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My Italian American Museum

Joey Skee

Entering into a conversation with objects.

My Italian American Museum

Joey Skee

Entering into a conversation with objects.

Guido: A Generational Rebellion. Interview with Donna M. Chirico

Ottorino Cappelli

I am not sure why mimicking the guido style is any better or worse than folks in a previous generation trying to be like James Dean or the pre-Godfather Marlon Brando. It is one...

Guidos on MTV: Tangled Up in the Feedback Loop

Donald Tricarico*

Why has MTV produced a youth culture reality show that showcases Guido and Italian identity? Guido offers a symbol that specifically identifies the brand; Italian ethnicity makes...

Italianità alternativa

Joey Skee*

“Who, or more precisely, what is an Italian American? To some self-appointed arbiters of italianità, the answer is: Roman Catholic, conservative, and indisputably heterosexual..

The Guido Controversy: Dirty Laundry and Deep Rugs. An Interview with Gianfranco Norelli

Ottorino Cappelli

The Director of “Pane Amaro” (Bitter Bread), an acclaimed doumentary about the life and history of early Italian immigrats in the U.S., talks about whether sweeping dirt...

The Situation

Robert Viscusi

'Guido' is a phenomenon that demands attention. If Italian American social advance were as real, as secure, and as substantial as many Italian Americans believe it to be (I am...

Real Italians

Joey Skee

A social scientist’s take on guidos, prominenti, and intellectual inquiry.

Italian Americans in the Trap of Television. An Interview with Maria Laurino

Ottorino Cappelli

Italian Americans should put an end to their obsession with their image in the television media. Television, in general, tends to caricature reality; it likes showing things that...

Guido: Stereotype, Caricature, or Lifestyle?

Chiara and Franco Montalto

What is this guido thing? Is it pure caricature put on us by the outside world, or do we have an active part in it? Is it lifestyle or demeaning stereotype? A (former guido)...

Dialogue and Debate: Not Denigration and Dismissal

Fred Gardaphe

Open Letter to Mr. Arthur Piccolo and all those who believe in boycotting intellectual investigations

"Fish and Chips" all'Italiana. A Succesful Story of Immigration

Andrea Riccio

Is Fish and Chips an Italian dish? No of course, but it helped Italians’ integration in Ireland. Nino Tropiano recounts their story in his documentary “Chippers”, screened...

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