This is a summary of the main events that have made up the social and cultural programme of the society since 2002. If you would like to find out more, receive the materials or catalogues produced for the various events, or obtain more details about activities carried out between 1987 and 2006, all you have to do is to contact us at info@italiainghilterra.org
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2010
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Bring a bottle Party
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On 18th June we celebrated the end of our English - classes with a great party.
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Linguistic creativity of British football fans
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On 28th May we held a debate on how football fans contribute to the development of the English language. The panel included:
Daniele Vidili, Luca Vargiu, Carlo Alberto Melis and Richard Lisle.
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A.G.M.
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On 9th April we held our annual general meeting.
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2009
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John Foot, historician,
our guest lecturer
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On 16th November John Foot, Professor of Contemporary Italian History at UCL, talked about his latest book titled "Fratture d'Italia, da Caporetto al G8 di Genova, la memoria divisa del Paese" Rizzoli, 2009.
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George Orwell,
a biography
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On 13rd November Luciano Marrocu, Professor of Contemporary Italian History at the University of Cagliari, talked about his latest book titled "Orwell, la solitudine di uno scrittore" Della Porta Editore, 2009.
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British War Graves in Sardinia
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On 30th October the research "Le tombe dei soldati britannici sepolti in Sardegna" (published in the "Volume VI - Quaderni della Associazione Italia-Inghilterra")was launched. Speakers included Paolo Marcias, author, and Col. Charlie Darell, Defence and Military Attachè at the British Embassy in Rome.
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Sardinia in the Writings of the English Travellers
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On 25th the Sala Settecentesca, library of the University of Cagliari hosted a conference on the writings of English travellers of the 18th and 19th century in Sardinia.
The speakers were:
Vanessa Hall-Smith, director of British Institute of Florence
and the authors and editors of a number of publications on the subject: Lucio Artizzu, Maria Luisa Argiolas, Raffaele Cherchi, Maria Grazia Dongu, Gian Carlo Fastame, Luciano Marrocu, Giovanna Sotgiu, Alberto Sega.
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Bring a bottle Party
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On 19th June we celebrated the end of our English - classes with a great party.
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A.G.M.
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On 21st April we held our annual general meeting.
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2008
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Literary Translation
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On 10th December Franco Nasi talked about his latest book "La Malinconia del Traduttore" recently published by Medusa.
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The river Thames
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On 26th November Mario Maffi told us some stories from his latest book which is about the Thames.
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Scotch Whisky
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On 21st November Tom Smith, whisky ambassador from Glasgow showed us how the Scotch Whisky is made and all the culture around it.
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American Roadside Architecture
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On 11th November at the THotel opened the exhibition by the fotographer John Margolies.56 color prints from his endless collection on American architecture. Both the author and the cultural attaché of the American Embassy on Rome attended the opening.
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Bring a bottle Party
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On 13th June we celebrated the end of our English classes with a great party.
Our party.
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A.G.M.
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On 18th April we held our annual general meeting.
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Excursion with the author
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On 6th April with John Dickie and Slow Food we went to Nuxis to enjoy an incredible meal featuring aromatic herbs prepared by chef Manuele Fanutza of Letizia Restaurant.
Franco Staffa, John Dickie, Giulia Annis and chef Fanutza.
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John Dickie on "Delizia"
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On 4th April, John Dickie professor of Italian History at UCL talked about the Italian edition of his book on the history of Italian cuisine.
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Severgnini our guest speaker
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On 31st March at the Teatro Alfieri Beppe Severgnini entertained an audience of about 500 people talking about his latest book L'italiano - Lezioni semiserie, Rizzoli 2007.
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2007
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"D.H. Lawrence Prize" for Travel Writing - London
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On 3rd December at the Italian Institute in London we introduced to the British press and audience the winners of the Lawrence Prize: Paolo Paci, Azzurra Carpo, Giorgio Secci and Piers Moore Ede.
Audience at the Italian Institute in London.
Piers Moore Ede discussing his book with John Foot.
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20th Anniversary Celebrations
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On 9th November we celebrated our 20th Anniversary together with H.M. Ambassador Chaplin and presented to the press, members and friends the book "20 Years - Our History, 1987-2007". Soon after followed Allan MacDonald, Scottish Highland Bagpiper in Concert.
A snapshot of our Anniversary Party.
