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Ghelli, Samuel
 

Ghelli, Samuel

Curriculum Vitae

Associate Professor
World Languages, Literatures and Humanities

Phone: 718-262-2462
Office Location: AC-3D09
sghelli@york.cuny.edu
https://amerigolab.com/

Office Hours  
TH  10:00-11:00 AM 
By appointment  Anytime 

Education

Degree Institution Field Dates
PhD  Rutgers University, NJ  Italian  2005 
MA  University of Florence, Italy  Italian Literature  1994 
A native of Italy, Dr. Ghelli moved to the United States in 1994 after studying at the University of Florence and received his Ph.D. in Italian in 2005 from the Department of Italian at Rutgers University In the fall of 2008, Dr. Ghelli joined the Department of Foreign Languages, ESL, and Humanities at York College, where he teaches Italian and World Literature courses.

Areas of Expertise

20th-century Italian Literature
Italian as Second Language Acquisition

Books in Field Of Expertise

Samuel Ghelli. Questioni di culo: Guida ragionata all’uso di un vecchio tabù nel linguaggio figurato. Verona (Italy): Gingko Edizioni, May 2021. 256.

Samuel Ghelli. A Reference Grammar of Contemporary Italian for English Speakers. New York: Bordighera Press, March 11, 2013. 270.

Samuel Ghelli. AP Italian Language and Culture. New York: Barron's Educational Series, February 1, 2008. 448.

Articles in Field Of Expertise

Samuel Ghelli. "Non la solita zuppa. Le parole del cibo nella classe di italiano." Italica. 95: 1 Sping 2018: 83-97.

Samuel Ghelli. "Insegnare senza il tradizionale textbook. Vantaggi del 'manuale' autoprodotto nell'insegnamento dell'italiano in Nord America." TILCA (Teaching Italian Language and Culture Annual). 3 2018: 1-12.

Samuel Ghelli. "Lo Spot pubblicitario nell'apprendimento della cultura italiana." Voices in Italian Americana. Vol. 25.1 2014: 3-17.

Samuel Ghelli. "Da Scampia a Gomorra: Nell'archivio di Roberto Saviano." Esperienze Letterarie. XXXVIII/1 2013: 87-98.

Samuel Ghelli. "I fantasmi, le ragioni dell’anima e la riscrittura dei Ricordi di un Impiegato di F. Tozzi." Italica. 88: 3 2011: 395-411.

Samuel Ghelli. "Tozzi e Roma: scelta e rifiuto della città." NeMLA Italian Studies. XXXIII 2010-2011: 1-16.

Samuel Ghelli. "Roberto Saviano." The Literary Encyclopedia. January 28, 2011: 3.

Samuel Ghelli. "Intervista a Roberto Saviano." Forum Italicum. 44. 2 Fall 2010: 518-531.

Samuel Ghelli. "Storia di un'amicizia." Forum Italicum. 44.2 Fall 2010: 343-358.

Samuel Ghelli. "Attorno all’assenza degli animali: una ipotesi sul Cantico di Francesco." Italian Quarterly. Year XLIV, 171-172 Winter-Spring 2007 (Pub. March 2009): 5-15.

Samuel Ghelli. "La Favola di Machiavelli: Belfagor Arcidiavolo." Forum Italicum. 41. 2 Fall 2007: 285-296.

Samuel Ghelli. "Stefanino e compagni. Appunti per una rilettura del romanzo palazzeschiano." Studi Italiani. XVIII, 1 2006: 73-88.

Reviews in Field Of Expertise

"Tilca (Teaching Italian Language and Culture Annual)" 20017: 34-36.

"Annali di Italianistica" 2011 Vol. 29: 554-556.

"Annali di Italianistica" 2010 Vol. 28: 580-582.

"Nemla Italian Studies" Volume XXXII (2009 - 2010): 172-174.

"Italian Culture, The Journal of the American Association for Italian Studies" March 2010 Vol. XXVIII, No. 1: 79-81.

"Annali di Italianistica" 2008 Vol. 26: 433-435.

"Annali di Italianistica" 2008 Vol. 26: 577-579.

 

Presented Papers, Lectures, and Exhibitions and Performances

" Il sapore di certe parole " April 21, 2017: The American Association for Italian Studies and The Canadian Society for Italian Studies ANNUAL CONFERENCE. Columbus Ohio.

" Alcune buone ragioni per rinunciare a materiali preconfezionati ed affidarsi a materiali originali autoprodotti " April 21, 2017: The American Association for Italian Studies and The Canadian Society for Italian Studies ANNUAL CONFERENCE. Columbus Ohio.

" Il caso Gomorra " October 26, 2015: Alumni Lecture Series. Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, NJ.

" Dal pdf. al formato digitale: un'esperienza didattica.Materiali originali e completamente gratuti a disposizione degli studenti " October 24, 2015: Italian Language and Culture Conference: New Directions in Teaching and Research. Georgetown University, Washington DC.

" Uno ‘spot’ per la cultura italiana " April 4, 2014: NEMLA (Northeast Modern Language Association) Convention, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

" There is nothing more American than ‘Italian style’ food " April 1, 2014: BMCC (Borough of Manhattan Community College). Invited by the Modern Language Department at the XVII Colloquium of the Modern Languages - From Farm to Table: The Global Culture of Food in New York City.

