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