Conflict and Italian-Canadian Literature: Problems in Theory and Practice presented at the Italian-Canadian Literature Conference in Toronto, ON, November 14-16, 2008

Abstract

Dr. Joe Pivato of the Centre for Language and Literature spoke at the conference, Envisioning Culture: Evolving Writing and Community hosted by the Frank Iacoducci Centre for Italian-Canadian Studies, University of Toronto. This November, 2008, event was the 12 biennial conference of the Association of Italian-Canadian Writers. Joe spoke on a panel discussion with novelists Frank Paci and Caterina Edwards, and the following day gave an academic paper on “Conflict and Italian-Canadian Literature: Problems in Theory and Practice.” Joe is editing a book of essays on Pier Giorgio Di Cicco, Poet Laureate of Toronto.