The Italian Cultural Institute of Montréal is pleased to host a discussion dedicated to the history, language and identity of the Italian community in Québec, through the presentation of two books: La communauté italienne de Montréal. Dynamiques linguistiques et représentations identitaires by Fabio Scetti and Gens du pays : une immigration nord-italienne au Québec au XXe siècle by Roberto Perin.
The two books explore, from different perspectives, the history of the Italian presence in Québec, examining linguistic dynamics, identity representations and migration experiences that have helped shape the Italian community in Montréal and across Québec.
The discussion will be moderated by Bruno Ramirez, historian at the Université de Montréal, and will offer an opportunity to explore and exchange ideas on the cultural heritage and collective memory of Italian immigration in Canada.
Wednesday, December 9, 2026 – 6 PM
Italian Cultural Institute of Montréal
1200, avenue du Docteur-Penfield, Montréal
Event in Italian
Roberto Perin was born and raised in Montréal and is Professor Emeritus of History at York University in Toronto. From 1983 to 1985, he served as director of the Canadian Academic Centre in Rome and, from 2010 to 2012, as president of the Canadian Association for Italian Studies. His research and publications focus primarily on religious history and the history of migration.
Fabio Scetti is a professor of linguistics at the Université de Moncton in New Brunswick and a researcher at the Centre de recherches interdisciplinaires en études montréalaises (CRIEM) at McGill University in Montréal. His research focuses primarily on the sociolinguistics of migration, with particular attention to the Italian and Portuguese communities in Montréal, as well as the lexicography of endangered minority languages.
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