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    Graduate Program in Italian Studies

    The Graduate Program in Italian offers students a range of interdisciplinary options that provide a broad academic base in Italian literature, philosophy, film, music, theatre, art, cultural studies, and critical theory, as well as the most current pedagogical theory and practice.

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    Penn-in-Florence

    Our program in Florence allows students to improve their language skills while enjoying an immersive experience in Italian history and culture. Florence offers a wide array of resources for students, including world-renowned libraries and museums, culinary traditions, and fashion hubs. It is also a very livable city, with accommodations and places of interest all in walking distance.

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    The Center for Italian Studies

    The Center for Italian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania was created in 1978 by President Martin Meyerson and School of Arts and Sciences’ Dean Vartan Gregorian with the endorsement of the Republic of Italy. It has the distinction of being the first such center in the United States.

The Center for Italian Studies

The Center for Italian Studies was created in 1978 by the University of Pennsylvania President Martin Meyerson and by the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences Vartan Gregorian, with the endorsement of the Republic of Italy. It was the first such center in the United States. 

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Events



Purim and Local Purims in Early Modern Italy: Tales of Freedom and Survival

with Martina Mampieri
Mar 4, 2025 at - | Cherpack Lounge

Martina Mampieri is a Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellow in the Department of History and the Program in Jewish Studies at Penn. She is currently working on a project entitled “BookSHUK: The International Market of…



Some Notes on Aristotelian Physiology in the Early Italian Lyric

A Lecture by Matteo Pace (Connecticut College)
Mar 5, 2025 at - | Class of 1955 Conference Room, 241 Van Pelt Library



Thinking Italian Plants: Giovanni Boine and the Olive Cathedrals of a Green Modernism

A talk by Deborah Amberson (University of Florida)
Mar 17, 2025 at - | Cherpack Lounge

Study Italian at Penn

Guidelines for studying Italian at Penn based on level of previous study.

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