 | From Da Ponte to the Casa Italiana: A Brief History of Italian Studies at Columbia University Subjects: Italy -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- New York (State) -- New York; Columbia University. Casa italiana -- History; Da Ponte Lorenzo 1749-1838; Foresti E. Felix (Eleutario Felix) 1789-1858; Prezzolini Giuseppe 1882-1982; Scholars -- New York (State; The Casa Italiana has represented Italian culture on Columbia University's campus since 1927. Celebrating the Casa's ninetieth anniversary, From Da Ponte to the Casa Italiana documents and recounts the history of the individuals, both Italian and American, who contributed to the formation of Columbia University's rich tradition of Italian studies. Faedda Barbara : Barbara Faedda is the associate director of the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies at Columbia University, where she is also adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Italian. Among other works, she is the editor of Present and Future Memory: Holocaust Studies at the Italian Academy (2008-2016) (2016).Barbara Faedda is the associate director of the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies at Columbia University, where she is also adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Italian. Among other works, she is the editor of Present and Future Memory: Holocaust Studies at the Italian Academy (2008-2016) (2016). |
