Alda Merini died

One of the most important Italian poet, Alda Merini, died in Milan, aged 78. E’ morta a Milano la poetessa Alda Merini. Aveva 78 anni. Il presidente della Repubblica, Giorgio Napolitano, si è detto profondamente rattristato: “Viene meno – ha aggiunto – una ispirata e limpida voce poetica”. Era considerata la più grande poetessa italiana [...]

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ASMI Conference

Great success for the ASMI Conference, held in Edinburgh on November 21st and 22nd. The high level of the papers, the interesting speeches conducted by the three keynote speakers (David Forgacs, Fausto Colombo, Giuseppe Richeri), the cooperative way to work have contributed to realize one of the most important cultural event in 2008. Crisc-Cmcs participated [...]

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ASMI Conference 2008

The Media in Italy: Historical Perspectives and Future Challenges Italian Cultural Institute, Edinburgh, 21-22 November 2008 [sponsored by The Association for the Study of Modern Italy; Italian Cultural Institute, Edinburgh; National Library of Scotland; University of Stirling] From the development of newspapers in the 18th and 19th Centuries to the emergence of the internet and [...]

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“Boom”

Fausto Colombo’s last book “Boom. Storia di quelli che non hanno fatto il ’68″ has been presented in Urbino, in the frame of the fourth Media Generations Research Group Meeting. The author himself has read some excerpts from his book at “Centro Cittadino”, obtaining a great success. Many participants were with tears during the excellent [...]

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April 25

Dedicated to our grandparents. With love. Oltre il ponte di Italo Calvino e Sergio Liberovici O ragazza dalle guance di pesca, O ragazza dalle guance d’aurora, Io spero che a narrarti riesca La mia vita all’età che tu hai ora. Coprifuoco: la truppa tedesca La città dominava. Siam pronti. Chi non vuole chinare la testa [...]

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