
May 2022
Dear friends, in the lead up to the Fashion Week, the Dante Alighieri Society Sydney and the National Italian-Australian Women's Association (NIAWA) are pleased to invite you to a free, in-person seminar on “The Marchesa Casati: style icon and muse”. . Dr. Will Visconti will be the guest speaker. Dr. Visconti is Honorary Research Fellow at the University of London and teaches at the University of Sydney. His research focuses on the intersections of gender, sexuality and representation, particularly during…
Read MoreApril 2022
Dear friends, the Dante Alighieri Society Sydney and the National Italian-Australian Women's Association (NIAWA) are pleased to invite you to a free webinar on "La moglie di Dante". The talk will be in Italian. . Novelist and published author Marina Migliavacca Marazza will be our guest lecturer. . To join the webinar on Zoom, please click/tap HERE. The talk will be recorded and will be made available on the YouTube channel of the Dante Alighieri Society Sydney, which you can…
Read MoreMarch 2022
Dear friends, the Dante Alighieri Society Sydney and the National Italian Australian Women's Association (NIAWA) are pleased to invite you to a free webinar on "Le donne nella Shoah: per un'analisi di genere dell'Olocausto". The talk will be in Italian. . Bruna Bertolo, journalist and published author, will be our guest lecturer. The talk will also include Concetta Cirigliano Perna, NIAWA President and Dante Aligheri Society Sydney Vice President. Click here to see more details. . To join the webinar…
Read MoreNovember 2021
Collegatevi con noi per un incontro con l'autore del libro The Fireflies of Autumn: And Other Tales of San Ginese
Read MoreDear friends, don't miss out on the free Dante exhibition at the Fisher Library of the University of Sydney! It's on between 29 November 2021 and 18 June 2022, more details HERE. . The exhibition is curated by Nerida Newbigin and Julie Price, with the support of the USyd Department of Italian Studies, The Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney, and the Dante Alighieri Society Sydney. . The exhibition includes several editions of Dante’s works, highlighting the intersection of the poet’s…
Read MoreOn Friday 26 November 2021, committee members, students, and friends of the Dante Alighieri Society Sydney gathered for a COVID-safe end-of-the-year party. The party also hosted the awards of the Tommaso Favino literary competition. For more details, see the relevant webpage here!
Read MoreThe Dante Alighieri Society Sydney is pleased to announce the 2021 Tommaso Favino Literary Competition (“Premio Letterario Tommaso Favino 2021″), whose deadline is the 1st of November at 5 pm. The winner of the 1st prize will be awarded with $600 and a certificate of achievement, the winner of the 2nd prize will receive $300 and a second-place certificate, while the winner of the 3d prize will receive $100 and a third-place certificate. To enter the competition, send us an email with…
Read MoreOctober 2021
Dear friends, the Dante Alighieri Society Sydney is pleased to invite you to a free webinar on teaching Dante Alighieri in Australia. Dr. Emma Barlow (University of Technology Sydney and Dante Alighieri Society Sydney) will be our guest lecturer. Click here to read the abstract. To join the webinar on Zoom, please click/tap HERE. The talk will be recorded and will be made available on the YouTube channel of the Dante Alighieri Society Sydney, which you can find here. See…
Read MoreSeptember 2021
Dear friends, the Dante Alighieri Society Sydney is pleased to invite you to a free webinar on humanistic life coaching, in cooperation with the National Italian Australian Women's Association (NIAWA). The talk will be in Italian. Emma Luxardo (humanistic coach) and Massimo Benedetti (communications specialist) will be the guest speakers. To join the webinar on Zoom, please click/tap HERE. The talk will be recorded and will be made available on the YouTube channel of the Dante Alighieri Society Sydney, which…
Read MoreAugust 2021
Cari soci e amici, la Società Dante Alighieri di Sydney vi invita ad un webinar su "La pandemia COVID-19: ansie, paure e speranze contro un nemico invisibile". Con l’aiuto della psicologia, cerchiamo di districarci fra le mille facce del “problema virus” che flagella l’umanità. L'ospite di questo webinar sarà Luciano Peirone, Psicologo Psicoterapeuta, già Professore Aggiunto all’Università di Chieti-Pescara e all’Università di Brescia, e noto saggista. Il webinar è gratuito e vi si può accedere cliccando QUI. Una volta terminato,…
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