Prof. Carosso and myself are organizing a teach-in with students from Iran who would like to talk to their colleagues about the current situation in Iran. I would love to invite our Iranian students, if they wish to organize such an event, to get in touch with me (sonia.diloreto@unito.it) so that we can discuss the […]

If you all agree, it might be useful and interesting to have a conversation in class about violence (aggression, harassment, violence) against women during our Friday class, next week (Dec. 2). One of you suggested to bring to class a box, so that anybody who feels like it could write something anonymously, and put it […]

Dear students: these are the slides presented by Ilaria Tonelli during the workshop.

This is the assignment for the second response paper: From the novel Passing choose one object invested with a high aesthetic value, and discuss it. What is its function in the narrative? does it symbolize something you would like to discuss? What are the ways this thing is meangful? The paper is due Thursday Dec. […]

This is an announcement from Prof. Andrea Carosso: The general Erasmus for Study call has been published. Applications are received until Dec. 22nd: https://www.unito.it/internazionalita/studiare-e-lavorare-allestero/erasmus/erasmus-studio/bando-erasmus-studio Prof. Carosso is the Department’s Erasmus delegate. He coordinates a significant number of destinations for AMERICAN STUDIES students (check “elenco destinazioni attive”, filter with his name). We expect many applications from […]

Please read this text for Friday Nov. 18th:

Dear Students, Please take note of this event, and join, if you can: Nella Larsen’s Letters, 1917-1935 – Virtual Book Launch

Dear Students, Due to a family emergency, I cannot be in class tomorrow and Friday (Thursday Nov. 10 and Friday Nov. 11). Dr. Di Maio will teach the classes, and I will look forward to seeing you next week. Please remember that Thursday Nov. 17 in the afternoon we have an important event, and I […]

Please read the following texts: “The Two Offers” (1859) and a selections of poems: