Updated: Mar 24
On the occasion of World Poetry Day, on Friday 21 March 2025, at 7 p.m., at CUT, Catania, you can listen to Parole potenti di poete nere - Reading of poems by the African-American poet Pat Parker (1944-1989) and the Guyanese poet Grace Nichols (1950-), translated into Italian for the first time.
Curated by Stefania Arcara, Giovanna Buonanno and Nicoleugenia Prezzavento
Artistic coordination - Nicoleugenia Prezzavento
Voice - Sofia Caristia
Sound - Dario Sanguedolce
The event is part of the PRIN project ‘Between Text and Performance’ and is organised by the Centre for Gender Studies ‘Genus’ of the Department of Humanities at the University of Catania, at the conclusion of the conference Genere / Testo / Performance nelle culture anglofone dagli anni ’70 a oggi.
The conference Genere / Testo / Performance nelle culture anglofone dagli anni ’70 a oggi will open on Thursday 20 March 2025, at 3.30 p.m., in Room 268 at Monastero dei Benedettini (Piazza Dante 32, Catania). The conference is organised by the Catania Research Unit of the PRIN project ‘Between Text and Performance. Race and Gender in Anglophone Literatures and Cultures (1970s-today)’ and by the Interdisciplinary Gender Studies Centre “Genus” of the Department of Humanities at the University of Catania. The opening paper, entitled ‘Naming, Unveiling, Acting. Why do the sociological categories of sex, gender and race disturb so much?’ will be given by sociologist Sara Garbagnoli (Paris). This will be followed by papers by scholars of English and American literature from the Universities of Bologna, Modena and Reggio Emilia, Palermo, Roma Tre, Roma La Sapienza, and Catania. The event has the patronage of the AIA - Italian Association of Anglistics and the AISNA - Italian Association of North American Studies. Scientific and organizing committee: Stefania Arcara, Giovanna Buonanno, Salvatore Marano, Daphne Orlandi, Floriana Puglisi.
A documentary on the exhibition Boombox and the City, curated by Adriano Elia and Salvatore Marano, which took place at the Department of Political Science, University of Rome "Roma Tre", from 7 to 24 May 2024. For any feedback or comments, please write to adriano.elia@uniroma3.it