Invited Lectures

 

 

"Veneto, Avarizia, Avidità." Seminario Internacional “Literatura y Pecado.” Literatura y Avaricia (International Seminar “Literature and Sin.” Literature and Greed), Palma de Mallorca, Spain, (May 2018)

 

"Medioevo e paleopatologia. Metodi e indagini." Centro Internazionale Studi sul Rinascimento, Università di Perugia, Italy, (May 2018)

 

"Books and Writing Tools in the Middle Ages." Assumption College (April 2018)

 

"Cinema and the Middle Ages." University of Connecticut, Storrs (April 2018)

 

“L’ultima novella di Boccaccio. L’enigma della morte, un viaggio tra poesia e medicina.” Biblioteca Malatestiana, Cesena, Italy, (June 2017)

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“How to Make a Pen from a Quill.” Special Guest. Texas Christian University, Department of Modern Languages, Fort Worth, TX (April 2017)

 

“Claudio Bettio: Gola.” Keynote speaker at the Quinto Seminario Internacional “Literatura y Pecado.” Literatura y Gula (Fifth International Seminar “Literature and Sin.” Literature and Gluttony), Universitat de les Illes Balears, Es Baluard Museo d’Art Modern i Contemporani de Palma, Palma, Spain. Co-sponsored by the College of the Holy Cross (July 2016)

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"Who Were Dante's Merchants?". Keynote speaker at "Dante's Work in Context." University of Connecticut, Storrs (November 2015)

 

"Storie di mercanti nel Decameron." University of Massachusetts - Amherst. (March 2015)

 

"Furore e ira nella letteratura italiana tra il Medioevo e il Rinascimento." Keynote speaker at the «Cuarto Seminario Internacional “Literatura y Pecado.” Literatura e Ira», Universitat de les Illes Balears, Es Baluard Museo d’Art Modern i Contemporani de Palma, Palma, Spain. (January 2015)

 

“La rappresentazione della superbia da i Fioretti di San Francesco al cinema contemporaneo.” Keynote speaker at the «Segundo Seminario Internacional “Literatura y Pecado.” Literatura y Soberbia», Universitat de les Illes Balears, Es Baluard Museo d’Art Modern i Contemporani de Palma, Palma, Spain. (January 2013)

 

“Renaissance at Play: Pranks and Misunderstandings in the Fat Woodworker and The Calandria.” Special guest at the 5th Italian Lecture Series, California State University – Chico, CA. (October 2012)

 

“Leggere e interpretare la cronaca toscana medievale.” Guest Speaker at the Department of Literatures, Cultures and Languages, University of Connecticut-Storrs, CT. (September 2012)

 

“La ‘ossessione’ del peccato nella letteratura e nel cinema italiano.” Keynote speaker at the «Primer Seminario Internacional “Literatura y Pecado.” Literatura y Tentación», Universitat de les Illes Balears, Es Baluard Museo d’Art Modern i Contemporani de Palma, Palma, Spain. (March 2012)

           

“Salvo Cuccia’s The Summer of Frank.” Special Guest Speaker at the Boston Cinema Club, Newton, MA. (March 2012)

 

“Dante, Cacciaguida and Those «Outside the Ancient Ring of Walls».” Special guest at the 3rd Italian Lecture Series, California State University – Chico, CA. (November 2011)

 

“Vinum bonum et suave: il vino di Boccaccio.” Keynote speaker for «El lugar de Baco: Literatura, geografía y vino. Segundo Seminario “E el romanz es leído, datnos el vino”», Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma, Spain. (August 2011)

 

“Daniele Lucchetti’s Mio fratello è figlio unico.” Special Guest Speaker at the Italian Summer School, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT. (June 2011)

 

“Duplicity and Metamorphosis in Two Literary Works of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.” Special Guest at The First Annual Colloquium, Dept. of Languages University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio. (February 2011)

           

“Radio Libera. L'Italia nelle frequenze del College of the Holy Cross.” Special Guest at the Department of Italian, Columbia University, New York for the Italian Language Program. (February 2011)

 

 “Lectura Dantis: Paradiso XVI.” Special Guest at the Department of Romance Languages, Boston College. (http://frontrow.bc.edu/program/spani/). (February 2011)

 

“Medieval Inferences in Contemporary Italian Cinema.” Special Guest at the 2nd Italian Lecture Series, California State University – Chico, CA. (November 2010)

 

“Paolo Virzi’s La prima cosa bella.” Special Guest Speaker at the “Friends of Italy Society of Hawai’I,” Honolulu, Hawai’i. (November 2010)

 

“Marco Bellocchio’s Vincere.” Special Guest Speaker at the Boston Cinema Club, Newton, MA. (March 2010)

 

“Fascist Italy: A Chronicle of the Past.” Guest Speaker at University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. (November 2009)

 

“Chroniclers and Merchants in Fourteenth Century Tuscany.” Guest Speaker at College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA, Talk for the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program. (October 2009)