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The Istituto Italiano di Cultura
in collaboration with RISM
(Research in Italian Studies in Melbourne) - Monash University
is pleased to invite you to
"Egypt, Jerusalem, Libya: Journey through Italian Women's Writing, 1890-1930"
A seminar in English by Dr Patrizia Sambuco
Coordinator of the Italian Studies Major, Monash University
Italian Cultural Institute
Elm Tree House
233 Domain Road, South Yarra
Thursday 14 May
6.30pm
Free admittance - Light refreshments
Please note priority will be given to IIC Members
This seminar tells the story of two Italian women writers, Matilde Serao and Pina Ballario, and the record of their encounters with people and places in the Middle East.
At the beginning of the 1890s, Matilde Serao was a solo traveller to Egypt and Jerusalem and published a travel book of her journey, Nel Paese di Gesù, which enjoyed extraordinary popularity.
Pina Ballario, during the fascist period, wrote a successful novel, Fortuna sotto vento, set in colonial Libya.
Both books represent the spirit of their time (pilgrimage and the Orient for Serao, and fascist ideology for Ballario) and have now almost faded into obscurity.
The books hold a continuing interest, however, not only in the way they represent the reality of the time, but the unsaid desires of the authors.
Both writers seek a life less ordinary, impossible for women within the culture of their time, but crucial to an understanding of their stories.
Dr Patrizia Sambuco is the Coordinator of Italian Studies Major and founder and organiser of the initiative Research in Italian Studies in Melbourne ( RISM). Before moving to Australia she had studied and taught in Italy, England and Scotland.
Her areas of specialisation concern modern and contemporary literature and culture, with an emphasis on women writers, cinema, and gender theories.
Dr Sambuco has worked in particular on the daughter-mother relationship in 20th century women's writing, on cultural representations of space and travel writing, and on gendered approaches to food and cinema. Her current research lies within the Italian colonialist period.
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From 11 MAY to 11 JUNE 2015
"Mercatino del libro"
FOR SALE! Books & videos in Italian and in English
A vast selection of Italian classic and contemporary novels, essays, and movies at a very special price.
Come & pick your gems during IIC Office hours and until 8.30pm on Wednesdays!
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Caffè dell'Olmo -
Punto Caffè Lavazza
Now open at the IIC Melbourne!
Enjoy a real Italian espresso, macchiato or caffè latte at the IIC. For IIC members and students only! Espressamente solo per soci e studenti dell'Istituto Italiano di Cultura.
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