Italian at USF

08/27/2026

🌍 Interested in sustainability, food, culture, or environmental issues?
What can Italy teach us about climate change, food systems, migration, and environmental justice?

ITA 4930: Italian Ecologies examines contemporary ecological challenges through literature, film, culture, and social movements.

📚 Taught entirely in English
🌿 Interdisciplinary approach
🌎 Relevant to today's global environmental conversations

Open to students across disciplines.



Patrizia La Trecchia USF World Languages Department USF College of Arts and Sciences Environmental Humanities at USF

06/02/2026

Tanti auguri alla nostra Repubblica che oggi compie 80 anni! Il 2 Giugno 1946 le donne italiane votarono per la seconda volta dopo aver votato il 10 marzo dello stesso anno nelle elezioni amministrative. ♥️💪🏼👏🏼

06/01/2026

La nuova normativa permette agli oltre 6,5 milioni di italiani residenti all’estero di ottenere la Cie senza passare dagli uffici consolari, facilitando l’accesso e rafforzando il legame con l’Italia.

04/26/2026

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🌱 New Fall Course: ITA 4930 – Italian Ecologies

How do climate change, food systems, culture, and social justice intersect in Italy and the Mediterranean? This interdisciplinary course explores environmental issues through literature, film, activism, and lived experience.

🔹 Taught entirely in English
🔹 No prior knowledge of Italian required
🔹 Open to students from multiple majors

Perfect for students interested in Environmental Humanities, Sustainability, Global Studies, Food Studies, and more.

04/20/2026

🌍🍝🏙️ Study Italian. Study the World. 🇮🇹

This Fall 2026, Italian Studies at USF offers exciting courses that connect language, culture, cities, food, and the environment—taught in both Italian and English.
✨ ITA 4930 – Italian Ecologies
Food, landscapes, and environmental change in Italy.
🟢 Taught in English. No prior Italian required!
✨ ITA 2200 – Italian III
Language, city, and belonging through contemporary Italian fiction and conversation.
Whether you’re interested in sustainability, food studies, global cities, or language and culture, there’s a place for you in Italian Studies.

📍 All courses taught by Dr. Patrizia La Trecchia (Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania), Head of Italian Studies, Founding Director Environment Humanities Initiative Environmental Humanities at USF, Board Association for the Study of Food and Culture

➡️ Enroll for Fall 2026 and join our community!
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04/15/2026

The Italian Studies Program at the University of South Florida
is pleased to announce

World Language Colloquium 2026
University of South Florida
Friday, April 17, 2026

Italian Studies Sessions
All sessions will take place in Cooper Hall 125.

9:30–10:45 AM
11:00 AM–12:15 PM
2:45–4:00 PM

📍 Session details and campus directions are provided below.

Free and open to the public.

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USF College of Arts and Sciences
University of South Florida

04/14/2026

Neapolitan nativity scene courtesy of Dr. Emilia Garofalo on display at La Nuova Sicilia Unita Lodge #1251!

Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America

04/13/2026

Thank you so much for including the Italian Studies program in the Italian Heritage Celebration! It was a wonderful afternoon.

Dr. Patrizia La Trecchia (Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania), Head of Italian Studies, Founding Director of the Environment Humanities Initiative (Environmental Humanities at USF) at the University of South Florida, Board Member of the Association for the Study of Food and Society, and the students loved meeting so many members of the community, and it meant a lot to be part of such a vibrant event.


La Nuova Sicilia Unita Lodge #1251