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Quello che vediamo: Films of Italy

Lifelong Learning | Registration opens 4/28/2026 1:00 PM EDT

Date: 5/26/2026 (one day)

Time: 9:00 AM-9:15 AM EDT on Tue

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Quello che vediamo: Films of Italy

Lifelong Learning | Registration opens 4/28/2026 1:00 PM EDT

Program Description

In this journey through both moments in Italy’s history and how the country has been portrayed, we will watch a collection of both Hollywood and Italian movies all set in and about Italy. The movies will include Ovo Vadis, Rosellini’s Viva L’Italia/Garibaldi, The Scarlet and the Black, Rome Adventure, and Tornatore’s Cinema Paradiso, all made at least in part in Italy. We will explore how America has shown Italy and how Italy has seen itself.

Instructor

Young, Michael

Michael Young

With a Ph. D. in Writing and Literature from the University of Cincinnati, Michael Young has taught at schools such as the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Kansas State University, Robert Morris University, and La Roche University . His Masters is from Kansas State and Bachelors is from Duquesne University.

He is an award-winning teacher and author of creative non-fiction, along with publications as a poet and short story writer. Recently, he added professional educational consultant to his resume. In addition, he has many articles and essays in peer reviewed journals, anthologies, and encyclopedias – including a couple in the MLA Approaches to Teaching series. His scholarly works range from Writing Pedagogy, Shakespeare, American Literature, Canadian Literature, Pedagogy, to Media (Cinema and Television), plus presentations at more than 90 conferences – including those in History and Sociology – such as CCCC, NCTE, NEMLA, and MMLA. He has been awarded a number of grants, notably by the Canadian Government, and has been included in Who's Who in America.

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