School of Arts

9th Week of Italian Language in the World

Friday, 23^rd October

Arts Building, A2

Program

9.30 Welcome: Prof. Jennie Shaw, Head of the
School of Arts, UNE

9.35 Introduction: Dott. Mario Inglese,
Italian Government Sponsored Lecturer, School of Arts.

9.45 Frederick
II and the Art of Science and Technology, Dr. Eric Acheson, School of
Humanities.

10.05 The Scuola
Siciliana: Poetry Reading, Brennan Wales, Convenor of Italian, School
of Arts.

10.25 In
the Words of Leonardo da Vinci, Annamaria Cavallaro, School of Arts.

10.45 Pausa caffè/ Coffee Break

11.00 Punctuation
and Printing in Italy 1501-1502: The First Use of the Apostrophe, Dr.
Mary Dwyer, School of Arts.

11.20 Galileo
Galilei: Family Man, Devout Catholic, Foremost Scientist, Dr. Margaret Sharpe, School of
Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences.

11.40 The
Language of Science and Medicine in the Works of Contemporary Poet Valerio
Magrelli, Dott. Mario Inglese.

12.00 Question Time

12.15 A Recital of Italian Arias of the Baroque
Age, Samuel Payne, Baritone

12.30 Vote of Thanks: Vice-Chancellor of the
University of New England, Prof. Alan Pettigrew.

12.45 Concluding Address: Dott.ssa Alessandra
Bertini Malgarini, Director of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Sydney.

1.00 Refreshments (Arts Building Foyer) – Italian Music performed by the UNE
String Quartet.

2.00 Italian Film: Nirvana, directed by Gabriele Salvatores. (A 2)

Classical Tradition and the Epic Impulse in Australian Theatre: The Lost Echo and The Women of Troy

A One-Day Colloquium, sponsored by the School of Arts and the Faculty of Arts & Sciences, University of New England.

Monday, 2 February; 9 am to 5 pm.

More information…

Come and experience some Japanese culture:

• Friday 10th October
• Arts lecture theatre A1
• 11am to 4.30pm
• Sushi lunch 1-2pm Arts foyer $7

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