Curriculum Vitae
Titles:
B.A Laurea in Lingue e Letterature Straniere Moderne, Università
di Bologna, (English literature and Persian literature, tutors Vita
Fortunati and Maurizio Pistoso) with 110/110 cum laude and ‘dignità
di stampa'
M.A Master of Arts in Women and Literature, University of Hull.
U.K., (Tutor Marion Shaw) with Distinction
PhD Dottorato di Ricerca in Letterature e Culture dei Paesi di
Lingua Inglese, Università di Bologna, (English Literature and
Canadian studies, Tutor Alfredo Rizzardi)
Academic Position:
Senior Lecturer (L-Lin/10 Letteratura Inglese, Facoltà di Lingue
e Letterature Straniere dell'Università degli Studi di Bologna) for
“Letterature dei paesi di lingua inglese, Graduate courses in
“Letterature moderne, comparate e postcoloniali” (Modern
Literatures, Comparative Literary Studies and Postcolonial
Literatures), from 2000-
Member of the Academic Staff for the PhD program in
Letterature moderne, comparate e postcoloniali, indirizzo
in Letterature e Culture dei Paesi di Lingua Inglese,
University of Bologna, from 2002-
Member of the academic staff for the European M.A GEMMA (Women's
and Gender Study). International Program Erasmus Mundus Master's
Degree in Women's and Gender Studies, University of Granada. GEMMA
is the first Erasmus Mundus Master in Women's and Gender Studies in
Europe. It is a Master of excellence supported by the European
Commission.
Responsible Equal Opportunities for the Faculty of Lingue e
Letterature Straniere, University of Bologna (since 2000)
Member of the Commissione Spazi del Dipartimento di Lingue e
Letterature straniere moderne
Member of the Commissione Tirocini della Facoltà di Lingue e
letterature straniere
Member of the “Comitato per le Pari Opportunità” (Equal
Opportunities Committee), (coordinator for the sector positive
actions for info-formation and education) University of Bologna,
2004-2008.
Coordinator for the Erasmus mobility programs University of
Bologna-Dalarna University, School of Humanities and media Studies,
Sweden (for the M.A In Postcolonial and African Studies)
from 2010-
Member of the Board of the Department of Foreign Modern
Languages and Literatures (University of Bologna) from 2009-
Member of the Equal Opportunities Commettee, Comitato Pari
Opportunità d'ateneo, from December 2009-
Teaching Experiences:
University of Bologna:
- Adjunct
Professor, Professore a contratto di Lingua e Letteratura Inglese,
Facoltà di Lingue e Letterature Straniere, ac. Year 1997/98.
- Adjunct
Professor Professore a contratto di Linguistica Inglese, Facoltà di
Lingue e Letterature Straniere, ac. Year 1998/99.
- Senior
Lecturer, tenured, Affidamento dell'insegnamento di Letteratura
Inglese, ac. Year 2001-2002.
- Senior
Lecturer, tenured, Affidamento dell'insegnamento di Letteratura
Inglese, ac. Year 2002-2003
- Senior
Lecturer, tenured, Affidamento dell'insegnamento di Letteratura
Inglese per il corso di laurea triennale e per il corso di laurea
biennale, ac. Year 2003-2004
- Senior
Lecturer, tenured, Affidamento dell'insegnamento di Letteratura
Inglese per il corso di laurea triennale e per il corso di laurea
biennale, ac. Year 2004-2005
- Senior
Lecturer, tenured, Affidamento dell'insegnamento di Letterature dei
paesi di lingua inglese, Graduate courses, from 2005
- Senior
Lecturer, tenured, Affidamento per il Master europeo Gemma, laurea
magistrale, from 2007-08
Organisation and teaching for the Erasmus exchanges (from 1992,
University of Granada, Portsmouth, Canterbury, Utrecht, Dublino,
Parigi, York, Madrid)
Organisation, coordination and teaching for the Seminars
connected to gender and women's studies (ENTP Athena, Cotepra)
(1989-98).
Coordination, Organisation of and teaching for the Permanent
Seminar in Gender Studies and Women's Studies within an
interdisciplinary perspective (1998-2001).
