Professor Karen Raizen Discusses New Italian Cinema on Radio Kingston
Karen Raizen, director of Italian Studies at Bard.
Karen Raizen, director of Italian Studies and assistant professor of Italian and music at Bard College, appeared on Tutto Italiano “Everything Italian” hosted by Radio Kingston. Raizen discusses her involvement with the Ulster County Italian American Foundation (UCIAF) and organizing an upcoming UCIAF New Italian Cinema Showcase this spring, in collaboration with Bard College, Marist University, and Vassar college. The showcase, screening at Upstate Films in Saugerties and Rhinebeck from April 24–26, focuses on “new Italian cinema, because I think everybody knows old Italian cinema and is excited about it,” Kaizen says. “But there’s a lot happening in Italy that’s really exciting right now … What does it mean to be Italian today? That’s all changed and is still changing, and who is giving this new version of Italy life?”
Italian Studies at Bard College focuses on the acquisition of fluency in speaking, reading, and translating Italian. Students can improve their understanding of Italian culture by focusing on language and translation, literature, art, film, music, and Italian cultural studies, which encompasses transnational history, human rights and media.
Post Date: 01-13-2026
Italian Studies at Bard College focuses on the acquisition of fluency in speaking, reading, and translating Italian. Students can improve their understanding of Italian culture by focusing on language and translation, literature, art, film, music, and Italian cultural studies, which encompasses transnational history, human rights and media.
Post Date: 01-13-2026