Riccardo Gasperina Geroni
Associate Professor of Contemporary Italian Literature
University of Bologna
ORCID: 0000-0002-6133-8633
Profile
Associate Professor at the University of Bologna since May 2023, I conduct research on twentieth-century Italian literature, focusing on the intersections between literature, philosophy, psychoanalysis, and anthropology. My current work explores the theme of origin and the concept of the "primordial" in literary and artistic representations between the early and mid-twentieth century. Since November 2024, I have served as Coordinator of the Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Italian Studies and European Literary Cultures.
Education
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2006-2009 – BA in Modern Italian Literature, University of Bologna. Thesis on the female short stories of Alberto Moravia.
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2009-2012 – MA in Italian Studies, University of Bologna. Thesis on Cristo si è fermato a Eboli by Carlo Levi.
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2013-2016 – PhD in Italian Studies, University of Bologna (with a research period at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster).
Academic Career
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2016 – Research Fellow, University of Münster (Germany).
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2018 – Research Fellow, University of Oxford (UK).
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2020-2021 – Researcher (RTD-A), L-FIL-LET/11, Department of Classical Philology and Italian Studies, University of Bologna.
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2021-2023 – Researcher (RTD-B), University of Bologna.
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Since 2023 – Associate Professor of Contemporary Italian Literature, University of Bologna.
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Since November 2024 – Coordinator of the Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Italian Studies and European Literary Cultures, University of Bologna.
Teaching
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Since 2020 – Lecturer in Contemporary Italian Literature, BA in Philosophy, University of Bologna.
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Since 2023 – Lecturer in Twentieth-Century Italian Prose and Narrative Genres, MA in Italian Studies, University of Bologna.
Research Projects
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2023 – ongoing: The Reception of Vico and the Early Twentieth Century in Italy: a Digital Exhibition (University of Turin, Catholic University of Milan, CNR) [€265k, Project code: 2022A97CER].
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2023 – ongoing: For an Atlas of Italian Ecological Literature: From the Great Acceleration to the Pandemic (LEDA) (IULM Milan, University of Siena) [€230k, Project code: P2022XX4H5].
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2022-2023: Alma Idea (University of Bologna), Line B.2, 2nd place [€24k].
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2017-2019: Alma Idea (University of Bologna), Junior Line, 1st place [€20k].
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2016-2020: Research Grant, University of Bologna [€90k].
Institutional Roles and Academic Duties
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Since 2019 – Member of the Admissions Committee for Italian Studies, University of Bologna.
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Since November 2024 – Coordinator of the Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Italian Studies and European Literary Cultures, University of Bologna.
Awards and Recognitions
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2024 – XII International “Carlo Levi” Prize, awarded by the Luigi Gaeta Foundation – Carlo Levi Study Center, for Cristo si è fermato a Eboli (Einaudi, 2025).
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2019 – The Edinburgh Gadda Prize, Longlist (Vittoria Group Prize). Reference publication: Il custode della soglia. Il sacro e le forme nell’opera di Carlo Levi (Mimesis, 2018).
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2018 – XXI Edition of the “Carlo Levi” Literary Prize (doctoral thesis section). Reference publication: Il custode della soglia. Il sacro e le forme nell’opera di Carlo Levi (Mimesis, 2018).
