The Italian Diaspora Studies Summer Seminar (IDSSS) is a three-week summer program that takes place at Roma Tre University. Participants, primarily doctoral students and professors but also non-academic cultural and community leaders, engage with the Italian diaspora from a variety of academic perspectives. Through cultural studies, they develop individual projects that respond to the materials covered in the seminars on literature, film, and social sciences.
IDSSS is a collaborative program between the Roma Tre University and the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute/Queens College of The City University of New York. Professors from and beyond the two institutions comprise the teaching faculty. The program began in 2015 and completed its eighth installment, following a two year pandemic hiatus. This year’s seminar took place from June 9-27.
Seminar classes are held at Roma Tre University. Fellows spend three weeks in a four-star hotel. Cost of room, board (breakfast and lunch), and tuition is $3,500. Air and ground travel are additional. Graduate credit pending. Fellowships of $1,500 per participant are available upon acceptance.
Click here to view the 2025 application form. The 2026 application will be made available soon.
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