The Italian Diaspora Studies Summer Seminar (IDSSS) is a three-week summer program that takes place at Roma Tre University. It is designed to introduce participants (primarily doctoral students and professors but also non-academic cultural and community leaders) to cultural studies of the Italian diaspora from a variety of academic perspectives and to foster development of individual projects responding to the materials covered in the series of seminars in literature, film, and the social sciences.
This is a collaborative program between the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute/Queens College of The City University of New York and the Roma Tre University. Professors from these two institutions and others comprise the teaching faculty of the entire three weeks. This year’s seminar took place from June 9-27. The program began in 2015 and wrapped up its eighth installment, following a two year pandemic hiatus.
Fellows spend three weeks in a four-star hotel Seminar classes are held at Roma Tre University. Cost of room, board (breakfast and lunch), and tuition is $3,500. Graduate credit pending. Air and ground travel are additional. Fellowships of $1,500 per participant are available upon acceptance.
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