Office: Department of Romance, Russian, German
Languages and Literatures
California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840-2406
Phone: 562-985-4621
Fax: 562-985-9257
E-mail: cchiaren@csulb.edu

Place of Birth: Turin (Italy)


LANGUAGES

Italian Native
English Near Native
French Very Good
Spanish Basic

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

1973 Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Dept. of Romance Languages.
Thesis' title: Autobiography and Literary Consciousness in the Novel of Federigo Tozzi." (Thesis Committee: René Girard, Charles Singleton, Eduardo Saccone, Richard Macksey).
1968 M.A., The Johns Hopkins University
1965-1966 Cornell University, Graduate School
1958-1963 Laurea in Modern Literature, The University of Florence

Fields of Interest: Modern and contemporary Italian Literature, Comparative Literature, Critical
Theory, Film Aesthetics, Cultural Anthropology and Theory of Semiotics,
Media and Communication Theories.

ACADEMIC AWARDS

1967-1969 NDEA Fellowship
1979 Canada Council
1980 and 1982 SSHRCC Grant,
1971-1977 UBC Research and Travel Grants
1984-1988 University of British Columbia Distinguished Faculty Research Grants
2000 Golden Apple Award, CSULB Alumni-Students Association
2001 Italian Government Award, Contribution to the Teaching of Italian in America

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL CAREER

1999- George L. Graziadio Chair of Italian, California State University, Long Beach
Professor (with Tenure) and Chair
Director, The George L. Graziadio Center of Italian Studies

Director, CSU Summer Semester in Florence, 2002

Spring 1999 Visiting Professor, Hunter College, NYC

Fall 1998 Visiting Professor, Dickinson College, U.S.A.

1996-1998 Executive Director, Italian Society for International Organization (SIOI), Rome, Italy
- Human Resources Director
- Responsible for public relations and cooperation with Research organizations, with EU institutions, public offices and international organizations.
- Responsible for the establishing of close cooperation with main International Organizations (UE, UN, FAO, UNHCR, WFUNA, etc.)
- Responsible for the editing and publishing of studies on political, legal, economic and social issues of the international community in order to promote an efficient and stable peace organization.
- Organization of conferences, seminars, round tables, and meetings of experts in order to increase awareness of international issues and to encourage public opinion to support international organizations.
- Coordination of counseling, advanced courses and research activities
- Responsible for the Coordination of the SIOI's Human Rights Committee
- Close cooperation with higher education institutions. Selection and awarding of grants to graduates in order to foster the study and research on human rights and international issues.

1988-1995 Executive Director, Fulbright Commission, Rome, Italy
Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchanges between Italy and the United States.

- Administration of grants for Italian and American graduate students and Faculty. Organization of Seminars and orientation programs, Conferences and Academic programs. Publication of texts on Academic exchanges. Fund raising. Increased the budget of 100% in five years. Lecturing and Course planning.

1986-1987 Director, Canadian Academic Center, Rome, Italy
(While in sabbatical leave from UBC)

1970-1988 The University of British Columbia
Dept. of Hispanic & Italian Studies (Tenure, 1975.)

(1981-82, Chair of the Comparative Literature Program.)
Teaching duties: graduate and undergraduate Italian Literature, All levels of
Language, Literary Theory, Cinema. Also involved in the Continuing Education Department.

1969-1970 Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT.
Assistant Professor.

1968-1969 State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y.
Instructor.

PROFESSIONAL and HONORARY POSITIONS

1999- American Association of Italian Studies, Member Executive
1992-1994 American Fulbright Commissions / Foundations, Chairman Executive
Committee
1992-1995 Italian Academy of Columbia University, Member Scientific Committee
1994-1996 John Cabot University, Member of Board
1984-1986 Vancouver Opera Association, Member of Board
1982-1986 Pacific Cinematheque, Member of Board
1983-1985 Dante Alighieri Society, President Vancouver Chapter

EXECUTIVE POSITIONS IN ACADEMIC SOCIETIES

1980-1985 Modern Languages Association of America, Executive Committee
Canadian Association for Italian Studies, Executive Committee
Canadian Society of Semiotic Studies, Program Coordinator
1978-1984 American Boccaccio Association, Executive Committee
Unione Internazionale degli Istituti di Archeologia, Storia e Storia dell'Arte, Member of the Executive
Canadian Comparative Literature Association, Member

UNIVERSITY AND DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE

The George L. Graziadio Center for Italian Studies, Director
CLA RTP Committee
ERC Committee
Search Committee, Chair
Italian Studies Committee, Chair
Fulbright and International Students Interviews
CLA, SCAC Committee

University of British Columbia Faculty Association, Executive Committee
University of British Columbia Graduate Studies Committee, Lectures and Visiting Scholars Committee,
Comparative Literature Committee, Member and Chair (1981-82)
University of British Columbia Semiotic Committee, Founder and Chair

VISITING PROFESSORSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES

Spring 1999 Hunter College
Fall 1998 Dickinson College
Spring 1995 New York University
Fall 1985 Stanford University
Winter 1981 UCLA
Summer 1969 Graduate School, Middlebury College
Summer 1968 SUNY at Buffalo