H.M. Ambassador Edward Chaplin greets Franco Staffa.
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Debate with the British Press
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On 8th November Guy Dinmore of The Financial Times and William Ward of Panorama discussed on how Italy is perceived in the UK.
Guy Dinmore, Franco Staffa and William Ward.
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Protocol at Buckingham Palace
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On 21th September Mr Charles de Chassiron, head of Protocol at Buckingham Palace (2002-06) delivered a lecture on Protocol.
The audience enjoyed the topic as well as his "Queen's English".
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Bring a bottle party
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On 15th June, we held our end of school party to say goodbye before the summer holidays.
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British and Italian Media System compared
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On 25th May William Ward, journalist and broadcaster, illustrated the historical and cultural differences between the two media system.
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English and Italian proverbs compared and illustrated
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On 17th May Christopher Arnander, from London, lectured to a packed audience on the subject of his latest book.
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Launeddas e triplepipes
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On 12th May Barnaby Brown, Paolo Bernardini, Dante Olianas, Giuseppe Orrù, Paolo Scarpellini e Franco Staffa discussed the new scenarios for the wind instruments of the Sardinian and Scottish music heritage.
At the National Archeological Museum as part of the IX Week for Culture promoted by the Italian Department for Culture and Heritage.
Barnaby Brown discussing launeddas and triplepipes.
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Annual General Meeting of Members
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On 27th April we held the annual general meeting of members.
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H M Ambassador meets our members
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On 14th February Mr Edward Chaplin, OBE paid a visit to our office and delivered a talk on his recent diplomatic experience in Iraq.
Franco Staffa presents H M Ambassador Chaplin the latest issue
of the Quaderni Italia-Inghilterra
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2006
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Sardinia and the British Press
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On 15th December we presented our research on what the British press wrote about Sardinia between November 2005 and December 2006. We seached 186 papers and traced 256 articles.
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Piano recital
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On 23rd November the distinguished pianist Marguerite Wolff, OBE for the contribution to English music, performed Chopin and Schumann to the delight of a large audience.
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Event in London
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On 18th July at the Italian Institute writers Luciano Marrocu and Nigel Foxell discussed about DH Lawrence and Sardinia and launched the "Lawrence Prize for travel writing".
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Bring a bottle party
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On 16th June, we held our end of school party to say goodbye before the summer holidays.
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Green Train Trip
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On 2nd June the members of our society enjoyed a train trip on Lawrence's footsteps together with the writers Giulia Clarkson, Luciano Marrocu, Nino Nonnis e Flavio Soriga.
Flavio Soriga, Nino Nonnis, Franco Staffa,
Giulia Clarkson, Luciano Marrocu e Peter Preston
Visita alla cascata di Sadali
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DH Lawrence and Sea and Sardinia
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On 1st June Prof. Peter Preston of the D.H. Lawrence Research Centre of Nottingham, lectured on D.H. Lawrence and Departure.
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Italian Football
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On 5th May John Foot, author of Calcio: A History of Italian Football, discussed his book and the latest on Italian football with the audience and the press.
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Simone Pittau conducts L.S.O.
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On 29th April Colin Paris of L.S.O. and Brendan Carrol of the Korngold Foundation launched the CD recorded by Simone Pittau with the orchestra at the Abbey Road Studios.
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Celtic Music Concert
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On 28th April, The dinamic Sardinian-Scottish duo Band-Re performed a few songs from their latest CD Strathosphere.
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Annual General Meeting of Members
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On 21st April we held the annual general meeting of members.
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Quaderni Italia-Inghilterra Vol IV
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On 30th March, issue IV of our journal was launched.
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Piano Recital
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On 26th March Stephen Swedish performed Mozart and Gerschwin to the delight of a large audience.
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2005
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Traveling without Lawrence
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On 3rd December members of our society travelled, together with Nigel Foxell and a couple of actors dressed in historical costumes, on the rail route described in Sea and Sardinia.
