HOFSTRA CULTURAL CENTER, HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY and CASA ITALIANA ZERILLI-MARIMÒ, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY present a conference
DELIRIOUS NAPLES:
FOR A CULTURAL, INTELLECTUAL, and URBAN HISTORY of the CITY of the SUN
CONFERENCE CO-DIRECTORS: Pellegrino D’Acierno Professor of Comparative Literature and Languages Queensboro UNICO Distinguished Professor of Italian and Italian American Studies (2007-2010) Hofstra University
Stanislao Pugliese Professor of History Hofstra Cultural Center Fellow Queensboro UNICO Distinguished Professor of Italian and Italian American Studies (2010- -)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2011, NOON-9:30 P.M., at HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Conference Registration: Noon-5 p.m. Rochelle and Irwin A. Lowenfeld Conference and Exhibition Hall Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, 10th Floor, South Campus
LEARNING FROM NAPLES/READING NAPLES AS A CULTURAL TEXT Pellegrino D’Acierno, Stanislao Pugliese, Nelson Moe, Fred Gardaphé
In memoriam Thomas V. Belmonte (1946-1995), author of The Broken Fountain
WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16, 17, 18, 19, 2011 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2011, 9 A.M.-10 P.M., at HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Conference Registration: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Rochelle and Irwin A. Lowenfeld Conference and Exhibition Hall Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, 10th Floor, South Campus
INTELLECTUAL HISTORY Neapolitan Philosophical and Theoretical Culture, 1799 to 2011 – Barbara Ann Naddeo, Fabio Rizi
41ST PARALLEL: NAPLES/NEW YORK – THE TRAVELING OF NEAPOLITAN MUSIC John Monteleone, John La Barbera, Joseph Sciorra, Simona Frasca
LITERATURE AND THE ARTS • Overview: Locating Neapolitan Culture: Cultural Creation From Romanticism Through Postmodernism – Patrizia La Trecchia
B. AMORE: NAPLES – NEW YORK: AN INSTALLATION B. Amore, Charles Sant’ Elia, Mary Brown, Jason Pine, Ernesto Rossi
THE LITERATURE OF THE SUN • Poetry – Luigi Fontanella • Writing Naples Now – Dan Hofstadter, Angelo Cannavacciuolo, Robert Zweig, John Domini, Charles Sant’ Elia • Theater: “Scene madri” and Performance Models From Pulcinella to De Filippo – John La Barbera • Visual Culture: Representing Naples From the School of Posillipo to the “Mountain of Salt”
VIEWING OF EXHIBITION AND RECEPTION: B. AMORE: NAPLES – NEW YORK Reception courtesy of Il Villaggio Trattoria, Malverne, NY, Antonio Bove, master chef THE GRAMOPHONE EFFECT: PERFORMING NAPLES/NEW YORK – John La Barbera
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2011, 8 A.M.-10 P.M., at HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Conference Registration: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Rochelle and Irwin A. Lowenfeld Conference and Exhibition Hall Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, 10th Floor, South Campus
DADAPOLIS: URBAN FORM, PSYCHOGEOGRAPHY AND SPATIAL HISTORY • Introduction: The Solar Labyrinth/The Topography of Chaos: Naples, or the City Without a Map Pellegrino D’Acierno • Regarding Architectural Naples/The Perennial Baroque Caroline Bruzelius, Robin Thomas, Nick Napoli, Paola D’Agostino, Salvatore Napolitano • Variations on the Labyrinth: Thomas Belmonte’s The Broken Fountain as a Sublime Exercise in “Slumology” – Stanislao Pugliese, Pellegrino D’Acierno • “Il Paradiso Abitato Da Diavoli”: Dangerous Naples From the Lazaronitum to Gomorra/Camorra Jason Pine, Simone Castaldi, Gregory Pell • See Naples and Die/Naples as the Other: The Outsider’s Perception From the Grand Tour Through the “Open City” to “The Talented Mr. Ripley” – Angelo Cannavacciuolo, Joseph G. Astman Distinguished Conference Scholar, Paola Gambarota, Nelson Moe • Naples Is a Woman/Writing Naples as a Woman: Serao, Ortese, Ramondino, et al. Andrea Baldi, Patrizia La Trecchia, Rose De Angelis • Screening of Scenes From John Turturro’s Passione Followed by Round-Table Discussion 8-10 p.m. STAGED READING OF EDUARDO DE FILIPPO’S CHRISTMAS IN NAPLES Directed by Bob Spiotto, Hofstra University Image Credit: Carosello Napoletano, 1954 Ettore Giannini, Director Movie Still
5-6:30 p.m. CONCERT OF NEAPOLITAN SONGS The Hofstra “Delirious Naples” Chorus, Hofstra University Department of Music students, conducted by Stefania Rinaldi, Joseph G. Astman Distinguished Conference Scholar; musical preparation by David Ramael, Hofstra University 6:30-8 p.m. DINNER 8-10 p.m. NEWPOLI: PERFORMANCE OF NEAPOLITAN MUSIC
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2011, 8:45 A.M.-7 P.M.
