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Il Mediterraneo Cambia Volto: Creatività e Confini delle Donne Migranti Un dialogo interculturale sulle donne e la migrazione nel Mediterraneo contemporaneo Loyola University Chicago | The John Felice Rome Center 31 Marzo 2009 | 6 PM Casa Internazionale delle Donne Via della Lungara, 19 and 1–2 Aprile 2009 Centro Studi Americani Via Michelangelo Caetani, 32 The Changing Face of the Mediterranean: Migrant Women’s Creativity & Constraints 11:15–11:30 AM | COFFEE SERVICE 11:30–1:15 PM | PANEL #4: THE MEDIA & THE ARTS Moderator: Dr. Sarah Maclaren Professor of Sociology, John Felice Rome Center “A Sea of Migrants: Female Literature of Migration in Italy” Dr. Lidia Curti Professor of English Literature & Postcolonial Studies University of Naples, L’Orientale “Screening the Drama of Female Migration” Dr. Aine O’Healy Department of Modern Languages & Literatures Loyola University Marymount “Mother and Daughter Tongues: Creativity and Constraints in Women Writers from the Red Sea” Dr. Cristina Lombardi-Diop Associate Professor and Chair Department of Italian Studies, American University of Rome Discussant: Dr. Caterina Romeo Assistant Professor of Gender Studies and American Studies, Sapienza–Università di Roma 1:15–2:30 PM | LUNCH 2:30–4:15 PM | PANEL #5: MIGRANT WOMEN & MEDITERRANEAN FEMINISMS Moderator: Dr. Anne Wingenter Professor of History and Women’s Studies John Felice Rome Center “e Limits of Multicultural Exchange: Crossing Feminist Boundaries in the Mediterranean” Dr. Wendy Pojmann Assistant Professor of History Siena College “Mediterranean Approaches to the Empowerment of Women Between Feminist Networks and UN Policies” Dr. Bianca Maria Pomeranzi Ministry of Foreign Affairs “‘Lingua Madre’: Empowering Self-Representation of Migrant Women in Italy” Dr. Anna Maria Crispino Journalist and Founding Editor of Leggendaria Discussant: Dr. Tracy Pintchman Professor of eology Loyola University Chicago 4:15–5:15 PM | RECEPTION/APERITIVO 5:15–6:45 PM | CLOSING SESSION “Postcolonial Links. Bodies, Voices and (hi)Stories across the Mediterranean in Gabriella Ghermandi’s and Igiaba Scego’s Writings” Dr. Roberto Derobertis Department of Italian Studies, University of Bari Igiaba Scego Writer and Journalist “Queen of Flowers and Pearls” Gabriella Ghermandi Ethio-Italian Writer & Storyteller ACKNOWLEDGMENTS is conference was made possible through the generous support of these organizations and friends of the John Felice Rome Center: Sen. Giuliano Amato, President, Centro Studi Americani, Rome Anne Callaghan, U.S. Embassy, Minister Counselor for Public Affairs Michael Garanzini, S.J., President, Loyola University Chicago Dr. Dawn Harris, Director, Gannon Center, Loyola University Chicago Emilio Iodice, Vice President, John Felice Rome Center Dr. Karim Mezran, Centro Studi Americani, Rome Dott.ssa Maria Palazzesi, Responsabile Area Cultura, Casa Internazionale delle Donne, Rome Dr. Peter Schraeder, Department of Political Science, Loyola University Chicago Tracy Sprouse Ferguson, J.D. Prof.ssa Bianca Bosco Tedeschini Lalli, Board of Directors, Centro Studi Americani, Professore Emerito, University of Roma Tre Christine Wiseman, Provost, Loyola University Chicago e students, faculty and staff of the John Felice Rome Center Per ulteriori informazioni sul convegno, visitare LUC.edu/jfrc Aperto al pubblico/Ingresso libero Traduzione simultanea: Inglese e Italiano FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE CONFERENCE Visit the conference Web site at LUC.edu/jfrc Contact press liason in Rome: Dr. Anne Wingenter E-mail: [email protected] | Phone: (39) 333.760.8404 Contact conference coordinator in Rome: Dr. Susana Cavallo E-mail: [email protected]
