{"id":1896,"date":"2023-10-13T16:25:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T23:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-languages-and-cultures\/?page_id=1896"},"modified":"2025-09-25T12:05:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T19:05:04","slug":"italian","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-languages-and-cultures\/italian\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Italian unlocks some of the richest cultural and artistic legacies that have shaped the world. Across the centuries, Italy has played a role in the intersection of the arts, music, literature, medicine and science. Behind every discovery by an Italian scientist, every haute couture fashion and every advancement in robotics is a conversation connecting Italian traditions and values with change and innovation. Italian also provides the opportunity to engage deeply with a culture, not as a tourist, but from within. As a leader in design, fashion, food, engineering, aerospace and medicine, Italy holds a vital role in today\u2019s global economies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Exploring Italy through its language provides an understanding of Italian cultural differences that expand horizons and enhance experience. Sprezzatura, bella figura, and campanilismo: Learn from the culture behind the Sistine Chapel, the poetry of the Divine Comedy, the engineering of the Lamborghini, the good, clean and fair of the Slow Food movement, and the architecture of London\u2019s Shard. In the third millennium, Italy is a multicultural nation, with one of the top 10 economies in the world. The Italian language, literature and culture provide an invaluable perspective on culture, the modern world and Europe in an ever-evolving global reality.<\/span><\/p>\n

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