PINK. Women of Italian Graphic Design. From the Origins to Contemporaneity.
The history of the arts and professions has been predominantly written from a male perspective. PINK is a project that reconstructs and displays the figures and contributions of women graphic designers who have been active in Italy between the 1940s until the present day. It is a period marked by significant changes for the Italian […]
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The Malavoglias by Giovanni Verga with translator Allan Cameron
Launch of a new translation of Giovanni Verga’s I Malavoglia, published by Glasgow-based Vagabond Voices. Giovanni Verga’s masterful portrayal of a family of Sicilian fishermen in the late nineteenth century, The Malavoglias, is the story of an ancient society in which both egalitarianism and hierarchy coexist, partly because everyone is on the brink of poverty […]
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Am I really home? A Journey Through the Literary Voices of Italian Scottish Women
Through storytelling poetry and prose, four widely published Italian Scottish women writers will describe their diverse journeys of navigating, rooting and belonging. This performance is inspired by the innovative research by Professor Manuela D’Amore of Catania University, highlighting what is distinctive about Scottish Italian literature within the context of the wider Italian diaspora. Professor Manuela […]
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