at CASA ITALIANA ZERILLI-MARIMÒ, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, 24 West 12th Street, New York, NY Conference Registration: 8:45 a.m.-5 p.m. • “Napoletanità” or, On Being Exorbitant: The Neapolitan Conception of the World – Pellegrino D’Acierno • A Tribute to Shirley Hazzard – Jonathan Galassi • Telling and Retelling Naples or, The Voice of the Cantastorie Also Dances a Tarantella – Gioia Timpanelli • Naples as a Cinematic City: A Round-Table Discussion – Giuliana Bruno, Gaetana Marrone-Puglia, Valerio Caprara • Omaggio a Francesco Rosi – Gaetana Marrone-Puglia, Gary Crowdus, Leonard Quart NAPULE CANTA/MUSICAL NAPLES • Popular Music: Carosello Napoletano: Neapolitan Songs as Cultural Texts • Opera and the Classical Tradition – Joseph Rescigno • Omaggio a Roberto Murolo: “Io, ‘Na Chitarra, E ‘A Luna” – John La Barbera • “Napul’ È”: Learning From Contemporary Naples – Angelo Cannavacciuolo, Valerio Caprara, Charles Sant’ Elia, John Domini CONCERT OF NEAPOLITAN SONGS The Hofstra “Delirious Naples” Chorus, Hofstra University Department of Music students, conducted by Stefania Rinaldi, Joseph G. Astman Distinguished Conference Scholar; musical preparation by David Ramael, Hofstra University RECEPTION, GIARDINO DELLA CASA ITALIANA Reception courtesy of Il Gattopardo, New York, NY, Gianfranco Sorrentino, owner, restaurateur The participation of conference scholars may be subject to their professional or academic commitments.
Hofstra Cultural Center Hempstead, New York 11549-1130
CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS B. Amore, independent artist Andrea Baldi, Rutgers University Mary Brown, Center for Migration Studies, NYC Giuliana Bruno, Harvard University Caroline Bruzelius, Duke University Angelo Cannavacciuolo, writer, director, screenwriter, actor, Joseph G. Astman Distinguished Conference Scholar Valerio Caprara, Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale” Simone Castaldi, Hofstra University Gary Crowdus, author, film critic Pellegrino D’Acierno, Hofstra University Paola D’Agostino, University of Naples, Federico II Rose De Angelis, Marist College John Domini, author Luigi Fontanella, Stony Brook University Simona Frasca, writer, critic, musicologist, author Jonathan Galassi, publisher Paola Gambarota, Rutgers University Fred Gardaphé, Queens College, CUNY Dan Hofstadter, Bennington College John La Barbera, composer, arranger, musician
Patrizia La Trecchia, University of South Florida Gaetana Marrone-Puglia, Princeton University Nelson Moe, Barnard College John Monteleone, independent artist, Monteleone Instruments Barbara Ann Naddeo, City College of New York, CUNY Nick Napoli, Pratt University Salvatore Napolitano, UCLA Gregory Pell, Hofstra University Jason Pine, Purchase College, SUNY Stanislao Pugliese, Hofstra University Leonard Quart, College of Staten Island, CUNY David Ramael, Hofstra University Joseph Rescigno, Conductor, Florentine Opera Company, Milwaukee, WI Stefania Rinaldi, Direttrice Laboratorio “Coro di Voci Bianche” del Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli, Joseph G. Astman Distinguished Conference Scholar Fabio Rizi, independent scholar Ernesto Rossi, owner, E. Rossi & Co. Charles Sant’ Elia, attorney Joseph Sciorra, Queens College, CUNY Robert Spiotto, Hofstra University Robin Thomas, Penn State University Gioia Timpanelli, Cantastorie, independent artist Robert Zweig, Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY
DELIRIOUS NAPLES: FOR A CULTURAL, INTELLECTUAL, and URBAN HISTORY of the CITY of the SUN WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16, 17, 18, 19, 2011
REGISTRATION FORM LODGING INFORMATION
Mail or fax to: Delirious Naples Conference Hofstra Cultural Center 113 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY 11549-1130 Phone: 516-463-5669 • Fax: 516-463-4793
The Long Island Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Uniondale and La Quinta Inn & Suites in Garden City have been designated the official conference hotels. The following are the special discounted rates for room reservations.