VISITING PROFESSORSHIP IN ITALY

Spring 1997/1998 University for Foreign Students, Siena
Spring 1991 University of Perugia

Selected Lectures

In the United States
Middlebury college
New York University
State University of New York, Stony Brook
Univ. of Pennsylvania
MLA Convention
PCMLA Meeting
UCLA
In Canada
University of Toronto
Guelph University
University of Victoria
University of B.C.
McMaster University
CFLA Convention
In Italy
University of Perugia
University of Lecce
University of Rome
University of Bologna
University of Trento
University of Venice
University of Florence
University of Genoa
University of Turin
Conferenza dei Rettori, Rome
AISNA Conference

RECENT LECTURES (LAST FOUR YEARS)

November 2003 Pavese in America
International Conference of the Pavese Foundation, S.Stefano Belbo, Italy
November 2003 Keynote speaker, Presentation of Journal Quaderni del '900

October 22, 2002 "Second Int.l Week of Italian Language"
UCLA, Speaker and Organizer
March 9, 2002 "Is Italian Culture a Luxury?"
Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ
October 2001 "Teaching Cultural Studies through Cinema"
International Conference on Cultural Studies, Boca Raton, FL
December 2000 "Political implications of the Diffusion of Italian Culture Abroad"
First International Conference of Italiani nel mondo ,Rome, Italy
October 2000 "The Italian Contribution in North America"
Conference "Italians in the World", New York
September 2000 "Italy at War: a Historical View"
Italian Cultural Institute, Los Angeles
August 1999 "The concept of Interdisciplinary Studies"
UNICO Conference, Puerto Rico
April 1999 A Lesson in Post-Modernism: the Case of Il Postino"
CSU, Long Beach
December 1998 "About Cultural Recycling: Svevo and Woody Allen"
University of Pennsylvania
November 1998 "On Teaching Film and Literature"
Dickinson College, PA
September 1998 "The Exchange Programs in the Year 2000"
University of British Columbia, Canada
April 1998 "From Verbal to Visual Language: European and American Cinema"
University of Siena, Italy
January 1997 "Presentation of the audio-visual project: Human rights and Education"
SIOI, Rome
April 1997 "Mediterranean and Middle East: from Oil to Fundamentalism"
SIOI, Rome
October 1997 "Culture, History, Difference: the Role of the Diplomat"
University di Malta
September 1997 "The University System in Italy and the U.S.A."
Conference on Educational
Exchanges, University of Bari, Italy
December 1997 "The XXth Century Novel of the Self"
University of Rome "La Sapienza"
October 1997 "The US Political Scene before the Presidential Elections"
University of Bologna

EDITORIAL BOARDS

2001- "Quaderni del 900", A journal of Italian Studies, Editor
!984-1988 Princeton University Press
Indiana University Press
1985-1988 SSHRCC, Consultant
1981-1985 Quaderni D'Italianistica, Associate Editor
1986-1988 Annuali Accademici Canadesi, Editor

PUBLICATIONS

Books: Autobiografismo e Coscienza Letteraria nel Primo Tozzi,
JHU, Dissertation Abstracts, 1973
Carlo Goldoni, The Servant ol Two Masters, (Translation),
Publications of Stratford Festival, 1978
Immaginari a Confronto, (Edited with William Vance), Marsillio Editori, 1992

Articles & Essays: On Italian Modern and Contemporary Literature, Social and Educational Issues,
Film and Critical Theory in Paragone, MLN, Il Ponte, Quaderni d'Italianistica, Sub-Stance, etc
On the Fulbright Program and International Relations in Italian and American
professional journals.
"Identita', cultura e valorizzazione del patrimonio socio-culturale". Atti della prima conferenza degli Italiani nel mondo, ADN-Cronos, Roma 2002

REFEREES

Prof. John Freccero, Chair
Dept. of Italian Studies
24 West 12th Avenue
New York University, NY
Phone: 212-998-3858 (Summer 408-457-8570)
E-mail: 105617.3472@compuserv.com

Prof. Giuseppe Mazzotta
Dept. of Italian
Yale University
New Haven, CT 06520
Phone: 203-432-0595 / 432-0598

Prof. Victoria Kirkham
Dept. of Romance Languages
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Ambassador Prof. Luigi Vittorio Ferraris
LUISS University
Counselor of State, Secretary General, SIOI
Piazza S. Marco 51, 00186 Rome
Phone: 39-6-69207824 Fax: 396-678-9102
E-mail: lvferraris@iol.it

Prof. David Caputo, President
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue, Room E1701
New York, N.Y. 10021
Phone: 212-772-4242
E-mail: david.caputo@hunter.cuny.edu

Prof. Frank Fata, Associate Dean
College of Liberal Arts
CSULB, MHB 200
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90840
E-mail: ffata@csulb.edu

Prof. Dorothy Abrahamse, Dean
College of Liberal Arts
CSULB, MHB 200
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90840
E-mail: dabrahamse@csulb.edu