Joseph Sciorra Publishes Article in Italian American Studies Open Syllabus

AFS Fellow Joseph Sciorra has published an online article about Italian American folklore for the City University of New York’s Italian American Studies Open Syllabus (IASOS). Launched in April 2024, the IASOS is a crowd-sourced digital collection of remixable resources to explore and teach the Italian diaspora in the United States. Organized by keyword, each entry offers an introductory curatorial overview alongside a selection of resources encompassing academic and non-academic texts, cultural artifacts, educational materials, and multimedia content.

Joseph Sciorra is the Director for Academic and Cultural Programs at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College (City University of New York). Sciorra received his Ph.D. from the Department of Folklore and Folklife at the University of Pennsylvania. As an ethnographer and cultural historian, he researches and publishes on vernacular culture, including religious practices, cultural landscapes, and popular music, among other topics.