Dear Friends,

New York Italians in collaboration with Fordham University, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and Italian Honor Society C.I.A.O. is very happy to invite you to: "Italian Identiti(es): Media Mafia Stereotypes" - A voyage through the maze of symbols that say who we are.

October 11 at 6:30 PM at Fordham University Lincoln Center Campus 113 W 60th St. Room 524, 5th Floor.

Are Italian Americans almost always automatically defined by others as being mob associated or guidos?
In todays American society stereotyping of different cultures is seen greatly in the media.
Research has shown that Italian's are misjudged because of the Italian American stereotypes. Media such as MTV's reality televison show "Jersey Shore", reality show "Growing up Gotti", HBO series the "Sopranos", reality show "Mob Wives",the movie "Goodfellas" and, "The Godfather" are few of examples of why Americans begin to stereotype or misjudge Italians. Most of these movies and television shows are an embarassment to the Italian culture and heritage. The negative traits actions of the chracters in these types of media causes most Americans to believe that all Italians are like what they see.

Source: http://www.newyorkitalians.org