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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



PRIMA Italian language learning platform launch party

Nov 21, 2024 at - | 623 Williams Hall

Since the Spring of 2020, Lecturer Julia Heim and Italian grad alum Samantha Gillen (now a lecturer at UGA) have been building a digital humanities platform called PRIMA to help Italian language learners practice…



“Echoes of the Past: Trauma Inheritance in the Italian Family Novel.”

A Talk by Laura Pergola (Università di Torino)
Dec 3, 2024 at - | 623 Williams Hall

Since family narratives seem to be all around us, the discussion around the family novel emerged in the last twenty years within Italian literary criticism. Although the definition of this genre still is a work-in-…

Study Italian at Penn

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

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