Before boarding the train Nigel Foxell
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Foxell on D H Lawrence
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On 2nd December at the Museo Ferroviario Mr. Nigel Foxell, travel writer from London, talked about his latest book called Sardinia without Lawrence. |
From Berlin to New York
in 1920s
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On 24th November Mauro Pala discussed his essay Allegorie Metropolitane, which focuses on the relationship literature/cities. |
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Living in Sardinia / producing in English
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On 18th November Kay Goodridge, photographer and Sally Read, poet - both English citizens now permanently living in Sardinia - have discussed their work and their relationship with Sardinia. |
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The English lecturers and Sardinia
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On 11th November 7 of the lecturers of the University of Cagliari discussed their relationship with Sardinia. |
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Bring a bottle party
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On 28th October we held our usual welcome party for new members - games and prizes adding to the evening's excitement! |
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Beppe Severgnini
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On 5th July, Beppe Severgnini met a huge crowd of readers and with his well known irony talked about his 11th best seller titled Viaggio nella testa degli Italiani - Una visita guidata.
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Bring a bottle party
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On 17th June, we held our end of school party to say goodbye before the summer holidays.
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Irish Coffee Testing
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On 13th May, Janice and Trevor of the Horner School of English of Dublin, showed us how to make a proper Irish Coffee and led us in the testing.
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Latest trends in English Language
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On 6th May, James Banner from Hilderstone College, lectured about the latest trends in English Language usage.
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Camden College
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On 29th April Stuart and Greta Rubenstein, principals of Camden College in London introduced the programmes of their school and gave the first prize to Valentina Devoto, winner of the competition "Attending a free course in London".
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Translating Poetry
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On 22th April Franco Nasi literary translator and professor at the University of Modena discussed the issues related to the translation of poetry from English into Italian.
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Annual General Meeting of Members
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On 21th April we held the annual general meeting of members.
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Piano Concert
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On Saturday 9th April Marguerite Wolff, OBE and celebrated London concert pianist was the star of a concert that also featured the "3G" choir of Cagliari.
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Contemporary
Irish Architecture
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On 18rd March RIBA and RIAI prize winners Sheila O'Donnell and John Tuomey lectured on the principles of their architectural work and illustrated with slides their pavillon at the 2004 Venice Architecture Biennale.
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Peter Gregory Jones'
latest book
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On 11rd March So God is not Sardinian!, Peter's latest book was launched and it has already sold out.
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Mississippi
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On 3rd March Mario Maffi told us stories from his latest book, an in-depth research on the longest American river, published by Rizzoli in 2004.
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2004
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The Language of Metaphore
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On 10th December Geoffrey Gray held a seminar on the different aspects of metaphors.
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Native Americans
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On 4th December Paolo Piu e Jo'Hàn Chant-Ney held a seminar on the medicine of the tribes of the Great Plains.
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Bring a bottle party
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On 13th June, we held our end of school party to say goodbye before the summer holidays.
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Irish Poetry
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On 25th May we enjoyed a reading by the Irish poet Desmond O'Grady who was introduced by Giuseppe Serpillo, professor of Irish Literature at the University of Sassari;
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What are Diplomats for?
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On 21st May Sir John Shepherd, British Ambassador in Italy from 2001 to 2003 delivered a lecture to answer the question in the title;
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Pop: from Popular Culture to Pop Art
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On 19th May Iain Chambers, professor of Contemporary British Culture at the Università Orientale in Naples, lectured on the art/music aspects of pop;
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Info day on studying in the UK
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On 16th May Amanda Thursfield, director of information British Council Italy, provided over 250 university students with practical advice on what to do to attend a British university or any other type of course in the UK;
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Quaderni Italia-Inghilterra Vol II - 2003/2004
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On 14th May vol II of our publication was presented, soon followed by a lecture on cultural relations by Richard Alford, director British Council Italy between 1996-2003;
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Making it in the UK - debate
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On 10th April Antonella Ibba, Channel 4 producer, Pasquale Lattuneddu, Formula 1 manager and Simone Pittau, orchestra conductor,told a large audience their successful personal story.
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Simone Pittau, Pasquale Lattuneddu, Antonella Ibba.
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What is in, what is out in current English usage?
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On 10th March James Banner,Director of External Courses at Hilderstone College, UK, delivered a lecture on current English usage.
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James Banner lectures on current English usage.
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2003
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The USA-EU Partnership - 2
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On 5th December Tony Barber, Rome correspondent from the Financial Times,delivered a lecture followed by debate on the USA-EU partnership.
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The USA-EU Partnership - 1
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On 28th November John Rossant, BusinessWeek Editor and Antonella Caruso of Limes, delivered a lecture followed by debate on the USA-EU partnership.
