DELIRIOUS NAPLES:FOR A CULTURAL, INTELLECTUAL, and URBAN HISTORY of the CITY of the SUN

WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAYNOVEMBER 16, 17, 18, 19, 2011

HOFSTRA CULTURAL CENTER, HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY and CASA ITALIANA ZERILLI-MARIMÒ, NEW YORK UNIVERSITYpresent a conference

In memoriamThomas V. Belmonte (1946-1995), author of The Broken Fountain

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

41ST PARALLEL: NAPLES/NEW YORK – THE TRAVELING OF NEAPOLITAN MUSIC John Monteleone, John La Barbera, Joseph Sciorra, Simona Frasca

B. AMORE: NAPLES – NEW YORK: AN INSTALLATION B. Amore, Charles Sant’ Elia, Mary Brown, Jason Pine, Ernesto Rossi

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

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 HISTORYNeapolitan Philosophical and Theoretical Culture, 1799 to 2011 – Barbara Ann Naddeo, Fabio Rizi

LITERATURE AND THE ARTS • Overview: Locating Neapolitan Culture: Cultural Creation From Romanticism Through Postmodernism – Patrizia La Trecchia

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”

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. DINNER8-10 p.m. NEWPOLI: PERFORMANCE OF NEAPOLITAN MUSIC

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

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 QuartNAPULE 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 UniversityRECEPTION, 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.

CONFERENCE CO-DIRECTORS:Pellegrino D’Acierno Professor of Comparative Literature and LanguagesQueensboro UNICO Distinguished Professorof Italian and Italian American Studies (2007-2010)Hofstra University

Stanislao PuglieseProfessor of HistoryHofstra Cultural Center FellowQueensboro UNICO Distinguished Professorof Italian and Italian American Studies (2010- -)

Image Credit: Carosello Napoletano, 1954Ettore Giannini, DirectorMovie Still

CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS

B. Amore, independent artistAndrea Baldi, Rutgers UniversityMary Brown, Center for Migration Studies, NYCGiuliana Bruno, Harvard UniversityCaroline Bruzelius, Duke UniversityAngelo Cannavacciuolo, writer, director, screenwriter, actor, Joseph G. Astman Distinguished Conference ScholarValerio Caprara, Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”Simone Castaldi, Hofstra UniversityGary Crowdus, author, film criticPellegrino D’Acierno, Hofstra UniversityPaola D’Agostino, University of Naples, Federico IIRose De Angelis, Marist CollegeJohn Domini, authorLuigi Fontanella, Stony Brook UniversitySimona Frasca, writer, critic, musicologist, authorJonathan Galassi, publisherPaola Gambarota, Rutgers UniversityFred Gardaphé, Queens College, CUNYDan Hofstadter, Bennington CollegeJohn La Barbera, composer, arranger, musician

Patrizia La Trecchia, University of South FloridaGaetana Marrone-Puglia, Princeton UniversityNelson Moe, Barnard CollegeJohn Monteleone, independent artist, Monteleone Instruments Barbara Ann Naddeo, City College of New York, CUNYNick Napoli, Pratt UniversitySalvatore Napolitano, UCLAGregory Pell, Hofstra UniversityJason Pine, Purchase College, SUNYStanislao Pugliese, Hofstra UniversityLeonard Quart, College of Staten Island, CUNYDavid Ramael, Hofstra UniversityJoseph Rescigno, Conductor, Florentine Opera Company, Milwaukee, WIStefania Rinaldi, Direttrice Laboratorio “Coro di Voci Bianche” del Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli, Joseph G. Astman Distinguished Conference ScholarFabio Rizi, independent scholarErnesto Rossi, owner, E. Rossi & Co. Charles Sant’ Elia, attorneyJoseph Sciorra, Queens College, CUNYRobert Spiotto, Hofstra UniversityRobin Thomas, Penn State UniversityGioia Timpanelli, Cantastorie, independent artistRobert Zweig, Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY

Hofstra Cultural CenterHempstead, New York 11549-1130

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LODGING INFORMATIONThe 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.

LA QUINTA INN & SUITES821 Stewart AvenueGarden City, NY 11530Phone: 516-705-9000 or 800-531-5900Fax: 516-705-9100Room rate: $149 per night,single/double occupancyCutoff date: Based on availability

LONG ISLAND MARRIOTT HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER101 James Doolittle Blvd.Uniondale, NY 11553Attn: Reservations ManagerPhone: 516-794-3800 or 800-832-6255Fax: 516-794-5936Room rate: $169 per night,single/double/triple/quadruple occupancyCutoff date: Based on availability

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.

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, SaturdayNovember 16, 17, 18, 19, 2011

DELIRIOUS NAPLES:FOR A CULTURAL, INTELLECTUAL, and URBAN HISTORY of the CITY of the SUN

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, SATURDAYNOVEMBER 16, 17, 18, 19, 2011

WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PARTICIPATION AND GENEROUS SUPPORT OF:

Hofstra University Office of the PresidentHofstra University Office of the ProvostHofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Office of the DeanLackmann Culinary ServicesIl Villaggio Trattoria, Malverne, NY, Antonio Bove, master chefIl Gattopardo, New York, NY, Gianfranco Sorrentino, owner, restaurateur Iavarone Brothers, Wantagh, NYSalvatore MendoliaQueensboro UNICOCoccia FoundationCIAO, Hofstra UniversityHofstra University Department of Comparative Literature and LanguagesHofstra University Department of European StudiesHofstra University Department of HistoryHofstra University Department of Music Hofstra University Department of Romance Languages and LiteraturesHofstra University Department of Women’s StudiesHofstra University Honors CollegeHofstra University Museum

REGISTRATION FORM

Mail or fax to: Delirious Naples ConferenceHofstra Cultural Center113 Hofstra UniversityHempstead, NY 11549-1130Phone: 516-463-5669 • Fax: 516-463-4793

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 Paymentq Enclosed is a check in the amount of $ ________________

(payable to Hofstra University – Delirious Naples Conference).

q MasterCard q Visa Amount: $ ___________________

Cardholder’s Name ___________________________________________________________________________

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). $30 _____________ $ _______________ q Wednesday q Friday q Thursday q Saturday

Senior citizen (65 and over) with ID $60 _____________ $ _______________

Matriculated non-Hofstra student $30 _____________ $ _______________(must include copy of current school ID)

Dinner (Friday, November 18) $50 _____________ $ _______________

Total $ _______________CONFERENCE EVENTS NO. OF PERSONS AMOUNT

Christmas in Naples (Thursday, November 17)Regular rate $12 _____________ $ _______________

Senior citizen (65 and over) with ID or $10 _____________ $ _______________Matriculated non-Hofstra student (must include copy of current school ID)

Newpoli (Friday, November 18)Regular rate $19 _____________ $ _______________

Senior citizen (65 and over) with ID or $17 _____________ $ _______________ Matriculated non-Hofstra student (must include copy of current school ID)

One FREE ticket for faculty/staff/matriculated student with current HofstraCard Total $ _______________