Vanessa Grotti

This is an almost exhaustive list of the completed BA, MA & Doctoral dissertations I have supervised in the past few years at Unibo.

BA DISSERTATIONS

- Voigt, Matilda (2025) 'L'impatto culturale dell'arte urbana nella Repubblica Dominicana.'

- Muratori, Giorgia (2025) 'Overtourism: cause, impatti e prospettive per un turismo sostenibile.'

- Boiocchi, Adele (2024) 'Costruire e ricostruire l'Albania: Un approccio antropologico all'identità tra miti, narrazioni e stereotipi.'

- Casale, Giulia (2024) 'Il naufragio della Costa Concordia: un caso di atrocità come patrimonio e di dark tourism.'

- Vovlas, Polyxena Sofia Matilde (2024) 'La cura delle tradizioni in ambito antropologico: il caso del tarantismo pugliese e l’indagine sul percepito comune.'

- Lopoeta, Sara (2024) 'Hic est locus ubi mors gaudet succurrere vitae: L'evoluzione dello studio anatomico in Italia attraverso il caso del Centro Anatomico di Bologna e l'influenza della donazione del corpo alla ricerca nella formazione medica.'

- Maiorano, Greta (2023) 'Sciamanesimo: tra passato e presente. Viaggio alla scoperta dell’antica saggezza.'

- Costa, Carlotta (2023) 'Il ruolo della religione nelle missioni cattoliche in America Latina'.

- Forestan, Beatrice (2023) 'Orientalism, the Process of Racialisation and Islamophobia: An analysis of what is behind the European Union’s hesitancy toward accepting Middle Eastern refugees’

MA DISSERTATIONS

- Bieliauskaite, Gintare (2025) 'Afghanistan Before and After August 15th, 2021: Stories Told by Afghan Female Students who Escaped the Taliban'.

- Olivieri, Nina (2025) 'Irregularities in Administrative Detention and Migrant's Mental Health. An Overview of People on the Move's Well-being in Governmental Institutions in Italy.'

- Kurt, Musa (2025) 'Navigating Aspirations and Realities: A Framework for Understanding Syrian Refugees’ Return Motivations from Türkiye.'

- Abzalova, Alena (2025) 'Negotiating Identity and Belonging: Russian and Ukrainian Migration amidst 2022 Conflict.'

- Guidet-Aitkins, Dior (2025) 'Sex Work and Stigma: The Hidden Obstacle to Recognition and Emancipation.'

- Filippini, Ilaria (2025) 'Stuck in (Im)mobilities: A Critical Exploration of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Against Migrant Women Along the Balkan Route.'

- Anagnostakou, Elisavet (2025) 'The Italy-Albania Protocol: Constructing Hierarchies between the “Legal” and the “Illegal”.'

- Zamburlini, Haimanot (2025) 'The Power-Knowledge Nexus: Deconstructing Dominant Discourse on International Migration Through Migrants’ Lived Experiences.'

- Merz, Mitja (2025) 'The Silenced Diaspora – Patterns of Scatteration and Exclusion of the Palestinian Diaspora in Germany.'

- Cartanì, Francesca (2025) 'The Unspoken Discrimination: Fatphobia in the Italian Healthcare Sector.'

- Bernini, Agnese (2025) 'Valley of Transit, Valley of Resistance. An Anthropological Study of Valsusa, on Care and Community.'

- Bayat, Zahra (2025) 'Weaving Reform from the Margins: Intersectionality, Culture, and Law in the Lives of Minority Women in Khorasan, Iran.'

- Shehadeh, Nour Raji Saleh (2024) 'Examining Colonial Feminism in Israel/Palestine Puzzle: Unmasking the Phenomenon of Purplewashing.'

- Dimililer, Deren (2024) 'Passo dopo Passo. Exploring Highlining: Embodied Experiences, Social Bonds, and Subversive Communities in a Post-Modern Era.'

- Kolmitz, Michèle (2024) 'Navigating Libyan-Italian Relations in The Mediterranean: Mazares Fishermen in a Contested Borderscape.'

- Tenerello, Maria Pia (2024) 'Digital Backlash: Unraveling Anti-Gender Ideology in Right-Wing Populism in Italy. A Study on Online Disinformation Campaigns and Queer Activism.'

- ANON (2024) 'A New World, Same Old Caste: Silent Persistence and Change in Pakistani Diasporic Journeys.'

- Türkeş, Yonca (2024) 'Forgotten in the Backyard of Folkhemmet: Unveiling Reproductive Oppression Against Women Within Swedish Eugenic Policies.'

- Shehata, Agar Moussa Omar (2024) 'A Feminist and Postcolonial Critique of Female Genital Cutting Practices. Deconstructing Western Narratives, Empowering Marginalized Voices, and Decolonizing Feminist Discourse.'

- Lagmay Williams, Savannah (2024) 'Hybrid Identities: Catholicism as a Lens for Shaping Filipino Migrant Communities in Bologna.'

- Akdeniz, Selvi (2024) 'No Refuge for Others: The Coloniality of Migration in Europe’s 2015 So-Called Migrant Crisis and Beyond.'

