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Laura E. Ruberto

@laura-e-ruberto.bsky.social

I'm a Humanities professor at Berkeley City College. I write abt Italian migration/transnational/diaspora topics, film, material culture, vernacular culture, monuments, Gramsci, POWs and more. Anti-fascist, pro-the-people, through and through.

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Infodiva@infodiva.bsky.social · 3d ago

Dr. Joseph Sciorra Dies at 71; Memorial to Be Held Friday in Brooklyn The influential folklorist and cultural historian leaves a legacy of scholarship, activism, and decades of documenting Italian American life lavocedinewyork.com/en/people/20...

Dr. Joseph Sciorra Dies at 71; Memorial to Be Held Friday in Brooklyn

Dr. Joseph Sciorra, a prominent folklorist and cultural historian who spent decades documenting Italian American traditions, died suddenly on October

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Jacobin@jacobinmag.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Geese are the most talked about new rock band in years. But thanks to a recent Wired article, they’re now facing a backlash — accused of being privileged, reactionary, and even a “psyop.” It’s everything that’s wrong with music discourse today.

It’s Okay to Like Geese

Geese are the most talked about new rock band in years. But thanks to a recent Wired article, they’re now facing a backlash — accused of being privileged, reactionary, and even a “psyop.” It’s everything that’s wrong with music discourse today.

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Laura E. Ruberto@laura-e-ruberto.bsky.social · 6mo ago

A recent piece I wrote with @josephsciorra.bsky.social on Italian Americans ongoing relationship with Columbus heroification!

Joseph Sciorra@josephsciorra.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Laura Ruberto and I wrote the article, "Italian American Columbuses: Contested Spaces, Unstable Identities, and Public Memories," for ‘Memoria e Ricerca’ special issue "Colombo conteso: Immagini, rappresentazion e rivisitazioni.” @laura-e-ruberto.bsky.social www.rivisteweb.it/issn/1127-01...

Austin Kocher, PhD@austinkocher.com · 7mo ago

As Predicted, ICE Reports Another Detention Death While Congress Does Nothing: 2nd This Week, 13th This Year, 42nd Under Trump austinkocher.substack.com/p/as-predict...

As Predicted, ICE Reports Another Detention Death While Congress Does Nothing: 2nd This Week, 13th This Year, 42nd Under Trump

Detention deaths occurring about once every four days. Call Rep. Scott Franklin and Glades County Sheriff's Office until we get answers, contact information available below.

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Indivisible ❌👑@indivisible.org · 9mo ago

It shouldn’t be controversial to insist that Democrats vote to rein in this lawless and sadistic agency. Demand that your Members of Congress use their leverage with the upcoming Homeland Security funding bill to get ICE Out For Good: act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...

ICE Agents Grab Five-Year-Old Boy, Use Him ‘As Bait To Knock On the Door’ To Find Immigrants

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents took a five-year-old boy named Liam Ramos – and his father – who had just arrived home from the child's school.

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Internet Archive@archive.org · 9mo ago

Now that these works have entered the public domain, put them to good use in our annual Public Domain Film Remix Contest: blog.archive.org/2025/12/01/2... Submit your short film by 11:59pm PST on January 7.

Internet Archive@archive.org · 10mo ago

When the clock strikes midnight on January 1, creative works from 1930 & sound recordings from 1925 will enter the public domain in the US, like: 💄 Dizzy Dishes, first Betty Boop cartoon 🕵️♀️ First 4 Nancy Drew novels 🚂 The Little Engine That Could 🎩 Morocco 🍑 Georgia on My Mind and many more! 🧵👇

Montage of creative works entering the public domain in the US in 2026.
ACLU@aclu.org · 10mo ago

BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families. The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.

Laura E. Ruberto@laura-e-ruberto.bsky.social · 11mo ago

My recent review of Chasing the Lung Block directed by Stefano Gabbiani and co-written by Stefano Morello and Ilaria Tonelli Out in the Italian American Review @veritas44.bsky.social

University of Illinois Press@illinoispress.bsky.social · 11mo ago

📽️A piece of memory work, one that cinematically fills the void of that material desire to “touch history.” @laura-e-ruberto.bsky.social reviews "Chasing the Ghost of the Lung Block" in Italian American Review 15.2. cc: @calandrainstitute.bsky.social scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/iar/arti...

Cover of Italian American Review, Volume 15, Issue 2, Summer 2025 Multi-colored yellow background featuring the art work of Vincent Baldassano—an abstract house design.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 11mo ago

Italy’s centenarians grow in number as another 2,000 reach the milestone

Italy’s centenarians grow in number as another 2,000 reach the milestone

The southern European country has more than double the number of people aged over 100 than it did in 2009 The number of people in Italy living to aged 100 continues to grow sharply, with more than 2,000 reaching the milestone age in 2025, the vast majority of them women. There are now 23,548 residents in Italy who are 100-years-old or over, compared with 21,211 in 2024, according to the latest figures from Istat, the national statistics agency. Italy has more than double the number of centenarians than it did in 2009, Istat said. Continue reading...

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