Organisation, coordination and teaching for the Interfaculty and
Interdisciplinary Course in Gender Studies: Metodologie
critiche degli studi di genere con prospettive multiculturali,
2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003.
Director and Coordinator of the Interuniversity, Interfaculty
and Interdisciplinary Course of Info-Formation in “Pari Opportunità
e prospettive Interculturali, Equal Opportunities and
Interculturality” sponsored by the University of Bologna and the
Equal opportunity Committee (organized for the academic and
teaching staff, first national course, including international
experts in the field), ac. Years 2005-06, 2006-07. see
www.unibo.it/pariopportunita
Lecturer for the Interuniversity, Interfaculty and
Interdisciplinary Course of Info-Formation in “Pari Opportunità e
prospettive Interculturali, Equal Opportunities and
Interculturality” on Gender studies and Intercultualism.
Tutor and co-tutor for B.A and Ph.D dissertations/theses in
English, studies, Anglo-American Literatures, Canadian
Literatures, Caribbean theatre. Gender and women's studies;
intercultural studies, postcolonial theories.
European Prejects, EU Thematic networks, other projects:
Consultant for Cotepra (Comparative Thematic Network) as an
expert for an European mapping of Comparative Literary Studies in
academic institutions, from 20-05-1999 to 20-08-1999.
Member of COTEPRA, Comparative Thematic network, 1998-2001
Member of ATHENA, Advanced Thematic Network in Activities in
Women's Studies in Europe, central coordinaiton Utrecht, Prof. Rosi
Braidotti. (1998-2001), and of AOIFE, Association of Institutions
for Feminist Education and Research in Europe.
Member of ATHENA2, Advanced Thematic Network in European Women's
Studies, 2003-2006
Member of the Scientific Board of the European thematic
network Acume1 (Comparative study of Cultural memory) 2003-2006
Coordinator of the subproject on "Memory and Oblivion in women's
and Gender Studies" for the European thematic network Acume1
(Comparative study of Cultural memory) 2003-2006
Member of the project "European Intertexts: A study of women's
writing in English as part of a European Fabric (Funded by the
British Academy), 2000-2002
Member of the Scientific Board of European thematic
network Acume2 (Interfacing Sciences, Literature and Humanities)
2006-2009
Member of the subproject on "Trauma and Memory" for the
European thematic network Acume2 (Interfacing Sciences, Literature
and Humanities) 2006-2009, and of the Subproject on "Paradigms of
Evolution"
Member of the project Topografia delle culture (progetto
strategico UNIBO), coordinator Roberto Vecchi. Coordinator of the
subproject "Spazio e potere", 2008-2010
Member of the PRIN project, on "Letteratura e cultura visuale",
central coordination UNiversity of Palermo (Michele Cometa),
Bologna coordination (Silvia Albertazzi), 2005-2007
University of Modena:
Lecturer in Lingua, Cultura ed Istituzioni (English studies) for
academic years 2003-2004; 2004-05; 2005-06. (within a gender and
postcolonial perspective). Main teaching areas: postcolonial
studies, critical theories, renaissance theatre.
European Universities:
Organization and Teaching for the international
courses: "European Women's Studies from a Multicultural
Perspectives" Summer School NOISE, organized by the University of
Utrecht and the University of Bologna 1994; 1995 Odense; 2000,
Pisa.
Participation in National and International Projects and
Research Projects, Associations and research groups:
Associazione Orlando, AISLI (Associazione Italiana di Studi
sulle Letterature in Inglese); member of the Centro
Interdipartimentale di Ricerca sull'Utopia dell'Università di
Bologna, member of the Centro interdipartimentale di Teoria e
storia comparata della letteratura (Bologna), Centre for linguistic
and Cultural Studies, CESLIC, Bologna.
Editorial Boards:
Co-direction, editorial board and member of the Scientific
Committee for the journal InterCulture, (Intercultural
Institute of Montreal and of the Association Interculture,
Bologna).
Editorial Board, Co-direction and member of the Scientific
Committee of the online journal TransPostCross.
Scientific Board of the Series of Books "Incontri tra
discipline", I Libri di Emil di Odoya