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The Center for American Studies
Abbreviation	CSA
Formation	1934
Type	Nonprofit organization
Purpose	Promotion of US culture and transatlantic dialogue in Italy
Location	Rome, Italy;
Region served	Italy
Official language	Italian, English
Formerly called	Italian Center for American Studies

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The Center for American Studies (in Italian: "Centro Studi Americani") is a cultural, nonprofit and independent institution based in Rome, Italy.^[1]

The center promotes American culture and transatlantic dialogue through initiatives and projects between United States, Europe and Italy. The center is designed as a structured collaboration with universities, associations and foundations in the field of international relations.^[2]

Aside from its collection of books and historical documents, and working closely with the Embassy of the United States in Italy, the Center organizes conferences, seminars and classes,^[3] edits publications and, since 2016, awards the annual prize PAIR (Prize for American-Italian Relations).^[4] The current President is Gianni De Gennaro.

History

In 1918, the Italian-American Union was founded, establishing its venue at Palazzo Salviati in Rome. The same year, thanks to Nelson Gay, Thomas Nelson Page, the American Ambassador to Italy at the time,^[5] and Robert Perkins, American Red Cross Commissioner in Italy, the Library for American Studies was born.^[6]^[7]

In 1920, while the Library was opening its doors to Italian readers with an endowment of 10,000 volumes,^[8] the Italian-American Association's inauguration ceremony took place at Palazzo Salviati.

Between 1934 and 1935, with the aim of fostering bilateral relations, the Italian Center for American Studies was founded in Turin. A year later, the center, which meanwhile had moved to Rome, was declared a Moral Entity under the control of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Same year in October, on the occasion of both Columbus Day and the first Americanists Conference in Rome, the Italian Center for American Studies inaugurated its activities at the new headquarters granted by the Italian State: the main floor of Palazzo Mattei.

In 1963, at the proposal of the Italian Ministry of Education, the legal personality of the center was recognized by Presidential Decree. The Center took its current name through the 2005 Statute.

In 2021, the center launched the “Discovering America” training course in History, Institutions, Literature and International Relations for high schoolers from Rome and its administrative Region (Lazio) and, in 2022, the first American Culture Festival.^[9]

Activities

Recent activities, between 2019 and 2022, have been articulated along the following thematic areas:^[10]

GeoPol Bridge: International Relations and Geopolitics, in collaboration with Aspen Institute and European Council on Foreign Relations and with con the contribution of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Cultural Bridge: American Literature, History and Art, inaugurating the American Culture Festival first edition in 2022.
Cybersecurity and Innovation Bridge: new technologies, from Artificial Intelligence to 5G.
Green Bridge: Sustainable Development and Environment, from international cooperation and climatic migrations to communication.

The center also launched the “Discovering America” training course in History and Institutions, Literature and International Relations for high schoolers from Rome and Lazio administrative Region.

Library

The Catalog ^[11] counts more than 50 thousand volumes ranging from the 5th Century to today, first colonial writings about Northern America included. The Archive, which preserves more than 190 historical documents about the foundation of the Italian-American Association and the center, was recognised in 1999 by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage as of historical-national interest. ^[12]

References

^ "At Centro Studi Americani - Roma". RAI Cultura.
^ Pojmann, Wendy (2013-01-02). Italian Women and International Cold War Politics, 1944–1968. Fordham Univ Press. ISBN 978-0-8232-4560-4.
^ "Eventi organizzati da Centro Studi Americani". Radio Radicale.
^ "PRIZE FOR AMERICAN-ITALIAN RELATIONS". The Center of American Studies.
^ "The Center for American Studies – Rome, Italy". U.S. Embassy in Rome, Italy. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^ "Storia". The Center of American Studies.
^ Dewey, Melvil; Bowker, Richard Rogers; Pylodet, L.; Brown, Karl; Leypoldt, Frederick; Cutter, Charles Ammi; Weston, Bertine Emma; Wessells, Helen E. (1918). Library Journal. R. R. Bowker Company.
^ "Biblioteca e Archivio". The Center of American Studies.
^ "At Centro Studi Americani in Rome, the award ceremony for the "Alla scoperta dell'America" project". We the Italians.
^ "BUILDING BRIDGES". The Center of American Studies.
^ "Catalog". The Center of American Studies.
^ "Biblioteca e Archivio". The Center of American Studies.

External links

Library resources about
Center for American Studies (Rome)

[1] "At Centro Studi Americani - Roma". RAI Cultura.

[2] Pojmann, Wendy (2013-01-02). Italian Women and International Cold War Politics, 1944–1968. Fordham Univ Press. ISBN 978-0-8232-4560-4.

[3] "Eventi organizzati da Centro Studi Americani". Radio Radicale.

