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Research, Scholarly, Creative Interests:
While on sabbatical ('07-'08), Professor Sensi-Isolani is completing research on the role played by Italian immigrants and their descendents in the development of the Sonoma wine industry.
This research is a follow up of the exhbit she curated : "Planting Roots, Reaping the Harvest: The Contribution of Italian Immigrants and their Descendents to the Napa and Sonoma Wine Industry."
Professor Sensi Isolani is interested in various cultural aspects that can be broadly defined as forming part of Italian ethnic identity.
Her work on Italian Americans has focused on Italian American radicalism in the west with special emphasis on anarchists and IWW activists.
Professor Sensi Isolani is conducting research for an exhbit tentitled: "BeforeSlow Food: Italian immigrants, sustainable agriculture and the pleasures of the table."
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Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D. Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of California - Berkeley
… → 1977
M.A. Anthropology, University of California - Berkeley
… → 1973
M.A. English, University of Southern California
… → 1961
B.A. English, University of Redlands
… → 1960
Disciplines
- Anthropology
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Gone West: An Italian Immigrant Looks Bac
Sensi-Isolani, P. A., Nov 2 2008.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
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Bringing the Dead Back to Life: Dante Alighieri's Inferno
Sensi-Isolani, P., May 1 2006.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
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Adaptation and Evolution: Advocating for Anthropology in a Small Liberal Arts College
Sensi-Isolani, P. A., Dec 1 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
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Cannery, Factory, Sweatshop: Italian Immigrant Women and the Fight for Worrkers' Rights
Sensi-Isolani, P., Apr 1 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
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Italian Radicals and Union Activists in San Francisco: 1900-1920
Sensi-Isolani, P. A., Jan 1 2003, The Lost World of Italian American Radicalism.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter