Symposium at SUNY Stony Brook
Sponsored by Center for Italian Studies in collaboration and the Italian
American Writers Association
Saturday, October 18, 1997
Theme: The Italian American Writer
Program
8:30 a.m. Breakfast Coffee and Registration
9:00 Welcome and Greetings
Mario B. Mignone, Director, Center for Italian Studies, SUNY/Stony Brook
Paul Armstrong, Dean, Arts and Sciences, SUNY/Stony Brook
Thomas DiNapoli, Assemblyman, New York State Legislature
9:30 a.m. Session I ? Moderator: Jack Sirica, NEWSDAY
Ben Morreale, Where Are The Italian American Writers?
Fred Gardaph?: You Are What You Read: In Search of Italian American Writers
Antonio D?Alfonso: <One the thing. The other the value of the thing> (alter
rem, alter valorem). On Books, Italics, and Media
11:00 a.m. Coffee Break
11:15 a.m. Session II ? Moderator, Canio Pavone, Canio?s Books, Sag Harbor
Helen Barolini, The Epic Quest For Self
Anthony Valerio, From Bensonhurst to Harlem: Reflections, Readings
Maria Laurino, Discovery of Voice of Ones Own
Tony Ardizzone. Fable and Folklore in Italian American Narrative
12:45 p.m. Lunch
2:00 p.m. Session III ? Moderator, Louise Napolitano-Carman, SUNY at
Farmingdale
Dorothy Calvetti Bryant, How Many Hyphens Do You Need To Define an
Italian- American Writer?
Diana Cavallo, The Transformation of Experience in the Writing of Fiction
Mark Ciabattari, Surreal Italian American Writing via Montana and NYC
Daniela Gioseffi, Is There a Renaissance in Italian American Literature?
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3:30 p.m. Break
3:45 p.m. Session IV ? Moderator, Peter Caravetta, CUNY/Queens College
Robert Viscusi, Astoriare
Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Taking Back My Name
Mario Fratti, Writing Plays That Show Positive Italian-American Characters
5:15 p.m.: Remarks by Professor Learco Saporito,
Italian National President of ANFE (Associazione Nazionale Famiglie degli
Emigrati)
Informal Discussion & Farewell Refreshments
Everyone is welcome, registration is free, except for optional lunch
For more information send e-mail to our secretary Donna Severino
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