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HM Ambassador visit
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On 13th November Sir Ivor Roberts paid a visit to us and kindly answered our question on home and international affairs.
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Bring a bottle party
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On 18th October we held our usual welcome party for new members - games and prizes adding to the evening's excitement!
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Presentation of the book La Sardegna senza Lawrence
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On 15th October the writer Nigel Foxell entertained a large audience talking about his latest novel, set in Sardinia.
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14 Artists from New Orleans
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From 18th July to 10th August the museum Genna Maria in Villanovaforru, hosted the exhibition of the Department of Visual Arts of New Orleans.
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Bring a bottle party
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On 13th June, we held our end of school party to say goodbye before the summer holidays.
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Presentation Quaderni di Italia-Inghilterra
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On 30th May Professor Laura Sanna, University of Cagliari, and Mr.Tony Buckby, Director of Language Services at the British Council in Rome, introduced the first issue of our publication "Quaderni dell'Associazione culturale Italia-Inghilterra".
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From PS1,NYC to Cagliari
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From 16th to 24th May the artwork by Arthur Simms and Lucy Fradkin, American visual artists, from PS1 travelled to Galleria Officina Ceramica in Cagliari.
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Annual General Meeting of Members
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On 23rd April we held the annual general meeting of members.
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Language and Identity
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On 6th March Professor John Douthwaite delivered a lecture on the different registers used when writing or speaking in English.
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Swearing: an accademic approach
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On 28th February Professor Peter Gregory Jones entertained a large audience lecturing on swearing and consequent implications.With examples too!.
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Translating into English
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On 21st February presentation of the book Manuale di traduzione dall'inglese (B.Mondadori, 2002). The editors Professor Romana Zacchi and Dr. Massimiliano Morini led us through the ins 'n outs of translating.
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2002
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Scottish Devolution
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On 15th November Mr Michael Lugton - Head of the Constitutional and Parliamentary Secretariat in the Scottish Executive gave a lecture, accompanied by slides, on the progress of devolution in Scotland.
The talk, introduced by Professor Gianmario Demuro, an expert in constitutional issues in the Faculty of Jurisprudence at the University of Cagliari, was organised in collaboration with the British Embassy, the British Consulate and the Scottish Executive in Edinburgh.
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Franco Staffa awarded M.B.E.
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On 6th November, HRH Charles, Prince of Wales awarded this prestigious honour to our president.
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Bring a bottle party
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On 18th October we held our usual welcome party for new members - games and prizes adding to the evening's excitement!
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The Mutants land in New Orleans!
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9th September saw the opening at the Visual Arts Center of New Orleans of the art exhibition Le Mutanti - 7 women artists from Sardinia, produced and promoted by the society with financial help from numerous American cultural organisations.
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Bring a bottle party
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On 14th June, we held our end of school party to say goodbye before the summer holidays.
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The Periphery in the Center:
Sardinia in the Ancient and Medieval World
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On 21st May we presented this book on the history of Sardinia written by Prof. Rowland from Loyola University, New Orleans and published by the ArchaeoPress, Oxford. The author spoke at the presentation and was introduced by Dott. Carlo Tronchetti, Director of the Soprintendenza Archeologica di Cagliari e Oristano.
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Frank McCourt meets our members
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On 15th May the world famous author of Angela's Ashes and 'Tis entertained our members for more than three hours with anecdotes about his amazing life.
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Frank McCourt in Cagliari
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Contemporary Irish Poetry
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On 8th May the Irish poet Desmond Egan read a selection of his poems and talked about his work. Mr Egan was introduced by Professor Serpillo from the University of Sassari and the event came to a close with an Irish music concert by The Belgrave Square.
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Studying in Britain: an information seminar
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On 2nd May Amanda Thursfield, Director Information for the British Council in Italy, gave practical advice on studying English, university courses etc. in the UK. The event was organised in collaboration with the ERSU and the foreign relations department of Cagliari University.
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The Mutants in Chicago
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26th April saw the opening at the Italian Cultural Institute in Chicago of the first exhibition of the American tour of this group of Sardinian artists.
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Annual General Meeting of Members
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On 12th April we held the annual general meeting of members.
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Films in English
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In February, at last, a season of films in English was shown at the Odissea Cinema in Cagliari.
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