[4] "PRIZE FOR AMERICAN-ITALIAN RELATIONS". The Center of American Studies.

[:0-5] "The Center for American Studies – Rome, Italy". U.S. Embassy in Rome, Italy. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

[6] "Storia". The Center of American Studies.

[7] Dewey, Melvil; Bowker, Richard Rogers; Pylodet, L.; Brown, Karl; Leypoldt, Frederick; Cutter, Charles Ammi; Weston, Bertine Emma; Wessells, Helen E. (1918). Library Journal. R. R. Bowker Company.

[8] "Biblioteca e Archivio". The Center of American Studies.

[9] "At Centro Studi Americani in Rome, the award ceremony for the "Alla scoperta dell'America" project". We the Italians.

[10] "BUILDING BRIDGES". The Center of American Studies.

[11] "Catalog". The Center of American Studies.

[12] "Biblioteca e Archivio". The Center of American Studies.

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+The '''Center for American Studies''' (in Italian: "Centro Studi Americani") is a cultural, nonprofit and independent institution based in [[Rome]], Italy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.raicultura.it/speciali/centrostudiamericani-roma |title=At Centro Studi Americani - Roma|publisher=RAI Cultura}}</ref>
-The Center promotes the Culture of the [[United States]] and transatlantic dialogue through initiatives and projects dedicated to both knowledge and relationships between the United States, [[Europe]] and [[Italy]]. For this purpose, the Center sees a structured collaboration with Universities, Associations and Foundations in the field of International Relations.
+The center promotes American culture and transatlantic dialogue through initiatives and projects between United States, Europe and Italy. The center is designed as a structured collaboration with universities, associations and foundations in the field of international relations.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pojmann |first=Wendy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iGI997hVYboC&dq=%2522Center+for+American+Studies%2522+rome&pg=PA84 |title=Italian Women and International Cold War Politics, 1944–1968 |date=2013-01-02 |publisher=Fordham Univ Press |isbn=978-0-8232-4560-4 |language=en}}</ref>
-Aside from its valuable collection of books’ and historical documents’ care and management, and working closely with the Embassy of the United States in Italy, the Center organizes conferences, seminars and classes, edits publications and, since 2016, awards the annual prize PAIR ([[Prize for American-Italian Relations]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://centrostudiamericani.org/prize-for-american-italian-relations/ |title=PRIZE FOR AMERICAN-ITALIAN RELATIONS |publisher=The Center of American Studies}}</ref>
+Aside from its collection of books and historical documents, and working closely with the [[Embassy of the United States in Italy]], the Center organizes conferences, seminars and classes,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radioradicale.it/organizzatore/231/centro-studi-americani |title=Eventi organizzati da Centro Studi Americani|publisher=Radio Radicale}}</ref> edits publications and, since 2016, awards the annual prize PAIR ([[Prize for American-Italian Relations]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://centrostudiamericani.org/prize-for-american-italian-relations/ |title=PRIZE FOR AMERICAN-ITALIAN RELATIONS |publisher=The Center of American Studies}}</ref> The current President is [[Gianni De Gennaro]].
-The current President is [[Gianni De Gennaro]].
 ==History==
-In 1918 the [[Italian-American Union]] was founded, establishing its venue at Palazzo Salviati (Rome). The same year, thanks to [[Nelson Gay]], [[Thomas Nelson Page]], the American Ambassador to Italy at the time, and [[Robert Perkins]], American Red Cross Commissioner in Italy, the Library for American Studies was born.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://centrostudiamericani.org/storia/ |title=Storia |publisher=The Center of American Studies}}</ref>
+In 1918, the [[Italian-American Union]] was founded, establishing its venue at [[Palazzo Salviati (Rome)|Palazzo Salviati]] in Rome. The same year, thanks to [[Nelson Gay]], [[Thomas Nelson Page]], the American Ambassador to Italy at the time,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=9 January 2018 |title=The Center for American Studies – Rome, Italy |url=https://it.usembassy.gov/center-american-studies-rome/ |access-date=12 June 2023 |website=U.S. Embassy in Rome, Italy}}</ref> and [[Robert P. Perkins|Robert Perkins]], [[American Red Cross]] Commissioner in Italy, the Library for American Studies was born.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://centrostudiamericani.org/storia/ |title=Storia |publisher=The Center of American Studies}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Dewey |first1=Melvil |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zUMDAAAAYAAJ&dq=H.+NELSON+GAY+library&pg=PA767 |title=Library Journal |last2=Bowker |first2=Richard Rogers |last3=Pylodet |first3=L. |last4=Brown |first4=Karl |last5=Leypoldt |first5=Frederick |last6=Cutter |first6=Charles Ammi |last7=Weston |first7=Bertine Emma |last8=Wessells |first8=Helen E. |date=1918 |publisher=R. R. Bowker Company |language=en}}</ref>
-In 1920, while the Library was opening its doors to Italian readers, the Italian-American Association’s inauguration ceremony took place at Palazzo Salviati.
