LUS) (2003-2006) and the American Italian Historical Association (1996-2000), and is currently the president of the Working Class Studies Association. His edited books include: New Chicago Stories, Italian American Ways, and From the Margin: Writings in Italian Americana. His most recent books are From Wiseguys to Wise Men: Masculinities and the Italian American Gangster and The Art of Reading Italian Americana.
Recommended Citation
Gardaphe, Fred, "Beyond the Immigrant Paradigm: The Future of Italian American Identities" (2010). Humanities Symposium. 8.
https://repository.belmont.edu/humanities_symposium/2010/2010/8
Beyond the Immigrant Paradigm: The Future of Italian American Identities
Beaman A&B
The idea of an ethnic identity, once important enough to be placed on the U.S. Census, has changed dramatically in the new century. This talk uses the evolution of Italian American cultural identity as an example of some of the changes that have taken place in the way Italians construct American identities and how Americans construct Italian identities. Topics will cover developments of Italian American history, media stereotypes, popular culture, and electronic communities to demonstrate how a global notion of Italicity has come to replace the traditional idea of Italianitá.
Fred Gardaphe is Distinguished Professor of English and Italian American Studies at Queens College/CUNY and the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute. From 1998-2008 he directed the American and Italian/American Studies Programs at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is Associate Editor of Fra Noi, an Italian American monthly newspaper, editor of the Series in Italian American Studies at State University of New York Press, and co-founding-co-editor of Voices in Italian Americana, a literary journal and cultural review. He is past president of the Society for the Study of Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States (ME LUS) (2003-2006) and the American Italian Historical Association (1996-2000), and is currently the president of the Working Class Studies Association. His edited books include: New Chicago Stories, Italian American Ways, and From the Margin: Writings in Italian Americana. His most recent books are From Wiseguys to Wise Men: Masculinities and the Italian American Gangster and The Art of Reading Italian Americana.
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