The link between coffee (particularly that of espresso) and Italy seems to be among the more prominent, if at times stereotypical, associations with the Italian culture. Interestingly enough, the concept of espresso is a ...

This research project examines the expression of ethnic identity among members of the Italian American community in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The study is based on the theory of identity as a social construction, ...

This thesis is a study and translation of Lo Specifico del Dottor Menghi (Doctor Menghi's Specific), a short story by the Italian fiction writer Aron Ettore Schmitz, best known by his pseudonym Italo Svevo. Unusually it ...

The last tale of Giovanni Boccaccio’s Decameron is especially famous for its illustration of the obedient wife. Griselda is the tale’s protagonist that undergoes the ordeals created by her husband, the Marquis of Saluzzo. ...

It has been over a decade since the creation of Facebook and there are other virtual places where people can engage in computer mediated communication (CMC) in public while also having private conversations with either ...

It is always interesting to study the origin of certain cultural stereotypes, be they negative or positive. Italy is a country that is known internationally for the ability of its people to dress beautifully, a taste that ...

This thesis examines the book, Vita by Melania Mazzucco, published in 2003, which follows the story of two Italian immigrants in the United States in the early years of the 20th century. The following analysis views Vita ...

As cultural depictions of internal migrations in their respective countries, The Grapes of Wrath and Rocco e i suoi fratelli illustrate a parallel trajectory despite two opposing and divergent historical contexts, i.e. the ...

I weigh the Classical resonance in Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels, focusing primarily on the Roman concept of Genius. I adopt the theory on intertextuality and allusion, also pondering on issues raised by gender studies.

This study examines the discourse of Beppe Grillo, founder of the Five Star Movement, a populist political movement created on his personal blog in 2009. It analyzes three of the texts published on Grillo’s blog about the ...