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I received my M.A. and Ph.D. in Italian Studies from the University of Toronto and my Laurea in Lingue e Letterature Straniere in English and German from the University of Udine, Italy.
Prior to Laurier, I have taught at both Canadian and Italian universities.
My present research focuses on Italian women writers, journalists and activists between the late-nineteenth-century and early twentieth century.
I am currently working on a book-length project, a critical edition and translation of an Anglo-Italian pioneer woman’s memoir of her experience in Canada in the 1880s.
Recent publications:
- “My Two Italies”, Journal of Modern Italian Studies, 22:2 (2017), 280-281.
- “Anna Moroni Parken: A Transcultural Life Writing of Early Canada”. Oltreoceano, 11 (2016), 257-265.
Books Authored:
- Bridging the Ocean: Italian Literature of Migration to Canada, Forum [U P, Italy], 2005.
- Il mosaico dinamico: Il multiculturalismo in Canada, Forum [U P, Italy], 1999.
- From Sea to Sea: An Illustrated History of the Fogolârs Federation of Canada, Fogolârs Federation of Canada, 1999.
Book Edited as Special Issue of Refereed Journal:
- The Virtual Piazza: The Representation of Italian Culture in the Media, Special Issue of Italian Canadiana, vol. 19, 2005.
IT322 Understanding Italy
IT324 Cinema Italia
IT395B The Adventures of Pinocchio
IT395C The Culture of Italian Food
IT395D Italian Language in Context
IT395E Dante's Divine Comedy
IT395F The Italian Canadian Experience
IT395G Made in Italy
LL200 Cultural Perspectives I
LL201 Cultural Perspectives II
MI202 Mediterranean Culture II
Contact Info:
F: 519.884.7369
Office location: P308, Frank C. Peters Building
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Languages spoken: English, Italian