Overview

What role does diversity have within Italian Studies? How can the curriculum be transformed and decentered from the canon? How do we genuinely create an interdisciplinary field? Where does the concept of transnational culture fit in the Italian Studies curricula as well as in collective or individual research? How have cultural identities [such as race, gender, sexuality, religion] shifted over time, and how do teaching and scholarship address these changes in the field?

This collective confronts these issues, and others across all educational levels [primary, secondary, highered] through discussion, dialogue, and transformation. DTIS organizes forums, webinars, symposia, publications, and events to rejuvenate Italian Studies for the 21st century. 

We welcome open participation from all allies: activists, artists, community members, educators, scholars, and students. We aim to bring practical change including, but not limited to tangible lessons, didactic units, courses, research collectives, and projects to advance institutional change, both locally and internationally.