- Pucar, Tea (2024) 'Youth Perspectives on Diaspora: Cooperation and Engagement in the Western Balkans.'

- Bassi, Arianna (2023) ‘The Rights of Deaf People in Italy between Accessibility, Representation and Awareness: An Anthropological Approach to Deafness.’

- Vandenhende, Zoë (2023) ‘Digitalizing Documentary Heritage.’

- Serva, Jessica (2023) ‘The Self-Determination of Kurdish People within International Law: A Gender-Based Analysis of the Iraqi Kurdistan Case.’

- Sami, Giulia (2023) ‘Decoloniality and Feminism: Walking in Sardinia.’

- Markwardt, Dilara (2023) ‘On and Off the Radar: Civil Society Actors Countering the Criminalization of Assistance to Border Crossers in Greece (and Beyond).’

- Knöfel, Mathilde (2023) ‘Alternative Human Rights Approaches in the Anthropocene: Challenging the Mainstream UN Sustainability Discourse by Understanding Interdependence and Practising Interconnectedness.’

- Kamuruko, Rho (2023) ‘Sexual and Reproductive Justice in Zimbabwe.’

- Geyikoglu, Irem (2023) ‘Hannah Arendt's Human Rights Paradox in the Context of Turkey's Policies for Syrian Refugee Children.’

- Dobrudzhala, Indzhi (2023) ‘Questioning Human Rights Discourse and Foundation of Human Rights: Human Rights Violations in the Border of Greece and Turkey.’

- Pitirra, Marzia (2023) ‘L’insegnamento della lingua italiana L2 per i migranti: La strada per un diritto fondamentale.’

- Şeşen, Ece (2023) ‘Analysis on Refugee Children Mental Health Support in Greece.’

- Szeto, Vinsy (2023) ‘Autoethnography of Chinese American Identity: Negotiation and Dualities of Belonging.’

- Locci, Eleonora (2023) ‘Decolonizing Education: Movements Beyond Gender and National Belonging.’

- Kitchens, Erin Lee (2023) ‘Blurred Lines: An Ethnographic Exploration of Secular Humanitarianism and Religion within Refugee Resettlement Faith Based Organizations.’

- Iovino, Pasqualino (2023) ‘Healthcare Along the Balkan Route: A Study of Medical Provision Inside Migrant Camps from Corinth to Bihać.’

- Ferrero Albero, Ofelia (2023) ‘Leaving No One Behind: An Analysis of Disability Inclusion in Humanitarian Response for Refugees.’

- Connell, Meg Eloise (2023) ‘Intersecting Obstacles: An Investigation into Reproductive Health Care in Ireland as Experienced by Migrants.’

- Ciafardoni, Anna (2023) ‘“This is not Equality, this is Inequality”: Structural Limits of Greek Formal and Informal Education for Children on the Move.’

- Cantoni, Antonia (2023) ‘Quarantine Ships: Tools of Confinement. The Consequences of a Global Pandemic on Immigrants’.

- Kwakye, Rockline (2023) ‘Promoting Sustainable Development in Ghana: The Role of Diasporas in "Ghana Beyond Aid" Policy.’

- Farajzadehjalali, Sajedeh (2022) ‘Life as an Iranian Queer Refugee in Germany.’

- Özcan, Berfin Tutku (2022) ‘’Nobody is Safe Here’: Intersectional Identities Amidst a Refugee Crisis in the Corinth Refugee Camp.’

- Libralato, Ofelia (2022) ‘Escaping Sherpaness: Mountaineering, Empowerment and Postcolonial Transformations in Nepal.’

- Amune, Paul Azemata (2022) ‘Gender Relations and Land Questions: The Commoditisation of Women in The Gambia.’

- Ruggieri, Zoe Cosima (2022) ‘Limits to Women’s Right to Self-determination: An Analysis of Abortion in Italy Within the European Context.’

- Jorde, Regina Sandra (2022) ‘Migration of Indigenous Peoples: The Influence of Climate Change and How Migration Affects Their Cultural Heritage.’

- Mondello, Elena Sofia (2022) ‘Re-Thinking Migration: The Role of Riace.’

- De Pascale, Laura (2021) ‘The Management of Irregular Migration Within the EU: Biopolitical Implications of the Securitization and Criminalization of Borders.’

- Floris, Silvia (2021) ‘Venezuelan Migration in Colombia: Towards a New Model in Global Migration Policy?’

- Gargano, Maria Caterina (2021) ‘Mental Health on the Move: Systems of Trauma and MHPSS Service Provision in the Transit Context.’

- Nania, Luca (2021) ‘‘Za Zdravlje’: On Healing Waters, Springs and Bottling in Serbia.’

PHD DISSERTATIONS

- Mecozzi, Arianna (2025) 'Ravenna: Porto di Storie, Mare di Cambiamenti. Un'analisi interdisciplinare sul porto di Ravenna: ambiente, storia, identità e comunità in transizione nell'era delle comunità umane.'