![]() ![]() Her pluri-awarded book Pre-Occupied Spaces: Remapping Italy’s Transnational Migrations and Colonial Legacies (Fordham UP, 2017, and Mondadori/Le Monnier, 2021 in Italian). The recipient of several fellowships (De Bosis, Rockefeller and Fulbright), Fiore has held Visiting positions at Harvard, Yale, NYU, and Rutgers University. Teresa Fiore holds the Inserra Endowed Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies, and serves as Full Professor in the Italian Program, Department of World Languages and Cultures. Included in the series Dentro/Afuera: The Interconnections between Italian and Latin American/Spanish Cultures and linked to the research project Memoria Presente: The Common Spanish Legacy in Italian and Latin American Cultures ![]() Benedict’s Preparatory School, Newark, NJ. ![]() In partnership with Fondazione Patronato San Vincenzo, Bergamo (Italy) and St. of Social Work and Child Advocacy, and the Red Hawk Fellows at Montclair State University. of World Languages and Cultures), the Dept. Organized and sponsored by the Inserra Endowed Chair In collaboration with the Italian Program ( Dept. foster care system as well as community engagement efforts aimed at addressing socio-economic inequalities and supporting access to education. The panel also includes a conversation with representatives of local schools and universities about the U.S. The panel is designed to illustrate the history of the project, its changes over time, and today’s relevance, in part linked to the migratory flows between Italy and Bolivia that the initiative has prompted. La Ciudad del Niño as a project has evolved since then, including with a UNICEF recognition for its innovative take on keeping family ties while providing room and board on the premises. The film documents the lives of Padre Berta, his religious community, and the lay volunteers who have helped shape Bolivian society during four decades of educational reform, social engagement, and political activism. In Cochabamba, he built La Ciudad del Niño, one of the largest foster homes and schools in the country. The documentary tells the extraordinary story of Padre Antonio Berta (1927-2007), a visionary man from Bergamo, Italy, who arrived in Bolivia, in 1966 and devoted his entire life to abandoned children. The documentary La Ciudad de los Niños about an Italian foster home and school created in Bolivia in the 1960s provides a fruitful platform to address issues of foster care, access to education for challenged youth, and migration flows prompted by transnational initiatives of support. ![]() The Italian guests will speak in Italian and two interpreters will translate into English (Angela Carabelli and Michael Moore). Moderated by: Teresa Fiore (Inserra Chair, Montclair State University) Benedict’s Preparatory School, Newark, NJ, USA) Svetlana Shpiegel (Associate Professor, Social Work and Child Advocacy Dept., Montclair State University) In Italian and Spanish with English subtitles provided by Anna Camilleri and Ian Richard.įulvio Diploma (Director, Ciudad del Niño, Cochabamba, Bolivia)įather Sergio Gamberoni (Director, Migrant Office, Catholic Diocese, Bergamo, Italy)Įlena Bellina (Department of Italian Studies, NYU, USA, and co-writer/director of the documentary Ciudad de los Niños). Produced by Fondazione Patronato San Vincenzo, Bergamo (Italy), 2005 (1hr and 20 mins). Screening of the documentary written and directed by Flavio Rizzo, Gabriele Scardino, Elena Bellina, and Veruska Cantelli. Presentation Hall 1040 (School of Communication and Media)įREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, THIS EVENT IS IN PERSON (no live streaming) Ciudad de los Niños (Bolivia-Italy): Documentary Screening and Discussion about Foster Care, Education, and MigrationĬiudad de los Niños: Documentary Screening and Discussion about Foster Care, Education, and Migration ![]()
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