" Lo Spot pubblicitario nell'apprendimento della cultura italiana " October 19, 2013: Teaching Italian Culture Conference, Georgetown University, Washington DC.

" Skills, Strategies, and Directions for the AP Italian Language and Culture Exam " May 15, 2013: La Scuola d’Italia, NYC. Invited by Dr. Anna Fiore, School Headmistress.

" Why should I take the AP Italian Language and Culture Exam? " May 8, 2013: La Scuola d’Italia, NYC. Invited by Dr. Anna Fiore, School Headmistress.

" Da Scampia a Gomorra: nel laboratorio di Saviano " May 4, 2012: AAIS 2012 Annual Conference, Charleston, South Carolina.

" Culture through Language and Language through Culture " January 25, 2012: John D. Calandra Italian American Institute John D. Calandra Italian American Institute.

" L’Italiano nelle Università americane: l’esperienza di York College " January 19, 2012: ISTITUTO DI ISTRUZIONE SUPERIORE “PIERO DELLA FRANCESCA”, Arezzo Italy.

" L’Italiano come Lingua Seconda sul territorio nazionale: l'approccio, il metodo e le tecniche glottodidattiche " January 18, 2012: ISTITUTO DI ISTRUZIONE SUPERIORE “ PIERO DELLA FRANCESCA”, Arezzo Italy.

" Perché Saviano? " April 9, 2011: NEMLA (Northeast Modern Language Association) Convention, New Brunswick, NJ.

" Il Caso Saviano " October 21, 2010: Invited by Dr. Carol Vasserma, Chair of the Modern Languages Department at BMCC (Borough of Manhattan Community College), NYC.

" Insegnare Italiano divertendo " June 3, 2010: La Scuola d'Italia. NYCInvited by Mr. Michael Prater, Liceo Coordinator..

" Italian language: a mirror of a Country Identity " April 10, 2010: NEMLA (Northeast Modern Language Association) Convention, Montreal, Canada.

" Mid-August Lunch (Preview) " March 4, 2010: Clearview Cinema, Great Neck, NY. Invited as Guest Speaker to present the movie and conduct the debate by The Great Neck Art Center..

" Understanding Italian Culture through the Italian Language " October 10, 2009: NYSAFLT (New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers) Annual Meeting, Buffalo, NY.

" Italian proficiency across the three communicative modes (interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational) " April 27, 2009: La Scuola d'Italia, NYC. Invited by Mr. Michael Prater, Liceo Coordinator.

" La Roma di Tozzi " February 28, 2009: NEMLA (Northeast Modern Language Association) Convention, Boston, MA.

" Advanced Placement Italian: The exam " December 3, 2008: Garden City HS, Long Island. Invited by Ms. Lea Brunetti, Italian Teacher.

" Language and culture / Language is culture " November 15, 2008: “Ita• Italian Language and Culture Seminar at the Consulate General of Italy, NYC. Invited by Dr. Alfio Russo, Director of the Education Office.

" Words We Read, Words We Write " October 11, 2008: NYSAFLT (New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers) Annual Meeting, Saratoga Spring.

" From the Lira to the Euro: a journey through the History, language and culture of Italy " September 12, 2008: Syosset HS, Long Island. Invited by AATI (American Association of Teachers of Italian).

" Conversation and composition methods and strategies for Italian " May 9, 2008: La Scuola d'Italia, NYC. Invited by Dr. Donald Maiocco, School Headmaster.

" Fra antico e moderno, scenario ideale per la generazione che si affaccia al Novecento " April 12, 2008: NEMLA (Northeast Modern Language Association) Convention, Buffalo, NY.

" The Reading and Writing sections of the AP ITALIAN " March 29, 2008: NECTFL Conference, NYC. Invited by Dr. Alfio Russo, Director of the Education Office, Consulate General of Italy.

" Parole da leggere, parole per scrivere " April 1, 2008: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ .Invited by Dr. David Marsh, Italian language coordinator, Italian Department.

" Pasticciare con le parole: il gioco come sensibilizzazione linguistica " September 21, 2007: Invited by AATI (American Association of Teachers of Italian) - Syosset, Long Island.

" Sull’absentia degli animali nel Cantico di Francesco " May 5, 2007: AAIS (American Association for Italian Studies), Colorado Springs, CO.

" Stefanino di Aldo Palazzeschi e la terapia dell'Antidolore " April 7, 2000: NEMLA (Northeast Modern Language Association) Convention, Boston, MA.

" La parabola familiare nei Ricordi di un impiegato di Federico Tozzi " December 4, 1999: University of Chicago: Ab Ovo - Textual Kinship and Genealogies in Italian Culture.

Professional Honors, Prizes, Fellowships

CUNY HyFlex Seminar: Summer 2021.

StoryMaps workshop. A Workshop for York Faculty: June 2020.

Accepted to Preparation for Teaching Online: A Foundational Workshop for CUNY Faculty: January 2012.

Nominated mentor for the Faculty Online/Hybrid Course Program: Summer-Fall 2011-2012.

Accepted to York College’s first Online-Hybrid Course Development Program: June 2009.

Nominated for The Cross-Campus Mentoring Program: May 2009.

Nominated for Election to the Modern Language Association Delegate Assembly: Spring 2008.

Grants-In-Aid

PSC-CUNY Research Award Program, Centro Studi Palazzeschi. July 2010: 3.000.