(16 February 2017) “Against the solitude of literature. Literature is never alone. It splits open, multiplies, transforms, and becomes contaminated and in this way, survives for centuries”: introductory words of the Italian Cultural Institute of Zurich for the conference with Professor Massimo Fusillo (University of L’Aquila) on the relationship between literature and cinema promoted by the University of Geneva in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Zurich (Thursday, February 23 at 18:15, Faculté de lettres, Bâtiment des Philosophes, Auditoire Phil 201). (red)

ICI ZURICH

The Italian Cultural Institute of Zurich was inaugurated February 18, 1950 as the ‘Centro Studi Italiani a Zurigo’ (Zurich Centre for Italian Studies). The Founder and first Director was Professor Arnaldo Bascone, a great cultural figure. The Cultural Institute facilitates and promotes cultural initiatives and exchange between Italy and Switzerland in the fields of: cinema, theatre, literature, visual arts etc. It also carries out the function of providing information on studying Italian language and culture in both Switzerland and Italy.