Author Archive

Giving Back to the Community: Student Government and MUN President Courtney Smith

Giving Back to the Community: Student Government and MUN President Courtney Smith

Born in North Carolina, Courtney Smith is majoring in International Affairs and is the president of both the Student Government and the Model United Nations society.

Other Words: JCU Welcomes Italian Novelist Riccardo Capoferro

Other Words: JCU Welcomes Italian Novelist Riccardo Capoferro

On April 5, 2022, the JCU Department of English Language and Literature welcomed Italian author Riccardo Capoferro for the last event of the Other Words series.

Professor Isabella Clough Marinaro Publishes Book on Rule Bending in Rome

Professor Isabella Clough Marinaro Publishes Book on Rule Bending in Rome

Professor Isabella Clough Marinaro recently published the book "Inhabiting Liminal Spaces: Informalities in Governance, Housing, and Economic Activity in Contemporary Italy."

Dean Carlos Dews Participates in Carson McCullers Keynote Panel

Dean Carlos Dews Participates in Carson McCullers Keynote Panel

On March 1, JCU’s Dean of Academic Affairs Carlos Dews participated in the Carson McCullers Keynote Panel "Two Places – The Inside Room and the Outside Room.”

Other Words: JCU Welcomes Italian-American Author Claudia Durastanti

Other Words: JCU Welcomes Italian-American Author Claudia Durastanti

On March 8, 2022, the JCU welcomed Italian-American author Claudia Durastanti to discuss her novel, "La Straniera."

Other Words: JCU Welcomes Novelist Nicola Lagioia

Other Words: JCU Welcomes Novelist Nicola Lagioia

The JCU Department of English Language and Literature hosted Italian novelist Nicola Lagioia on February 22 for a talk centered around his latest true crime novel, La Città Dei Vivi (“The City of the Living” Einaudi, 2020).

JCU Welcomes Three Alumni for “Gender, Family, Future: A Cabot Case”

JCU Welcomes Three Alumni for “Gender, Family, Future: A Cabot Case”

John Cabot University welcomed alumni Giosuè Prezioso, Sofia Peri, and Alexandria J. Maloney for the talk called “Gender, Family, Future: A Cabot Case” on February 2.

MA Student Virginia Moore Launches New Art History Podcast

MA Student Virginia Moore Launches New Art History Podcast

Born and raised in Virginia, Art History M.A. student Virginia Moore recently created “Ceci n’est pas un Podcast” as the final project for her Fabricating Rome class. The aim of the podcast is to explore the current state of art and art history. Virginia holds a B.A. in Art History and Italian Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University.

On Transhumanism: Professor Stefan Lorenz Sorgner’s Book Featured in “Deliberatio”

On Transhumanism: Professor Stefan Lorenz Sorgner’s Book Featured in “Deliberatio”

JCU Philosophy Professor Stefan Lorenz Sorgner recently had a special issue of the journal “Deliberatio” solely dedicated to his book, On Transhumanism, which will be available in print beginning March (Penn State University Press, 2020). Deliberatio is a new journal dedicated to cutting-edge topics in philosophy.