Italian Events
IX SETTIMANA DELLA LINGUA ITALIANA NEL MONDO
9th Week of Italian Language in the World
Friday, 23rd 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)