Italian Americans on Screen: Challenging the Past, Re-Theorizing the Future reconsiders Robert Casillo's definition of Italian-American cinema as "appl[ying] to works by Italian-American directors who treat Italian-American subjects" to expand this classification. Contributors situate Italian-American cinema and media within the contemporary and intersectional debates about ethnic identity, including race, class, gender, and sexuality studies. This book links past scholarship to theoretical underpinnings with new hermeneutical approaches in television and film to establish new interpretations concerning Italian Americans on screen. Scholars of film studies, media studies, cultural studies, and sociology will find this book particularly useful.

About the Author
Ryan Calabretta-Sajder is assistant professor of Italian at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.



Alan J. Gravano is assistant professor and writing center director at Rocky Mountain University.

Reviews
Both building upon and moving beyond established critical paradigms, Italian Americans on Screen promotes crucial new lines of media inquiry. It legitimizes the contributions of non-Italian American filmmakers; touches upon long-ignored television programs, century-old newspapers and new media programs; and delves into recent exchanges between Italian and American media cultures. This collection is a fundamental (re)starting point for future research. -- Giorgio Bertellini, University of Michigan
Departing from Robert Casillo's strict-constructionist definition of an Italian-American cinema and media studies (an Italian-American director on an Italian-American subject), Ryan Calabretta-Sajder, Alan Gravano, and their many contributors have boldly expanded across "blurred boundaries," generic, interdisciplinary, intersectional, and historical. Their innovative methods and wealth of fresh content will make this volume itself the marker of a new moment in Italian-American Studies. -- John Paul Russo, University of Miami



Book Information
ISBN 9781793611567
Author Ryan Calabretta-Sajder
Format Paperback
Page Count 254
Imprint Lexington Books
Publisher Lexington Books
Weight(grams) 413g
Dimensions(mm) 227mm * 152mm * 16mm