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:3796-2af6f6e004d600063716ac0317955a43@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260604T234742Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221114T023000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221114T153000 SUMMARY:“Global Italy: Bringing the Contemporary Society in Class”: Giuseppe Gri spino 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\nGiuseppe Grispino \;(Doctoral Can didate in Italian Studies\, Rutgers University):  \;\n\n&ldquo\;(Un) welcoming Nation: Sicily\, Italy and the Battle of the Italian LGTBQ+ Co mmunity&rdquo\;\n\nThis talk shows how a case study&mdash\;in this case\ , Sicily&mdash\;relates to the complex history of a global phenomenon as the history and the battles of the LGBTQ+ community. Grispino argues th at Sicily is a microcosm of what has happened across Italy. \; It is against this dichotomy\, between welcoming and unwelcoming spaces\, pro gress and backlashes\, that the history of Italian LGBTQ+ activism and c ommunity has formed and taken shape over the past few decades in Italy.& nbsp\; Historically\, in fact\, the political and cultural oppression of the LGBTQ+ community has been stronger in the southern regions of Italy . The majority of gay Italians sent to the Fascist \;confino \;w ere originally from Sicily. Moreover\, Sicily has also become known for the heinous crimes that have had LGBTQ+ people as victims\, as in the ca se of the famous Giarre and Syracuse murders. At the same time\, though\ , Sicily has also proved to be welcoming places for LGBTQ+ people over t he past few decades. In fact\, it has also been the place where the firs t Italian Arcigay was founded and where the Sicilia Queer Film Festival takes place each year. \;\n\n&ldquo\;Una Lingua per Tuttǝ: Reflectio ns on Italiano Inclusivo&rdquo\;\n\nDuring this workshop we will look at practices and approaches that are becoming widespread in teaching Itali an as a second or foreign language to promote inclusivity of non-binary identities in the language classroom. We will look at how we can adapt s yllabi and course materials\, together with an analysis of \;the the oretical foundations of an inclusive Italian. We will also reflect on ho w this concept can be applied to other Romance languages and how using i nclusive Italian can be beneficial in the case of mutual intelligibility language classes. \;\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.edu /event/global-italy_111422/ 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. 

G iuseppe Grispino (Doctoral Candidate in Italian Studies, Rutger s University):  

“(Un)welcoming Nation: Sicily, Ital y and the Battle of the Italian LGTBQ+ Community”

This t alk shows how a case study—in this case, Sicily—relates to t he complex history of a global phenomenon as the history and the battles of the LGBTQ+ community. Grispino argues that Sicily is a microcosm of what has happened across Italy.  It is against this dichotomy, betw een welcoming and unwelcoming spaces, progress and backlashes, that the history of Italian LGBTQ+ activism and community has formed and taken sh ape over the past few decades in Italy.  Historically, in fact, the political and cultural oppression of the LGBTQ+ community has been stro nger in the southern regions of Italy. The majority of gay Italians sent to the Fascist confino were originally from Sicily. Mo reover, Sicily has also become known for the heinous crimes that have ha d LGBTQ+ people as victims, as in the case of the famous Giarre and Syra cuse murders. At the same time, though, Sicily has also proved to be wel coming places for LGBTQ+ people over the past few decades. In fact, it h as also been the place where the first Italian Arcigay was founded and w here the Sicilia Queer Film Festival takes place each year. 

“Una Lingua per Tuttǝ: Reflections on Italiano Inclusivo ”

During this workshop we will look at practices and app roaches that are becoming widespread in teaching Italian as a second or foreign language to promote inclusivity of non-binary identities in the language classroom. We will look at how we can adapt syllabi and course materials, together with an analysis of the theoretical foundations of an inclusive Italian. We will also reflect on how this concept can b e applied to other Romance languages and how using inclusive Italian can be beneficial in the case of mutual intelligibility language classes.&n bsp;

For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/global-italy_111422/

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