The Italian faculty is happy to announce that Sofia Soliman has been chosen as the College of Humanities Student Ambassador representing the Italian program, beginning in January 2021! As a COH Student Ambassador, Sofia will work with COH Recruitment Coordinator Karina Rodriguez on recruitment-based and college-related projects throughout the year.  Here is what Sofia has to say about her love of Italy and her new ambassadorship:

"Hi! My name is Sofia Soliman and I am a sophomore at the University of Arizona studying Italian Language and Literature and Pre-Psychological Science. I am honored to represent the Italian Department as an Ambassador for the College of Humanities. Being half Italian myself, I have always had a love and appreciation for the language, culture, and country. I began taking Italian language classes when I was ten years old and after traveling to Italy for the first time in 2012, my dream to become fluent in the language was cemented. I had the opportunity to go back to Italy in 2015, where I visited Tuscany and the historic cities of Rome, Florence, Pisa, Venice, and Lucca. In 2016, I traveled to Northern Italy, specifically Bergamo and Sirmione. My three trips to Italy greatly influenced my passion for learning about and educating others on the Italian culture outside of the American perspective. I jumped at the opportunity to represent the Italian major because I believe that knowledge of culture and language is vital in connecting to people and the world. I am grateful to the College of Humanities Italian Department for the opportunity to spread appreciation for this beautiful country."  

To learn more about the COH Student Ambassadorship, please visit: https://humanities.arizona.edu/about/college-humanities-student-ambassadors

On Thursday October 29 the Italian Department faculty celebrated Halloween with their students by watching Dario Argento’s masterpiece Deep Red via Zoom.

Please join us in congratulating our colleague Dr. Beppe Cavatorta who has had two volumes of his own poetry published. These are:

La stanza sgombra (Transeuropa edizioni, 2020)

http://www.transeuropaedizioni.it/dettaglio_libro.php?id_libro=341

Istantanee di un amor de lonh (Samuele Editore, 2020)

https://www.samueleeditore.it/istantanee-di-un-amor-de-lonh-beppe-cavatorta/amp/

(Reviewed by Graziella Atzori: https://www.sololibri.net/Istantanee-di-un-amor-de-lonh-Cavatorta.html)

Congratulazioni, Beppe!

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Francesco Rabissi whose monograph, L’occhio politico e visionario del cinema italiano contemporaneo, has just been published! Here is the link:

http://mimesisedizioni.it/l-occhio-politico-e-visionario-del-cinema-italiano-contemporaneo.html#yt_tab_products1

Congratulations, Francesco!

During these unprecedented times, AZPM.org contacted Dr. Fabian Alfie to teach us how Boccaccio’s medieval The Decameron can teach us something about living during a pandemic.   The interview is featured in the March 26th, 2020 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT and aired yesterday.  Check out What "the Decameron", A Medieval Italian Masterpiece, can tell us about life during a pandemic.   Please help us in congratulating Fabian for his important work and willingness to share his expertise in this regard!