Upcoming Events
Pasolini Contra Queerness: America, Aesthetics, Reception
The Department of Italian Studies at UC Berkeley proudly presents:
The 2024 Marie G. Ringrose Graduate Lecture in Italian Studies by Professor Ara H. Merjian from New York University
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Pier Paolo Pasolini emerged as a lightning rod for postwar gay and lesbian culture well before his controversial murder in 1975. American artists in particular have long since gravitated toward both his work and his person: the visual artists Felix Gonzales-Torres and David Wojnarowicz; authors Kathy Acker and Gary Indiana; filmmakers Barbara Hammer and Cathy Lee Crane; and prominent cultural luminaries from Robert Mapplethorpe to Leo Bersani to John Waters. Such names do not even comprise the myriad individuals – from poets to playwrights to pornography editors – who have made of Pasolini a queer martyr of almost hagiographic status.
Words in Action: A Multilingual Student Performance
Join us for Words in Action, our Spring celebration of world languages and cultures as Berkeley students present scenes from plays, original acts, songs, poetry, and dance.
Join us in supporting our students and our diverse language community on the UCB campus.
Participation in the event is open to any UC Berkeley student taking a language course at any level.
For more information you may contact Annamaria Bellezza at ambellezza@berkeley.edu