Background
Bullaro, Grace Russo was born in Salerno, Italy. Daughter of Salvatore and Carmela (Paciello) Russo.
(Grace Russo Bullaro's timely and vibrant edition of essay...)
Grace Russo Bullaro's timely and vibrant edition of essays about Roberto Benigni covers the bases of Benigni's foundations as a comedian, from his directing debut "You Upset Me", his brilliant comedy "Johnny Stecchino", the apex of his work as a comic actor in "The Monster", even musings about the ethnocentricity of the reception of "Pinocchio". Russo Bullaro's collection wisely focuses on Benigni's Oscar winning "La vita è bella" (Life is Beautiful), a film which has set off continuous and often bitter debate about Holocaust representation and historical consciousness. The topics covered in Russo Bullaro's collection offer rich insights from critics around the world in a compelling forum for the consideration of the wider issues that Benigni's films provoke.
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2005
(The phenomenal success of film director Lina Wertmüller i...)
The phenomenal success of film director Lina Wertmüller in the 1970s has made her an icon of Italian cinema. Yet surprisingly and inexplicably, over the years there has been no full length in-depth critical study of the four films that made her reputation not only in Italy and the United States, but internationally as well. The Seduction of Mimi, Love and Anarchy, Swept Away and Seven Beauties represent the apex of Wertmüller's art. Man in Disorder: The Cinema of Lina Wertmüller in the 1970s perceptively examines these four films in the cultural context of the place and time where she had her greatest success: the United States in the 1970s. This is a book that is therefore long overdue, and has been eagerly awaited by the many fans and critics of Wertmüller's work who remember the excitement and controversies that the zany and passionate director's political comedies created in the 1970s. This dynamic film director is still as controversial and prolific as ever in many countries, directing and producing works as disparate as opera, ballet and Shakespearean plays, as well as her trademark comedies of social commentary. In Italy she is a beloved ubiquitous presence in film and television and on stage. What's more, in the United States, many people who fondly remember her dark comedies still ask: Whatever happened to Lina Wertmüller? This book will answer that question... and many more.
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2007
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Bigotry, racism and pernicious stereotypes, present in Italian society are examined through its cinema. This volume offers an informative, challenging and thought-provoking mosaic of social problems which, in the wake of massive immigration, have become the hottest social and political issues in Italy. From Terrone to Extracomunitario: New Manifestations of Racism in Contemporary Italian Cinema: Shifting Demographics and Changing Images in a Multi-Cultural Globalized Society consists of fourteen chapters contributed by different scholars, introduced by a comprehensive introduction and offering an absorbing and provocative study of this aspect of society within Italy. Although racism is studied mainly through film, the historic and socio-economic context provide a frame and a backdrop that make the complexity of the "crisis" of national identity a compelling problem and provides a comprehensive understanding of the social and cultural changes of the country in the last forty years.
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2010
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This volume targets key issues in the controversies that revolve around migration in contemporary Italy, adopting an interdisciplinary approach to works of fiction and non-fiction. It aims to move the discourse forward from migration to transmigration; from nationalism to transnationalism. All too frequently we read stories about boats full of hopeful refugees capsizing off the coast of Italy, or of hundreds of migrants being returned to their own countries after unsuccessful attempts to enter Europe. Who are these people, and what has led them to take such desperate actions? What are their goals and how do they fare if they do enter Europe? What is the high price of reaching for socio-economic salvation in a country whose laws discriminate against migrants and where the autochthonous population too frequently holds them in contempt? Another important issue to consider is that some of these migrants are not running from disastrous circumstances, but are merely looking for a better life. Ironically, some of them encounter adversity for the first time in Italy. From the perspective of the host country, a crucial question also arises: how does the unrelenting influx of migrants impact the already tense socio-economic climate of a country with such limited resources? Migration studies should interest not only academics, whose life work it may be, but the general public as well who, knowingly or not, live in a world strongly affected by the forces created by unprecedented migratory flows resulting from globalization. Shifting and Shaping a National Identity: Transnational Writers and Pluriculturalism in Italy Today, edited by Grace Russo Bullaro and Elena Benelli, tackles these issues and more, in a collection of essays written by prominent critics from educational institutions on three continents. What we learn from this volume illuminates not only the volatile situation in Italy, but serves as a global model for any country in transition. A book for specialists, graduates, undergraduates and the informed public alike who wish to explore the changing panorama of Italian culture and some unsettling questions therein raised.
