I am looking for information about this online project on Italian Women Writers at the University of Chicago Libraries. Any information about the history of the project, its data and current plans for development (or obsolescence) are much appreciated. http://artflsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/efts/textdbs/iww/authoridx.pl?sortorder=auth_century

This mapping project, by the University of Richmond’s Digital Scholarship Lab, is an interesting teaching tool to explore Italian immigrant populations in the U.S. over time. It can be used in conjunction with Melania Mazzucco’s 2003 novel _Vita_ (also available in English translation from Picador), or Edvige Giunta’s edited 2002 collection…[Read more]

Columbia University’s Women Film Pioneers in Film project has a profile in English on Neapolitan writer, journalist and screenwriter Matilde Serao https://wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-matilde-serao/

Welcome! I am developing several units on women’s voices for the intermediate and advanced language classroom. Here is one on Alina Marazzi’s documentary “Vogliamo anche le rose” and the sexual revolution in Italy. Feel free to share, comment or add your ideas!…[Read more]

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