+In 1920, while the Library was opening its doors to Italian readers with an endowment of 10,000 volumes,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://centrostudiamericani.org/biblioteca-e-archivio/ |title=Biblioteca e Archivio |publisher=The Center of American Studies}}</ref> the Italian-American Association's inauguration ceremony took place at Palazzo Salviati.
-Between 1934 and 1935, with the aim of fostering bilateral relations, the Italian Center for American Studies was founded in Turin. A year later, the Center (which meanwhile had moved to Rome) was declared a Moral Entity under the control of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
+Between 1934 and 1935, with the aim of fostering bilateral relations, the Italian Center for American Studies was founded in Turin. A year later, the center, which meanwhile had moved to Rome, was declared a Moral Entity under the control of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  Same year in October, on the occasion of both [[Columbus Day]] and the first Americanists Conference in Rome, the Italian Center for American Studies inaugurated its activities at the new headquarters granted by the Italian State: the main floor of [[Palazzo Mattei]].
-Same year in October, on the occasion of both Columbus Day and the first Americanists Conference in Rome, the Italian Center for American Studies inaugurated its activities at the new headquarters granted by the Italian State: the main floor of [[Palazzo Mattei]].
-In 1963, on the proposal of the Italian Ministry of Public Education, the legal personality of the Center was recognised by Presidential Decree.
+In 1963, at the proposal of the Italian Ministry of Education, the legal personality of the center was recognized by Presidential Decree. The Center took its current name through the 2005 Statute.
+In 2021, the center launched the “Discovering America” training course in History, Institutions, Literature and International Relations for high schoolers from Rome and its administrative Region (Lazio) and, in 2022, the first American Culture Festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wetheitalians.com/from-italy/centro-studi-americani-rome-award-ceremony-alla-scoperta-dellamerica-project|title=At Centro Studi Americani in Rome, the award ceremony for the "Alla scoperta dell'America" project |publisher=We the Italians}}</ref>
-The Center took its current name through the 2005 Statute.
 ==Activities==
-Recent activities, between 2019 and 2022, have been articulated along the following thematic areas<ref>{{cite web |url=https://centrostudiamericani.org/building-bridges/ |title=BUILDING BRIDGES |publisher=The Center of American Studies}}</ref>:
+Recent activities, between 2019 and 2022, have been articulated along the following thematic areas:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://centrostudiamericani.org/building-bridges/ |title=BUILDING BRIDGES |publisher=The Center of American Studies}}</ref>
 * GeoPol Bridge: International Relations and Geopolitics, in collaboration with [[Aspen Institute]] and [[European Council on Foreign Relations]] and with con the contribution of the [[Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] and International Cooperation
 * Cultural Bridge: American Literature, History and Art, inaugurating the American Culture Festival first edition in 2022.
 * Cybersecurity and Innovation Bridge: new technologies, from Artificial Intelligence to 5G.
 * Green Bridge: Sustainable Development and Environment, from international cooperation and climatic migrations to communication.
-The Center also launched the “Discovering America” training course in History and Institutions, Literature and International Relations for high schoolers from Rome and [[Lazio]] administrative Region.
+The center also launched the “Discovering America” training course in History and Institutions, Literature and International Relations for high schoolers from Rome and [[Lazio]] administrative Region.
 ==Library==
-The Catalogue counts more than 50 thousand volumes ranging from the 5th Century to today. Among the most precious ones, the first colonial writings about Northern America. The Archive, which preserves more than 190 historical documents about the foundation of the Italian-American Association and the Center, was recognised in 1999 by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage as of historical-national interest.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://centrostudiamericani.org/biblioteca-e-archivio/ |title=Biblioteca e Archivio |publisher=The Center of American Studies}}</ref>
+The Catalog <ref>{{cite web |url=https://centrostudiamericani.org/en/catalogo/  |title=Catalog |publisher=The Center of American Studies}}</ref> counts more than 50 thousand volumes ranging from the 5th Century to today, first colonial writings about Northern America included. The Archive, which preserves more than 190 historical documents about the foundation of the Italian-American Association and the center, was recognised in 1999 by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage as of historical-national interest.
+<ref>{{cite web |url=https://centrostudiamericani.org/biblioteca-e-archivio/ |title=Biblioteca e Archivio |publisher=The Center of American Studies}}</ref>
 ==References==
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+* [https://it.usembassy.gov/center-american-studies-rome/ Center's history, activity, Library resources and contacts on it.usembassy.gov]
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