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2014
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This book is the first dedicated volume of academic analysis on the monumental work of Elena Ferrante, Italy's most well-known contemporary writer. The Works of Elena Ferrante: Reconfiguring the Margins brings together the most exciting and innovative research on Ferrante's treatment of the intricacies of women's lives, relationships, struggles, and dilemmas to explore feminist theory in literature; questions of gender in twentieth-century Italy; and the psychological and material elements of marriage, motherhood, and divorce. Including an interview from Ann Goldstein, this volume goes beyond "Ferrante fever" to reveal the complexity and richness of a remarkable oeuvre.
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2016
critic editor professor of literature and media
Bullaro, Grace Russo was born in Salerno, Italy. Daughter of Salvatore and Carmela (Paciello) Russo.
Bachelor magna cum laude, City College of New York, 1971. Master of Arts, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1989. Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative Literature, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1993.
Graduate teaching assistant State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1988-1992. Adjunct assistant professor State University of New York-Nassau Community College, Garden City, since 1990, CUNY-Lehman College, Bronx, 1991-2000, adjunct associate professor, 2000—2002, assistant professor, 2002—2006, associate professor, since 2006, director graduate English program, since 2007. Member academy senate City University of New York, since 1997, member library committee, 1998, member executive committee of the faculty, academy senate, since 1998, liaison English Department Library.
Acquistions, 2000—2009, secretary Faculty Executive Committee, 2004—2008, chair English department honors committee, 2004—2006, faculty advisor English honors program, 2004—2006. With Lincoln Center, New York City, 1998. Member Executive Committee Faculty Lehman College, Bronx, New York, since 1999.
English department library acquisitions liaison Lehman College, 2000—2008, member teacher of year selection committee. Academy senate Lehman College City University of New York, 1997—1999, since 2001. Member Executive Committee Faculty City University of New York, since 1999, elected secretary, 2004—2009.
Consultant Public Library. Foreign Language Acquisitions, Syosset, New York, since 2002. Book reviewer in field.
Elected member graduate Senate Graduate Curriculum Committee, since 2009. Member Italian American Advisory Council, since 2009, Lehman College Association, since 2007. Editorial board member Joker Edizione, since 2007.
(Grace Russo Bullaro's timely and vibrant edition of essay...)
2005(This volume targets key issues in the controversies that ...)
2014(This book is the first dedicated volume of academic analy...)
2016(The phenomenal success of film director Lina Wertmüller i...)
2007(Bigotry, racism and pernicious stereotypes, present in It...)
2010Author: Beyond Life is Beautiful: Comedy and Tragedy in the Cinema of Roberto Benigni, 2005, Man in Disorder: The Cinema of Lina Wertmuller in the 1970's, 2007, From Terrone to Extracomunitario: New Manifestations of Racism in Contemporary Italian Cinema, 2010, Shifting and Shaping a National Identity (2014); The Works of Elena Ferrante (2016). Contributor chapters to books, articles to professional journals.
Member Modern Language Association, Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association, Northeast Modern Language Association, National Council Teachers English, Association Italian-American Educators, Institute Français, Society Professors Français, Phi Beta Kappa (secretary 2005-2009, board directors Lehman College chapter since 2006, member student election review committee since 2007).
Married Frank John Bullaro, September 19, 1971. Children: Christian, Adrian Alexander.