ACADEMIC EDUCATION
2023 Summer School Mediating Italy in Global Culture
University of Bologna, Rimini Campus
2022 - ONGOING Joint PhD
Études cinématographiques - Departments of Arts and Sciences, Université de Montréal
Arti, Storia, Società - XXXIX cycle, Department of Arts, University of Bologna
Thesis: La représentation des nouvelles générations et leurs interactions avec les formes alternatives à l'hétéronormativité dans les séries télévisées italiennes
Tutors: Prof.ssa Marta Boni and Prof.ssa Paola Brembilla
2019 - 2022 Master's Degree in Cinema, Television, and Multimedia Production
University of Bologna Alma Mater Studiorum
Thesis: Gender Marketing: television, audiences, and advertising, between Italy and the United States
Supervisors: Prof.ssa Veronica Innocenti; Co-supervisor: Prof. Roberto Cobianchi | 110/110 cum laude.
2016 - 2019 Bachelor's Degree in Arts, Music, and Entertainment Disciplines (DAMS)
University of Padova
Thesis: Cinema and Disability Studies. Three case studies
Supervisor: Prof.ssa Farah Polato | 110/110 cum laude.
INTERNATIONAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2021 Visiting Scholar, California State University, Chico (2 months)
Scholarship for research abroad - Department of Arts, University of Bologna
Supervisor: Prof.ssa Chiara Ferrari
2021, Internship in Copywriting & Web Content Manager, DIGITALMIX GROUP SL - Barcelona (4 months)
Erasmus+ Internship Scholarship - Department of Arts, University of Bologna
2020 Exchange Student, University of Copenhagen (5 months)
Erasmus+ Scholarship - Department of Arts, University of Bologna
2019 Exchange student, Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3 (4 months)
Erasmus+ Scholarship - Department of Arts, University of Bologna
RESEARCH PROJECTS
2023-2025 WokeIt. Investigating representation, inclusivity, and social responsibility in Rai’s fictional audiovisual productions
Funded by: PRIN 2022 PNRR
Role: Researcher
Principal Investigator: Paola Brembilla
2023-2024 Plateformes et usages: cinéma, télévision, jeu vidéo et création numérique
Funded by: CRSH/Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada
Role: Researcher, Webmaster, and support in organizing the namesake conference
Principal Investigator: Marta Boni
2022-2023 Mieux comprendre l'amour par/pour les séries télé
Organized by: Labo Télé, Université de Montréal
Role: Researcher
Principal Investigator: Prof.ssa Marta Boni
Output: Creation of a series of video essays on the theme Tomber en amour en Italie
CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS
Netflix et le contenu queer: la plateforme favorise-t-elle les produits LGBTQ+?
Plateformes et usages: cinéma, télévision, jeu vidéo et création numérique, organized by Labo Télé, Université de Montréal, and Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3
Carrefour des Arts et de Sciences, Université de Montréal
November 2-4, 2023
Representations of romantic clichés in the Italian TV series landscape
Summer School Mediating Italy in Global Culture
University of Bologna, Rimini Campus
June 19-23, 2023
Representations of romantic clichés in the Italian landscape
Panel Love and TV Series: new perspectives through video essay, organized by Marta Boni, Labo Télé
FMSAC/ACECM 2023 - Film and Media Studies Association of Canada
University of Ottawa
May 27-29, 2023
Découvrir l'amour et la sexualité dans le paysage italien, clichés et nouvelles perspectives
Panel Mieux comprendre l'amour pour/par les séries télé organized by Marta Boni, Labo Télé
Acfas Congrès 2023, 90th edition
Université de Montréal
May 8-12, 2023
L'Italia nelle serie TV: cliché romantici e locus amoenus
Organizer and session chair of the panel Rappresentazioni televisive dell’italianità
CAIS Conference 2023 - Canadian Association for Italian Studies
Université de Montréal
May 4-7, 2023
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
2024 Assistant for the course CIN1101A - Histoire du cinéma 1, lecturer Anna Kolesnikova, Department of Arts and Sciences, Université de Montréal.
2023 Assistant for the course CIN2122A - Analyse de séries télévisées, lecturer Joyce Cimper, Department of Arts and Sciences, Université de Montréal, fall semester 2023.
Since 2023 collaboration with the Language Center as an assistant for various Cours d’Italien, head of Italian Studies Gabriella Lodi, Université de Montréal.
2018-2019 Inclusive Peer Tutor, University of Padova.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
2024 Bourses mosaïques d’excellence, Diversity, equality, and social inclusion, Carrefour des Arts et des Sciences, Université de Montréal.
2021 Scholarships for Research Abroad for the Preparation or Elaboration of the Master's Thesis, Department of Arts, University of Bologna.