To register online, please visit hofstra.edu/culture. Name________________________________________________________________________________________ Address______________________________________________________________________________________ City/State/ZIP_________________________________________________________________________________ Affiliation_____________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone___________________________________________Fax______________________________________ E-mail________________________________________________________________________________________ I have made lodging reservations at: q Long Island Marriott q LaQuinta Inn & Suites Method of Payment q Enclosed is a check in the amount of $ ________________ (payable to Hofstra University – Delirious Naples Conference). q MasterCard
q Visa
Amount: $ ____________________
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LA QUINTA INN & SUITES 821 Stewart Avenue Garden City, NY 11530 Phone: 516-705-9000 or 800-531-5900 Fax: 516-705-9100 Room rate: $149 per night, single/double occupancy Cutoff date: Based on availability LONG ISLAND MARRIOTT HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER 101 James Doolittle Blvd. Uniondale, NY 11553 Attn: Reservations Manager Phone: 516-794-3800 or 800-832-6255 Fax: 516-794-5936 Room rate: $169 per night, single/double/triple/quadruple occupancy Cutoff date: Based on availability
HOFSTRA CULTURAL CENTER, HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY and CASA ITALIANA ZERILLI-MARIMÒ, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY present a conference
DELIRIOUS NAPLES:
FOR A CULTURAL, INTELLECTUAL, and URBAN HISTORY of the CITY of the SUN Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday November 16, 17, 18, 19, 2011
Card Number________________________________Expiration Date______________Security Code_________ Cardholder’s Signature_________________________________________________________________________ Returned Checks: A $25 handling fee will be charged for returned checks.
REGISTRATION FEES
NO. OF PERSONS
AMOUNT
Regular rate
$75 ______________
$________________
Daily Rate – Please indicate day(s). q Wednesday q Friday q Thursday q Saturday
$30 ______________
$________________
Senior citizen (65 and over) with ID
$60 ______________
$________________
Matriculated non-Hofstra student (must include copy of current school ID)
$30 ______________
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Dinner (Friday, November 18)
$50 ______________
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CONFERENCE EVENTS Christmas in Naples (Thursday, November 17) Regular rate Senior citizen (65 and over) with ID or Matriculated non-Hofstra student (must include copy of current school ID) Newpoli (Friday, November 18) Regular rate Senior citizen (65 and over) with ID or Matriculated non-Hofstra student (must include copy of current school ID)
NO. OF PERSONS
$12 ______________
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$10 ______________
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$19 ______________
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$17 ______________
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One FREE ticket for faculty/staff/matriculated student with current HofstraCard 34230:10/11
AMOUNT
NOTE: ALL RESERVATIONS WILL BE HELD UNTIL 6 P.M. ON DAY OF ARRIVAL UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY THE FIRST NIGHT’S ROOM DEPOSIT OR SECURED BY A MAJOR CREDIT CARD. RESERVATIONS AT THE DISCOUNTED RATE ARE SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY. WHEN MAKING YOUR RESERVATIONS, PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF AS A PARTICIPANT IN THE DELIRIOUS NAPLES CONFERENCE AT HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY. Scheduled transportation will be arranged between the Hofstra University campus and contracted hotels. Schedules will be available at the Conference Registration Desk as well as at the hotels.
For more information, please contact the Hofstra Cultural Center, 516-463-5669. For a complete schedule of events, please visit hofstra.edu/culture. Hofstra University is 100-percent program accessible to persons with disabilities. All events (with the exception of meals and performances) are FREE to Hofstra/New York University students, faculty and staff upon presentation of a current ID card.
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WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PARTICIPATION AND GENEROUS SUPPORT OF: Hofstra University Office of the President Hofstra University Office of the Provost Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Office of the Dean Lackmann Culinary Services Il Villaggio Trattoria, Malverne, NY, Antonio Bove, master chef Il Gattopardo, New York, NY, Gianfranco Sorrentino, owner, restaurateur Iavarone Brothers, Wantagh, NY Salvatore Mendolia Queensboro UNICO Coccia Foundation CIAO, Hofstra University Hofstra University Department of Comparative Literature and Languages Hofstra University Department of European Studies Hofstra University Department of History Hofstra University Department of Music Hofstra University Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Hofstra University Department of Women’s Studies Hofstra University Honors College Hofstra University Museum