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Recent publication: Contemporary Jewish Writing by Andrea Reiter

Significant political events in Austria in the 1980s and 90s not only triggered the first public debate about Austria’s Nazi past but also gave rise to a young vocal generation of Jewish intellectuals, many of whom spearheaded protests against the right-wing populist political forces. More specifically, these developments were triggered by the younger Jews’ dissatisfaction with the response of the generation of Holocaust survivors. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Roma cittĂ  aperta / Rome Open City (Roberto Rossellini, 1945)

The Italian film, Roma cittĂ  aperta / Rome Open City (Roberto Rossellini, 1945) (100 minutes, with English subtitles), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A at 6.30pm on Monday 12 October 2015. Review, introduction and discussion via Skype by Emilio Audissino. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: La Mafia uccide solo d’estate / The Mafia Only Kills in Summer (Pierfrancesco Diliberto, in arte Pif, 2013)

The Italian film, La Mafia uccide solo d’estate / The Mafia Only Kills in Summer (Pierfrancesco Diliberto, in arte Pif, 2013) (90 minutes, with English subtitles), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A at 6.30pm on Monday 5 October 2015. Review, introduction and discussion by Paola Visconti. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: La ragazza con la pistola / The Girl with the Pistol (Mario Monicelli, 1968)

The Italian film, La ragazza con la pistola / The Girl with the Pistol (Mario Monicelli, 1968), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A at 6.30pm on Monday 9 March 2015. Review, introduction and discussion by Emilio Audissino. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. ************************************************* Una ragazza siciliana, Assunta, viene sedotta da Vincenzo, che poi la abbandona e si rifugia in UK. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Una piccola impresa meridionale (Rocco Papaleo, 2012)

The Italian film, Una piccola impresa meridionale (Rocco Papaleo, 2012), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A at 6.30pm on Monday 16 February 2015. Review, introduction and discussion by Paola Visconti. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. ************************************************* Questa simpatica commedia d’autore, ambientata in un vecchio faro in disuso, racconta la storia di un gruppo di personaggi che hanno solo una cosa in comune: problemi disparati. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Il bidone (Federico Fellini, 1955)

The Italian film, Il bidone (Federico Fellini, 1955), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A at 6.30pm on Monday 9 February 2015. Review, introduction and discussion by Emilio Audissino. All welcome! ************************************************* Questo film di Federico Fellini racconta la storia di tre truffatori della classe bassa e delle loro imprese nella Roma del secondo dopoguerra. Continue reading →