Full professor at Department of Arts of
Bologna University
Education
2002-2006
Research fellowship from University of Bologna for a research in
Semiotics
1998- 2002
Ph.D. in Semiotics at Bologna University
1997-2000
Grant from International School in Sciences of Culture -
Fondazione Collegio San Carlo, Modena, for a Doctoral School in
“Sciences of Cultures”
1996
Degree in Philosophy, University of Bologna
Academic Appointments
─ Chair of Analsys of Journalistic Language
(a.a. 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010,
2010-2011)
─ Chair of Semiotics of Culture ( a.a. 2006-2007, 2007-2008,
2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012)
- Chair of "Semiotics II" (a.a. 2011-2012)
─ Chair of “Textual teories” at the Master in Publishing
at Bologna University ( a.a. 2006-2007,
2008-2009)
- Chair of “Historical discourse in tv and newspapers” at
the Master in Historical Communication at Bologna University
(a.a.2009-2010, 2011-2012)
Research Projects
2004-2010
Member of the team from the Dipartimento di Discipline della
Comunicazione for a research on "La rappresentazione del
Mediterraneo, fra memoria e progetto. Stereotipi, nuove politiche
identitarie, costruzioni semiotiche".
Member of the team from the Dipartimento di Discipline della
Comunicazione dell'Università di Bologna for a research on
“Memoria, scrittura, testimonianza”.
Research Areas
- Textual
analysis
- Visual
culture
- Semiotics of
culture (in particular memory studies and space and urban
studies)
- Media and
communicationanalysis
Scientific Offices
- From 2009,
member of the Scientific Board of the Center of Interdisiciplinary
Studies on Memory and Cultural Trauma (TRAME) at Bologna
University
- From 2009,
member of the executive Board of the International Center on Memory
at San Marino University
- From 2009,
together with Patriza Violi, editor of the series “Temi semiotici”
at Bononia University Press (BUP)
- From 2005, m
ember of the Editorial Board for Versus. Rivista di Studi
Semiotici
- From 2006,
Coordinator of scientific activities at Ph.D. Program in
Semiotics at ISIT, Istituto Italiano Scienze Umane (Italian
Human Sciences National Insitute) and University of Bologna
- From 2002,
member of the association: Associazione Italiana di Studi
Semiotici
- From 1998,
editor at large for Bompiani Publishing House (RCS group)
