A tenured Professor at Duke University, Marianna De Marco Torgovnick teaches in Durham, North Carolina, during most Spring terms a very popular course called “America Dreams Americ...ver maisA tenured Professor at Duke University, Marianna De Marco Torgovnick teaches in Durham, North Carolina, during most Spring terms a very popular course called “America Dreams American Movies,” also the title of her anthology/textbook. She is the author of many books, including, Crossing Ocean Parkway: Readings by an Italian American Daughter.ver menos