Italian author makes way to CSULB
By Christine Rhee
Daily Forty-Niner
A prominent Italian author is the newest
addition to the list of scholarly professors in the Romance, German, Russian
languages and literatures department.
Carlo Chiarenza has made his way from Rome
to Cal State Long Beach and will head Italian studies.
"Dr. Chiarenza brings extensive teaching
and research experience [to CSULB] at both the graduate and undergraduate
levels of literary theory, Italian language and literature, film comparative
literature and international issues,î said Claire Martin, the department's
chairwoman. "In addition, he has ample experience in administration, program
planning, evaluation and fund raising."
Chiarenza is the author of "The Two Sides
of Imagination," an analysis of Italian perceptions of the United States,
as well as American views of Italy.
He served as executive director at Rome's
Italian Society for International Organization from 1996 to 1998, and he
was also a visiting professor at New Yorkís Hunter College.
Chiarenza received his bachelorís in Italian
from the University of Florence before earning his master's and doctorate
degrees at Baltimore's Johns Hopkins University. He also taught at the
University of British Columbia for 17 years.
"Italian studies needs to be rediscovered,"
Chiarenza said. "The Cal State Long Beach campus offers many Italian studies,
but they just need to be organized. I'm very pleased by the intellectual
status of CSULB students and I'm delighted to be here."
Chiarenza hopes to attract students to
Italian studies by offering a broader range of programs and events.
For example, he wants to hold an on-campus
premier featuring foreign films not previously shown in commercial theaters.
Chiarenza also wants to give students the
opportunity to attend lectures by prominent scholars on different aspects
of Italian studies including film and politics.
"I want to produce a structural program
for Italian studies," Chiarenza said. "I want to focus on more than just
the Italian language itself, but on Italian film, political science, history,
art and comparative literature."
Creating academic scholarships through
local Italian-American organizations is another goal he hopes to accomplish.
Chiarenza will also emphasize participation
in the Fullbright Exchange program, which is offered to students one year
after they graduate.
"I'm a supporter for exchange programs,"
Chiarenza said. "One must expand oneís own vision." |
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