Portrait of women with hair pulled back and wearing a black shirt. Photo credit: Elena Bazzolo

Giuliana Musso in Conversation with MSU Experts: “Certain Things Cannot Be Said” Roundtable Discussion

Award-winning Italian author and actor Giuliana Musso’s Dentro (Inside): A True Story, If You Think So confronts the social effects of taboo in contexts of domestic and sexual abuse. This roundtable panel discussion precedes the Dentro (Inside) performance March 20 at the Wharton Center. 

During the discussion, Giuliana Musso will interview four MSU professors who will offer their perspectives on domestic and sexual abuse from across the diverse fields of psychology, law, human medicine, and theater studies. 

MSU panelists include: 

  • Jennifer E. Johnson, Ph.D., College of Human Medicine 
  • Alytia Levendosky, Ph.D., College of Social Science 
  • Barbara O’Brien, JD, Ph.D., College of Law 
  • Ann Folino White, Ph.D., College of Arts & Letters 

Musso will also demonstrate her own research methods as an artist while inviting us to reflect on insights from the discussion together as a community.  

Moderated by Valentina Denzel, Ph.D. Introductions by College of Arts & Letters Interim Dean Yen-Hwei Lin, Ph.D. and Juliet Guzzetta, Ph.D.

On-site childcare is available for this event. Volunteers from the MSU Center for Survivors will also be on-site. You must RSVP to reserve your seat and secure childcare (if needed): go.cal.msu.edu/dentroRSVP

Photo Credit: Elena Bazzolo

Sponsored by the College of Arts & Letters 

In partnership with the MSU Department of English and Creative Writing Program, Department of Romance and Classical Studies, and Department of Theatre in the College of Arts & Letters. 

Also in partnership with the MSU C.S. Mott Department of Public Health and College of Human Medicine, Department of Psychology and College of Social Science, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, and College of Law.  

Additional partners include Michigan Humanities, Regione Emilia-Romagna, and ATER Fondazione. 

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Date

Mar 18, 2025

Time

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Labels

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Location

Graduate Hotel, East Lansing
Shadows Ballroom
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