George De Stefano
George de Stefano is journalist, author and critic who has written extensively on culture and politics. His work has appeared in such publications as The Nation, Film Comment, Newsday, Gay City News, The Advocate, Cineaste, In These Times, and The Italian American Review. He is also a contributor to the Web publications PopMatters, Rootsworld, The Examiner, and I-Italy. Mr. de Stefano’s book, An Offer We Can’t Refuse: The Mafia in the Mind of America (Faber and Faber, 2007) explores some of his longstanding preoccupations as a writer: cultural mythologies and their social impact; ethnic identity and stereotypes; popular culture, especially film, and how such social categories as race, class, sexuality and gender interact in American society. He has contributed essays to other books, including Our Naked Lives (Bordighera Press, 2013), The Essential Sopranos Reader (University of Kentucky Presses, 2011), and Mafia Movies: A Reader (University of Toronto, 2011). He is a contributor to the forthcoming The Routledge History of the Italian Americans (Routledge; 2016).
Mr. de Stefano is currently researching a new book about the history of Italians in New Orleans, to be titled Gumbo Italiano: How the Sicilians Made New Orleans. He also is pursuing opportunities in feature writing, commentary, and cultural criticism. He is a member of the National Book Critics Circle, the Authors Guild, and the National Association of Independent Writers and Editors. He can be reached through his website.
website: www.georgedestefano.com