Giulia Aiello

Giulia Aiello is a PhD candidate in Arabic language and literature at the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Bologna. She is also a teaching tutor in Arabic language and literature at the same department. She is carrying out research on language practices starting from a corpus of independent Lebanese comics. Her main research interests are Arabic sociolinguistics, focusing on standard/vernacular variation in written texts, and contemporary Arabic literature, with a particular focus on graphic narratives. She has recently developed an interest on the theme of memory and trauma as well as on environmental issues in Arabic literature. Go to the Curriculum vitae