I am a doctoral candidate in the Department of French and Italian at The Ohio State University. My research in the field of Italian Screen Studies focuses on visual politics and representations of migration in contemporary Italian documentaries.

I teach Italian Language classes and worked as a Teaching Associate for GE courses, leading recitation sections for “Introduction to Italian Cinema: Sex and Politics” (GE Visual Performing Arts and Diversity Global Studies) and “Introduction to the Humanities: Cross-Cultural Perspective” (GE Literature and Diversity Global Studies).  Also, I am resident director of the study abroad program “The Italian City” in Bologna during the summer semester.

Recently, as a fellow of the Center of the Humanities in Practice, I have worked as Graduate Research Associate for the Office of Distance Education and eLearning. I studied how implicit and algorithm biases can impact students engagment, mindset or desire to build digital skills. I supported the Digital Flagship Initiative ensuring that the student-facing programming, content, and messaging were inclusive and avoided unintended bias.

As a filmmaker, I have directed and produced documentaries, television programs, and short movies which include a variety of topics and testimonials. Also, I have extensive experience leading visual literacy and new media workshops with diverse audiences.

Areas of Expertise

  • Italian Cinema, Literature, and Language
  • Media Studies and Digital Humanities
  • Migration Studies and Postcolonial Theory

Publications

Grants, Fellowships, and Awards

  • Ray Travel Award for Service and Scholarship, Council of Graduate Students, The Ohio State University
  • American Association for Italian Studies, Travel Award for Annual Conference, 2020
  • Bulatkin Conference Travel Award, The Ohio State University, 2020
  • Art and Humanities Research Small Grant, The Ohio State University, 2020
  • Fellow, Graduate Research Associate, Center for the Humanities in Practice. Inclusive Practices Analyst, Digital Flagship. Office of Distance Education and eLearning, The Ohio State University, 2019
  • Fellow, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Humanities Without Walls Pre-Doctoral Career Diversity Summer Workshop, 2018
  • Bulatkin Conference Travel Award, The Ohio State University, 2018
  • Art and Humanities Research Small Grant, The Ohio State University, 2018
  • Fellow, University Fellowship, Graduate School, The Ohio State University, 2015
  • Special Award, Best Nature Documentary for The Seasons of Campotrera – 4th Video Festival Imperia, Italy, 2009
  • European Student Exchange Scholarship, Erasmus: Paris IV, Sorbonne University, 1996-1997

Education

    • Ph.D., Italian Screen Studies, The Ohio State University, (in progress) 
    • Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization, Film Studies, The Ohio State University, 2017
    • M.A., Italian Studies, The Ohio State University, 2017
    • Certificate, Filmmaking, École Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle, Paris, 2004
    • B.A., Philosophy, University of Bologna, 1999, summa cum laude

 

Filmography

  • 2014       100 Years of The Green Cross: Emergency Volunteers, TV series, 10 episodes, Telereggio, Italy.
  • 2013       Objects in The Museum, TV&WEB series, 10 episodes, Telereggio, Italy.
  • 2012       Eclats Of Africa, TV documentary + DVD, Telereggio, Italy.
  • 2011       OFF – Non-professional Photographers, TV series, 10 episodes, Telereggio – Recs, Italy.
  • 2010       Shutdown, experimental short, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
  • 2010       A Day of Resistance, TV documentary, Telereggio – Recs, Italy.
  • 2009       I Reggiani Per Esempio: Organized and Individual volunteering, TV series, 20 episodes, Telereggio – Recs, Italy.
  • 2008       Leaning Left, TV documentary + DVD, Telereggio, US/Italy. Selected at the 1st CinemaAvvenire Film Festival, Rome, 2009.
  • 2008       The Seasons of Campotrera, TV documentary + DVD, Telereggio – Recs, Italy. Special Award: Best Nature Documentary, 4thVideo Festival Imperia, Italy
  • 2005       The Documentary, short movie, Italy. Special Mention of the Jury at the 3rd Festival “Mondo Piccolo Cinematografico”, Brescello (RE), Italy, 2005. Finalist at the first edition of the festival “Fresh Looks (Movie) Making Italy” of the New York University, 2006.
  • 2004       Demande à la poussière … (Ask The Dust…), Documentary, ESRA, Paris, France. Selected at the 4th, Concours Européen du Premier Film Documentaire “Aux Ecrans Du Réel”, Le Mans, 2005.

Collaborations

    • 2014       Videographer. Marga, gente de cine by Valeria Patané, Madrid, Spain.
    • 2013       Film Editor. Zuddas alias Ressy by Valeria Patané. Documentary, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Film Editor. Porrinos by Jorge Argiles. Short Film, Madrid, Spain.
    • 2009       Videographer. Cantare il Maggio, by Allieta Melchioni, Documentary. Film Editor. Ombre Nere sul Terzo Millenio by Flavio Novara. Reportage, Modena, Italy.
    • 2006       Film Editor. Veniamo Subito… Tra un Paio d’Ore, by Valeria Patané. Doc/Found Footage, Cagliari, Italy. Curator. L’Altra Faccia del Cinema, documentary screening series, La Tenda/Documè,  Modena, Italy.
    • 2004       Assistant Editor. Son pays est une prison by F. Rosolato, Paris-Barcelone Films, Paris, France.

Independent Educator

  • 2014      Practicum in Translation: Subtitle Workshop, Colorado College (visiting scholar), US.
  • 2011      Visual Literacy: “Music Clips from the script to post-production”, ON: Itinerant Workshop Of Music And Various Arts, Arci Reggio Emilia, Italy.
  • 2010      Participatory Workshop: “Documentary”. Video outcome: “Sentimental Atlas: Migrant Autobiographies”, ON: Itinerant Workshop Of Music And Various Arts Arci Reggio Emilia, Italy.
  • 2009      New Media: “Multimedia Products Designer”, Continuing Education Course, Center for the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises – CESVIP Modena, Italy.
  • 2008      Participatory Workshop: “Second Generations”, High School Students, Modena, Italy.
  • 2007-8  Visual Literacy: “New Media Production”, “Documentary and TV Broadcasting”, Continuing Education Course, Modena Municipality, Italy.
  • 2005      Visual Literacy: “How to Create Audiovisual with your Students”, Course for Primary School Teachers, Italian School of Madrid, Spain.