Cultural Studies
Samuel Amago
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Esther Poveda Moreno
Research Summary
A native of Madrid (Spain) Esther Poveda’s love for languages, literature and traveling started at a young age, when she decided to complete a B.A. in English Philology at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid. Since then she has lived in Ireland, the United States, Spain and Guatemala, and she has travelled extensively in Europe and the Americas.
Francesca Calamita
Research Summary & Bio
Dr Francesca Calamita is Associate Professor, General Faculty, and Director of the Undegraduate Programs in Italian Studies as well as Director of UVa in Siena and UVa in Florence. She is an affiliate faculty member of the Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality and currently she also serves as College Fellow in the Engagements.
Sarah Annunziato
Education
Ph.D.: The Johns Hopkins University, Italian, Department of German and Romance Languages and Literatures (2007)
B.A.: Smith College, Italian and Government, Cum Laude, Department of Italian Languages and Literatures and Department of Government (2000)
Research Interests
- Italian Children’s Literature, Media, and the History of Childhood in Italy
- Film Adaptation and Italian Cinema and Television
- Italian American Studies
- Italian-Language Pedagogy
Teaching
University of Virginia
Gustavo Pellón
Adrienne Ward
Research Summary
Adrienne Ward received her Ph.D. in Italian from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her area of specialty is 17th- and 18th-century Italian literature, with a focus on theater production and culture. Her first book, Pagodas in Play: Representations of China in 18th-Century Italian Opera, was published by Bucknell University Press in 2010.
Anne Garland Mahler
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Enrico Cesaretti
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Eli Carter
ABOUT ME
I am an Associate Professor of Brazilian film and television in the Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, and I hold an affiliate appointment in the Department of Media Studies. I also serve as the Director of the Portuguese Program, and I am the current Director of the Latin American Studies Program and the Co-Director of the Americas Center / Centro de las Américas.