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TORONTO – Lunedì 25 aprile si è tenuto il primo evento del neonato gruppo studio di fumetti presso il dipartimento di Italian Studies della University of Toronto: una tavola virtuale dal titolo “Di cosa parliamo quando parliamo di Graphic Novel?” che ha visto interventi di studiosi del fumetto da tutto il mondo…
[GTranslate]The Italian language and culture are alive and well in Canada and in Ontario and not only in large metropolises such as Toronto and Montreal.
In Ontario, outside of the GTA and the Niagara Peninsula, there are several other towns and cities where our beautiful language is still spoken and flourishes even at the academic level. (more…)
[GTranslate]TORONTO – Teachers and students from Laurentian University’s Italian Studies program are on the ropes, since the university declared a state of insolvency on February 10th, citing more than 300 million in debt, they have certainly not slept soundly.
“I do not know exactly how this situation will affect us – said Diana Iuele Colilli, president of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures – we fear that, since it is small, the Italian Studies program may be cut.” (more…)
