Uncategorized IIHCM Special: Kossi Komla-Ebri | The Columbus Affair

IIHCM Special: Kossi Komla-Ebri | The Columbus Affair

In this hour-long special episode, we have medical surgeon and author Kossi Komla-Ebri at the Calandra Institute and then Professor Anthony Tamburri will talk about Columbus, based on his book, The Columbus Affair: Imperatives for an Italian/American Agenda.

Italics, Television for the Italian American Experience is a monthly presentation in the CUNY Presents timeslot that features prominent Italian Americans in the arts, business, government, sports, academia, and more. Each episode explores various aspects of the Italian diaspora, Italian-American history and traditions, contemporary Italian-American life, and takes a projected look at the future of the Italian-American community.

Italics is hosted by Anthony Julian Tamburri, Dean of the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute of Queens College/CUNY and Distinguished Professor of European Languages and Literatures. Italics is now in its third decade serving the Italian-American community and those interested in Italian-American history and culture. Italics is co-produced in collaboration with the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute.