This October, Temple University's Italian Studies program proudly invites you to celebrate Italian American Cultural Heritage Month and LGBTQIA+ History Month. Join us for a powerful exploration of identity, culture, and history!

Schedule

9:10 - 9:30
Max Gaida (University of Cologne);
Cruising at the end of the Century: The Crisis over Public Sex in the Schuykill River Park

9:35 - 9:55
Julia Heim (University of Pennsylvania);
Queering Genre but Reaffirming Gender? A Look into Fresh Kills and Mulignan

10:10 - 10:20
Sole Anatrone (Vassar College);
Inventing our Past

10:30 - 10:50
Tommi Avicolli Mecca (Author, Activist, Independent Scholar);
Kissing Queers Do Tell: The Early Years of Temple's Gay Liberation Front

11:00 - 11:20
Melanie Frazza (Independent Scholar);
Bodysuits of Leopard, Hoops of Gold: How Both Italian-American and Queer Femme Expressions of Femininity Intersect while Challenging Traditional Norms of WASP-y Womanhood

11:25 - 11:35
Samantha Pinto (LaSalle University);
Queering Psychotherapy with Italian Americans

This event is free and open to the public!

Sponsors: CHAT, Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures; Department of English; Department of Sociology, Department of Psychology; Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program; Department of History; Global Studies Program