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Strangers I know
March 24, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The Clorinda Donato Center for Global Romance Languages and Translation Studies is pleased to invite you to a face-to-face book presentation of Strangers I Know (2022; La straniera, 2019), written by Claudia Durastanti and translated by Elizabeth Harris. Finalist for the 2019 Strega Prize, Italy’s most prestigious literary award, Strangers I Know is a transatlantic story of deaf culture and diaspora that explores the themes of belonging, family, communication, cultural intimacies, and migration.
CSULB is proud to feature its own program in American Sign Language Linguistics and Deaf Cultures (ASLD). Under the direction of Professor Katy Calen, ASLD students will provide sign language interpreting services during the presentations.
The event will take place on Thursday, March 24th, from 4 to 6 pm in the Anatol Center. Signed copies of Strangers I Know will be available. If you are unable to attend this event in person, please join us via Zoom: https://csulb.zoom.us/j/82704273593. For more details, please visit the following event page.
| 4:00pm | Welcome: Clorinda Donato (Director, Donato Center) and Francesco Chianese (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow, CSULB and Cardiff University) |
| 4:05pm | Opening Remarks: Daniel O’Connor (Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts) |
| 4:10pm | “Homeland is Neverland”: Claudia Durastanti |
| 4:25pm | “Translating Strange”: Elizabeth Harris |
| 4:40pm | Q&A: Moderated by Francesco Chianese |
| 5:00pm – 6:00pm | Book Sale and Reception |