Italian Studies Library Research Awardees

2022-2023 Awardees

Harris, Jessica L.

Research: Black America and Italy: African American Women in Post-Fascist Italian Culture
Home Institution: St. John's University, USA

Pellerito, James

Research: Audiencing Italianità: Evolving Race and Sexuality in Contemporary Italian Film and Media​​​​​​​
Home Institution: Georgia State University, USA

2021-2022 Awardees

Rondaij, Joyce

Research: Getting the Dutch Public Acquainted with Primo Levi: A Dutch book project which introduces Primo Levi’s Life and Work
Home Institution: Protestant Theological University, The Netherlands

Ruggieri, Marco

Research: Rethinking Italian Fascism on Screen
Home Institution: University of Edinburgh, UK

2019-2020 Awardees

Kiltinavičiūtė, Aistė

Research: Re-reading Dante's Dream Visions
Home Institution: University of Cambridge, UK

Striano, Apollonia

Research:  Primo Levi: the saving force of literature
Home Institution: Università degli Studi di Napoli L'Orientale, Italy