John Cabot University Now Accepting Duolingo Test Results for English Proficiency
November 3, 2020
John Cabot University’s Admissions Office is happy to announce that we are now accepting Duolingo Test Results.
November 3, 2020
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English Language and Literature News
Italian Opera on Film: A Journey Through its Cinematic Representation
October 7, 2020
JCU English Professor David Castronuovo presented “Italian Opera on Film” on the cinematic representation of opera in movies and TV from the 1930s to the 1990s.
October 7, 2020
JCU English Professor Carlos Dews Publishes Novel, Hush
September 23, 2020
JCU English Professor and Department Chair Carlos Dews recently published his novel, "Hush," by Negative Capability Press
September 23, 2020
Disability as Opportunity: Meet JCU Alumna Dani Izzie
July 3, 2020
Alumna Dani Izzie’s blog 'Dani Izzie – Disability Lifestyle & Culture' shares insights from her journey as a wheelchair user and seeks to dispel preconceived notions about disabled people. The documentary Dani's Twins, currently being filmed, will tell her story as one of the very few quadriplegics to give birth to twins.
July 3, 2020
Carson McCullers: A Centenary Collection – Edited by Prof. Carlos Dews
June 22, 2020
Carson McCullers in the World: A Centenary Conference, held at John Cabot University in July 2017, has led to the publication of a collection of essays on the American novelist. Carson McCullers: A Centenary Collection was edited by JCU's English Literature and Creative Writing Professor Carlos Dews, who is an authority on the life and work of the author.
June 22, 2020
Easier Said than Done: Prof. Daniel Roy Connelly Directs 13 New Online Monologues
June 8, 2020
The English Theatre of Rome is proud to present 13 new original monologues directed by Professor Daniel Roy Connelly. The monologues will be featured on The English Theatre of Rome Youtube channel every Monday and Thursday at 9 pm from June through mid-July.
June 8, 2020
Professor Grimaldi-Donahue to Participate in Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference
June 4, 2020
Professor Allison Grimaldi-Donahue will be reading translations of new poems by Italian poet Marilena Renda as well as her own work during the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference online 2020 reading series with the New York-based translators' collective Us & Them on June 12th at 11pm Rome Time/ 5pm New York Time.
June 4, 2020
Meet Class of 2020 Valedictorian Jacopo Olmo Antinori
May 27, 2020
John Cabot University’s Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs Mary Merva is pleased to announce the Valedictorian for the Class of 2020, Jacopo Olmo Antinori.
May 27, 2020
John Cabot University Participates in Virtual Flashmob in Honor of Dante
March 31, 2020
The John Cabot University Departments of English Language and Literature and Modern Languages and Literature participated in a virtual flashmob in celebration of Dantedì, for the 700th anniversary of the death of the renowned medieval poet.
March 31, 2020
Crack Me Up: A Talk by Arts Journalist Gabriella Coslovich
January 27, 2020
"Crack Me Up" is the title of Gabriella Coslovich's latest book. It is an autobiographical collection of short scenes that explores the tensions related to gender expectations in Australian and Italian families.
January 27, 2020
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Feasting on Words: English Professor Alex Gregor
January 22, 2020
Professor Alex Gregor was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He teaches in the Department of English Language and Literature at John Cabot University and is one of the founding editors of OOMPH! Press, an international literary press publishing contemporary poetry and short prose in translation. A writer and editor, he recently published the poetry collection The Pollen Path (Radioactive Cloud, 2019).
January 22, 2020
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Must Poets Hang with Murderers? A Conversation with George Elliott Clarke
December 3, 2019
JCU welcomed George Elliott Clarke for a talk called Must Poets Always “Hang” with Murderers?: A Meditation on Poetics and Justice.
December 3, 2019
The Lost Prince: Book Presentation with Author Michael Mewshaw
November 22, 2019
John Cabot University welcomed author Michael Mewshaw to present his new book The Lost Prince: A Search for Pat Conroy on November 20, 2019.
November 22, 2019
Plastic’s Republic: Barbie’s Impact on Female Beauty
November 18, 2019
John Cabot University welcomed author and poet Giovanna Riccio to present her latest book, Plastic’s Republic – Featuring the Barbie Suite.
November 18, 2019
Deep Thinkers Needed: English Professor Allison Grimaldi-Donahue
October 28, 2019
Writer, translator, and editor, Professor Allison Grimaldi-Donahue joined JCU’s faculty in 2017. She teaches English Composition and Creative Writing.
October 28, 2019
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