Italian Studies

Italian studies at Bowdoin offers students the opportunity to develop their fluency in Italian and their understanding of the rich cultures and literatures of the Italian-speaking world—skills that will prepare students for international work or graduate study.

‘Call Me by Your Name:’ Deconstructing the Universal Utopia
In his lecture, "The Universal Tale and the Haunting Specters of Call Me by Your Name," Associate Professor of Italian and Cinema Studies at University of Oregon Sergio Rigoletto discusses the portrayal of the film's gay love story.
Puccini Goes to the Movies: How Cinema Influenced Italian Opera
Visiting Assistant Professor Christy Thomas demonstrates the links between early cinema and Puccini.
Measured Words: Computation and Writing in Renaissance Italy
Everyone knows that computers didn’t come along until the second half of the last century, right? Well, maybe not, says professor Arielle Saiber. There were computers in Renaissance Italy, she informs us, but these computers were people!

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‘Call Me by Your Name:’ Deconstructing the Universal Utopia

Puccini Goes to the Movies: How Cinema Influenced Italian Opera

Measured Words: Computation and Writing in Renaissance Italy