Bernadette Giacomazzo (born Benedetta Rosalia Giuseppina Giacomazzo, 29 November 1977) is an American journalist, photographer and author. She wrote In Living Color: A Cultural History and The Golden Girls: A Cultural History.

Biography

Giacomazzo is the oldest of two children, born in Far Rockaway, New York. Her father, Giuseppe Giacomazzo (1936–2009), was part of the Marseilles Mafia.[1][2][3] Her mother, Anna Maria Natalucci, is the daughter of chef Paolo Natalucci, who had a number of restaurants in New York City in the 1960s and 1970s.[4]

In 2005, Giacomazzo co-wrote Swimming with Sharks with Melissa Deskovic.[5] In December 2022, Giacomazzo released her first poetry chapbook, Aquarius Rising, on Nightingale & Sparrow Press.[6] In February 2023, Giacomazzo released In Living Color: A Cultural History, which is part of Rowman & Littlefield's "Cultural History of Television" book series. The Library Journal gave it a starred review,[7] calling it a "must-read book on the history of a show that molded Black comedy sketches and brings together different threads of social awareness, race, entrepreneurship, comedy, resilience, and bravery in the face of a world not used to seeing "in living color."" Booklist also gave the book a starred review.[8] and was listed at number four in the outlet's Top 10 Arts Books of 2023.[9] In August 2023, Giacomazzo released The Golden Girls: A Cultural History with Rowman & Littlefield.[10] Publisher's Weekly said that "pop culture fans will rejoice" at "Giacomazzo's careful cultural analysis" of "issues that are still salient today.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Galante, Pierre (1979). The Marseilles Mafia: The Truth Behind the World of Drug Trafficking. W.H. Allen. pp. 294–304. ISBN 9780491023252.
  2. ↑ Farnsworth, Clyde H.; Times, Special to The New York (1971-10-10). "French Seize Heroin Bound for U.S." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  3. ↑ Tully, Andrew (1973). The Secret War Against Dope. Coward, McCann & Geoghegan. ISBN 9781618867360.
  4. ↑ "Daily News from New York, New York". Newspapers.com. 1976-02-28. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  5. ↑ "Reading with Sharks - antiMUSIC News". www.antimusic.com. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  6. ↑ "Aquarius Rising by Bernadette R. Giacomazzo – Nightingale & Sparrow". Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  7. ↑ "Library Journal". www.libraryjournal.com. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  8. ↑ ""In Living Color: A Cultural History" by Bernadette Giacomazzo to be Released on February 15, 2023, on Rowman & Littlefield Publishers". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  9. ↑ "Top 10 Arts Books: 2023, by By Donna Seaman". Booklist Online.
  10. ↑ Tito, Susan (2023-10-10). "Talking with Bernadette Giacomazzo about 'The Golden Girls: A Cultural History'". Newsday. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  11. ↑ "The Golden Girls: A Cultural History by Bernadette Giacomazzo". Publisher's Weekly. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
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