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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: iacalandra-admin@qc.edu <iacalandra-admin@qc.edu> Date: Nov 18, 2009 8:42 AM Subject: Calandra Institute presents Nancy Carnevale's A NEW LANGUAGE, A NEW WORLD, this Thursday, November 19th To: Rosangela Briscese <rosangela.briscese@qc.cuny.edu> ------------------ John D. Calandra Italian American Institute Queens College, CUNY Book Release Event Thursday, November 19, 2009, 6 p.m. Nancy C. Carnevale presents A New Language, A New World: Italian Immigrants in the United States, 1890-1945 (University of Illinois Press, 2009) Professor Carnevale (Montclair State University) will be joined by Emeritus Professor Gerald Meyer (Hostos Community College, CUNY) and Professor Mary Anne Trasciatti (Hofstra University) for a discussion of the book. An examination of Italian immigrants and their children in the early twentieth century, A New Language, A New World is the first full-length historical case study of one immigrant group's experience with language in America. Incorporating the interdisciplinary literature on language within a historical framework, Nancy C. Carnevale illustrates the complexity of the topic of language in American immigrant life. By looking at language from the perspectives of both immigrants and the dominant culture as well as their interaction, this book reveals the role of language in the formation of ethnic identity and the often coercive context within which immigrants must negotiate this process. Exploring a range of issues faced by Italians once they reached the United States, Carnevale considers the immigrant perspective on translation in both a literal linguistic sense and a figurative translation of self-identity. Grounded in a diverse array of archival sources, this study deepens our understanding of linguistic transformations in America and what they mean for ethnic identity and the process of assimilation. "By focusing on the everyday linguistic practices of ordinary immigrants, Carnevale's study is truly path-breaking, opening new ground in the study of immigrant language usage. Refreshingly original and enormously stimulating." -Donna Gabaccia, coeditor of American Dreaming, Global Realities: Rethinking U.S. Immigration History A wine reception will accompany the event. Books will be for sale at a special rate. John D. Calandra Italian American Institute 25 West 43rd Street, 17th floor New York, New York 10036 (Between 5th and 6th Avenues) Free and open to the public. Seating is limited. Please call (212) 642-2094 to pre-register with the Calandra Institute. Be prepared to show a photo ID to the building's concierge. For further information see our Web site at www.qc.edu/calandra. <http://www.qc.cuny.edu/calandra> -- Dominic Candeloro, Skype D-Candeloro H-ItAm Editor Facebook "Candeloro" Candeloro@CasaItaliaChicago.org http://dominic.candeloro.googlepages.com/dominiccandeloro 847-951-9109 cell Library Curator Casa Italia Library, 3800 Division St., Stone Park, IL 60165 708 345-5933 office hours- Mon. noon-5:30 pm Visit our catalog of 5000 titles and media recordings at http://www.librarything.com/catalog/ItalCulturalCenter Visit the Italians in Chicago Exhibit of Casa Italia at http://picasaweb.google.com/Dominic.Candeloro/ItaliansInChicagoPhotoExhibit# Please email chairman@casaitaliachicago.org to subscribe to the weekly update of events at Casa Italia.
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