BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4057-87e9964da1322e18eee089ad38bda17c@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260511T032032Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220914T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220914T153000 SUMMARY:Global Italy: Bringing the Contemporary Society in Class DESCRIPTION:\nThe talk series &ldquo\;Global Italy: Bringing the Contemp orary Society in Class&rdquo\; will virtually bring to campus four speak ers with the goal of enriching the colleagues&rsquo\; expertise in topic s that are currently re-shaping the Italian study field and beyond\, suc h as immigration\, gender equality\, inclusive language\, and the LGBTQ+ community. Each speaker is going to offer a talk on one of these contem porary topics that affect the global society\, not just Italy\, and a re flection on how to implement these topics in Italian classes (and beyond ) starting from language classes. The structure of each talk includes a first part where the guest speaker presents their topic in a lecture mod eling how to integrate this kind of material in class\, and\, then\, a s econd part where the guest speaker addresses the pedagogical implication s of the topic selected. \;\n\nProfessor Gaoheng Zhang \;(Associ ate Professor of Italian Studies\, University of British Columbia): &nbs p\;\n\n&ldquo\;Chinese Migrant Culinary Culture in Italy&rdquo\; \;a nalyzes several recent media\, artistic\, and cinematic representations of Chinese migrant cuisines in Italy\, the first non-Italian\, non-Europ ean cuisine that became widely available in the country. In particular\, the talk reveals how the COVID-19 pandemic sparked public debates about how to relate with the Chinese migrant community in Italy. \;\n\n&l dquo\;Reflections on Teaching &lsquo\;Italian Food Cultures&rsquo\;&rdqu o\; \;talks about the critical and pedagogical considerations that w ent into Professor Zhang&rsquo\;s design and teaching experience\, in pa rticular food cultures that are associated with migrations\, colonialism \, and globalization. He also showcases examples of students&rsquo\; fin al projects that demonstrate these pedagogical outcomes. \;\n\nFor m ore details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/global-italy_091422/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The talk series “Global Italy: Bringing the Contemporary Society in Class” will virtually bring to campus four speakers with the goal of enriching the colleagues’ expertise in topics that are currently re-shaping the Italian study field and beyond, such as immigration, gender equality , inclusive language, and the LGBTQ+ community. Each speaker is going to offer a talk on one of these contemporary topics that affect the global society, not just Italy, and a reflection on how to implement these top ics in Italian classes (and beyond) starting from language classes. The structure of each talk includes a first part where the guest speaker pre sents their topic in a lecture modeling how to integrate this kind of ma terial in class, and, then, a second part where the guest speaker addres ses the pedagogical implications of the topic selected. 

P rofessor Gaoheng Zhang (Associate Professor of Italian Studies, University of British Columbia):  

“Chinese Migrant Culinary Culture in Italy” analyzes several recent media , artistic, and cinematic representations of Chinese migrant cuisines in Italy, the first non-Italian, non-European cuisine that became widely a vailable in the country. In particular, the talk reveals how the COVID-1 9 pandemic sparked public debates about how to relate with the Chinese m igrant community in Italy. 

“Reflections on Teaching ‘Italian Food Cultures’” talks about the cri tical and pedagogical considerations that went into Professor Zhang&rsqu o;s design and teaching experience, in particular food cultures that are associated with migrations, colonialism, and globalization. He also sho wcases examples of students’ final projects that demonstrate these pedagogical outcomes. 

For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/ev ent/global-italy_091422/

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