Alessandra Cantagalli

Associate professor since January 2020, studied contemporary history in Bologna where she later accomplished her PhD. Her research area is economic history. Research topics include the history of professions and the history of technical education.

In February 2014 obtains the National Scientific Qualification for Assistant Professor for the 13/C1: Economic History area, and in January 2015 for the 11/A3: Contemporary History area.

She is the author of several publication, she took part national research programs and since 2006 she is part of the “Centro studi sulla storia delle professioni” (CEPROF) of University of Bologna.

She is currently working on two research projects:

- the PNRR PRIN 2022 research project “Rethinking Made in Italy. Food and wine savoir faire and storytelling in the construction of the Italian myth (1950 - today)” (PI Stefano Magagnoli, University of Bologna), where she is co-investigator.

- the PRIN 2022 research project "Arms, Beads and Cloth: African consumers and the 19th-century global economy" (PI Karin Pallaver, University of Bologna).