Italian Professor, Alumna to Speak at Library of Congress
he 海角论坛’s聽Laura Benedetti will speak at the Library of Congress alongside her former student Emily Langer (C’06) on September 1.聽
August 23, 2016鈥擥eorgetown 海角论坛 Italian professor Laura Benedetti, along with Washington Post reporter Emily Langer, will speak at the Library of Congress on September 1.
The event will feature a conversation between and that focuses on Benedetti鈥檚 novel (Pisa: Pacini, 2015). The book spans two countries (the United States and Italy), three generations (mother, daughter, and granddaughter) and more than half a century, from World War II to the present day. It tackles issues of cultural identity, family ties, and displacement and loss as it follows a young woman in her journey to Italy to fulfill her grandmother鈥檚 last wish.
鈥淚 am delighted to have this opportunity to discuss my novel at the Library of Congress, and I am particularly looking forward to this conversation with Emily as part of an ongoing exchange of ideas that started on her very first day of class at Georgetown鈥攚hich also happened to be my first day of teaching at Georgetown,鈥� said Benedetti.
Langer (C鈥�06), a former major, was a Fulbright fellow in Trieste, Italy, from 2010 to 2011. During her time at Georgetown she worked as a research assistant for Benedetti and spent her junior year studying abroad in Florence.
This is a collaborative effort between The Library of Congress European Division & Italian Language Table and the Embassy of Italy & the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington.
Event Details
鈥淎 conversation about the novel Un paese di carta鈥�
Thursday, September 1, 3:30 p.m.
James Madison Memorial Building,
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20540
Mary Pickford Theater, Room LM-302, 3rd Floor
Admission: Free
For more information, contact Lucia Wolf: lwolf@loc.gov, 202-707-2256.