Dr. Fiore’s Research (Summer 2016)
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Visiting Fellow position at NYU, Italy鈥檚 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Task Force, Book included in Fordham UP Fall 2016 catalogue,NYU Dissertation committee, La Voce di New York article.
Affiliation with the CEMS at NYU as Visiting Fellow (AY 2016-17)
For the seventh consecutive year in the month of June, the at New York University has selected Dr. Fiore as a Visiting Fellow. From Sept. 2016 to Aug. 2017 she will be carrying out her research projects on migration from/to Italy with the assistance of the NYU library resources and services and as part of an interdisciplinary group of scholars.
Task force for Made in Italy and language (June-July)
Last June and July, Dr. Fiore offered her contribution to the task force Made in Italy and language project, (n. 5) formed by Italy鈥檚 Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation () to address key issues linked to the promotion of the Italian Language and Culture in view of the 2016 edition of the . Dr. Fiore provided assessment and proposals for targeted interventions in the field of the Made in Italy as an engine of growth for the study of the Italian language along with representatives of other universities and national organizations (Dr. Massimo Vedovelli of the Universit脿 per Stranieri di Siena, Giovanna Talocci of the Associazione del Design Italiano, Angela Benintende of Italy鈥檚 Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Patrizia Ziino of Confindustria, and Fabio Del Giudice of the Associazione Italiana degli Editori, among others). For a complete list of names in the task force, click . To download the Libro Bianco with updated info on the teaching of Italian, AY 2014-15, click .
Inclusion of forthcoming book 鈥淧re-Occupied Spaces鈥 in the Fordham UP Fall 2016 catalogue
Dr. Fiore’s book Pre-Occupied Spaces: Remapping Italy鈥檚 Transnational Migrations and Colonial Legacies has been included in the Fordham UP Fall 2016 catalogue (p. 17). 鈥淧re-Occupied Spaces” is an interdisciplinary work on cultural spaces, in which the analysis of stories about outbound and inbound migrations as well as colonialism-related relocations sheds light on the history of Italian national formation and identity.
External Member for Dissertation Committees at NYU (Aug. 31, 2016)
Dr. Fiore served as external member for the Ph.D. dissertation committee of Kim Ziegler, New York University. Her dissertation, titled 鈥淪treet-Smart: Critical Approaches to Space and Education in Contemporary Naples,鈥 was successfully defended on August 31st.
Article on studying Italian (La Voce di New York, June 12)
Dr. Fiore was featured in an about studying Italian published by La Voce di New York. The article (in Italian), titled 鈥淟ingua italiana in America: dopo i senatori, la parola a tre prof,鈥 includes commentaries on the topic by three professors of Italian. Dr. Fiore鈥檚 extract (鈥淐entralit脿 al Made in Italy e al rapporto con le aziende nei corsi di laurea鈥) focuses on the importance of the relationship between Italian programs on university campuses abroad and companies representing the Made in Italy brand in and outside Italy.