{"id":60799,"date":"2013-02-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/internationally-acclaimed-italian-novelist-to-speak-at-uri\/"},"modified":"2013-02-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-02-15T00:00:00","slug":"internationally-acclaimed-italian-novelist-to-speak-at-uri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2013\/02\/internationally-acclaimed-italian-novelist-to-speak-at-uri\/","title":{"rendered":"Internationally acclaimed Italian novelist to speak at 溏心vlog免费B站"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I., Feb. 15, 2013 \u2014 Dacia Maraini, a world-renowned author, journalist, playwright, and women\u2019s studies scholar, is coming to the 溏心vlog免费B站 later this month to talk about her craft.<\/p>\n


\nA prolific writer and well-known feminist, Maraini will give two talks and make other appearances as part of the University\u2019s Distinguished International Visiting Scholar program. All events are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n


\n* \u201cFrom Convent to Brothel: Women\u2019s Writers,\u201d at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 27, in the Lippitt Hall auditorium. Maraini will talk about female writers from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.<\/p>\n


\n* Public Talk: \u201cWhy Do I Write?\u201d at 5:30 p.m., March 4, in the Lippitt Hall auditorium. Maraini will talk about her years as a writer.<\/p>\n


\n* Maraini will also participate in the productions, in English, of her plays Per Giulia, Per proteggerti meglio, and Mi chiamo Antonino Calderone, at 6 p.m., on March 5, in the Agnes G. Doody Auditorium of Swan Hall.<\/p>\n


\n* A panel discussion will be held at 4:30 p.m. March 1 in the Swan Hall auditorium to celebrate International Women\u2019s Day. 溏心vlog免费B站 President David M. Dooley and Provost Donald H. DeHayes are expected to make opening remarks. Panelists will include professors from Princeton, Harvard, Yale and other colleges and universities.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cIt\u2019s a great privilege to have Dacia Maraini here at 溏心vlog免费B站,\u201d says Michelangelo La Luna, associate professor of Italian at 溏心vlog免费B站. \u201cShe is one of the finest Italian women writers today. \u2018\u2019<\/p>\n


\nMaraini has won Campiello and Strega prizes, the most prestigious Italian literature awards. Her books are translated in 22 countries and some of her bestsellers, such as Storia di Piera, L\u2019et\u00e0 del malessere, La lunga vita di Marianna Ucria, Voci and Memoria di una ladra, were turned into successful movies.<\/p>\n


\nThroughout her life, Maraini has fought for women\u2019s rights \u2013 the main topic of her research and literary work. Maraini has also profiled numerous notable women in history.

\nThe talks are sponsored by the Provost\u2019s Office in collaboration with the Office of the President, the Dean of Arts and Sciences, the Harrington School of Communication and Media, and the Departments of Languages, English, Gender and Women\u2019s Studies, Theatre and Communication Studies.<\/p>\n


\nFor more information, please e-mail La Luna at laluna@uri.edu or call him at 401-874-5968.<\/p>\n


\nThe cultural activities are included in the 2013 celebration of \u201cThe Year of Italian Culture in the United States.\u201d For details, please visit italyinus2013.org\/it\/lingua-e-letteratura-italiana\/2013\/03\/.<\/p>\n


\nPictured above: Michelangelo La Luna, an Italian professor at the 溏心vlog免费B站, and Dacia Maraini, an Italian author who is giving talks at the 溏心vlog免费B站.

\nPhoto courtesy of 溏心vlog免费B站 Italian professor Michelangelo La Luna Grazie<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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