Personale docente

 

Academic background

 

- 1999: PhD in English Literature from the University of Sussex (UK).

- 1995: Master's degree in Critical Theory from the University of Sussex (UK).

- 1992: Bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures (language curriculum) from the University of Pavia.

 

Other qualifications:

 

- April 2004: Grant for research collaboration on the topic "Anglophone and postcolonial cultures: linguistic and literary paths," Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Parma.

- October 2003: Research scholarship, financed by MIUR, on the topic "Between Heart of Darkness and Wilderness: mythography of European colonial consciousness and its cultural representations between the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries", Scuola Superiore di Studi Umanistici, University of Bologna.

- October 2000: Qualification as English Language Assistant, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan.

- May 2000: Qualification for teaching English in lower and upper secondary (subject area KO5B).

- January 1992: Qualification as Italian Language Assistant (Provveditorato agli Studi of the Lombardy region).

 

Academic service (partial):

 

- From 2019 to present: President of the Master's degree in Specialized Translation, University of Parma.

- From 2019 to present: Rector’s Delegate and Director of the University Language Centre, University of Parma.

- From 2019 to present: Member of the Doctoral School Board of the PhD course “Philological-Literary, Historical-Philosophical and Artistic Studies”, University of Parma.

- From 2017 to 2019: University Manager for the language policies related to internationalization, University of Parma.

- From 2017 to 2018: Contact person for the language CLIL courses organized by the University of Parma for the Emilia Romagna region.

- From 2017 to 2018: Member of the executive committee of the methodological CLIL courses organized by the University of Parma for the Emilia Romagna region.

- From 2016 to 2020: Contact person for incoming and outgoing students of the Course of Studies “Civilization and Modern Foreign Languages”, the University of Parma.

- From 2016 to present: Member of the “Idea Project” Board, University of Parma.

- From 2015 to present: member of the ANVUR (National Agency for the Evaluation of the University and Research System) Register of Auditors for the Evaluation of Research Quality for the subject area English Linguistics and Translation.

- From 2015 to present: member of REPRISE (Register of evaluators of the Italian Ministry of University and Research).

- From 2015 to present: member of the selection committees for the PhD school “Philological-Literary, Historical-Philosophical and Artistic Studies”, University of Parma.

- From 2007 to 2018: Contact person for Erasmus students (English-speaking countries, Department of Humanities, Social Studies and Cultural Industries, University of Parma.

 

Research Activities and Scientific Boards:

 

- From 2021 to present: Member of the inter-university Research Centre "Language in Education - LinE".

- From 2018 to present: Principal investigator of the research project "Medical Humanities and the teaching of medical language in non-specialized environments," in collaboration with the University of Tirgu Mureş (RO).

- From 2016 to present: Contact person for the English section of the CORDA project sponsored by the University of Parma.

- From 2016 to present: Member of the inter-university research centre CLAVIER (“Corpus and LAnguage Variation In English Research”).

- From 2015 to present: Member of the research group promoted by the University of Parma for the creation of e-learning courses for teachers.

- From 2013 to 2018: member of the international research group coordinated by the European Council for the validation and expansion of the descriptors present in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

- From 2015 to 2017: Organization of the 8^th edition of the conference "The Visible Translator", University of Parma.

- From 2010 to 2012: Member of the scientific board of the 26^th AIA (Associazione Italiana di Anglistica ) conference, University of Parma.

- From 2010 to present: Member of the Board of the interdisciplinary Research Centre for Teaching and Digital Publication Support (COLAB), University of Parma.

- From 2005 to present: Member of the editorial and scientific board of the journal La Torre di Babele.

- From 2006 to 2008: Principal Investigator for the research project "Intersemiotic translations and rewritings of the figure of the vampire woman", University of Parma.

- From 2006 to 2008: member of the research group for the project "Translation Strategies and Corpora" (PI: Prof. Gillian Mansfield).

- From 2005 to 2008: Member of the research group aimed at the elaboration of the *Certificate of English for Primary School Teachers* which, according to the Memorandum of Understanding signed on October 13, 2011 by the former-ANSAS, now INDIRE (National Institute for Documentation and Innovation in Educational Research), and AICLU (Italian Association of University Language Centres) is aimed at ascertaining the B1 level in the linguistic-communicative and methodological-teaching skills of elementary school teachers in the English language, in collaboration with the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (PI: Prof. Marina Bondi).

- From 2002 to 2003: Member of the research group  for the project "Poetry and Real and Imaginary Territories in the Transition from the Eighteenth to the Nineteenth Century" (PI: Prof. Luisa Camaiora, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan).

- From 2001 to 2002: Member of the research group for the project "Themes and Images in the Poetry of John Clare" (PI: Prof. Luisa Camaiora, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan).

- From 2001 to 2003: Member of the scientific committee for the creation of a Centre for the Study of the Novel in the Twentieth Century (PIs: Prof. Donata Meneghelli, University of Bologna and Prof. Lucia Quaquarelli, University of Nice).

- From 2001 to 2003: Member of the research group  for the project "Methodology and Technique of Translation" (PI: Prof. Paola Catenaccio, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan)

- July 1996: Co-organizer of the international conference "After the War Was Over," University of Sussex (UK).

 

- Editor-in-Chief of the journal Lace - Language and Cultural Education.

- Director of the book series "Codes and Subcodes" (Licosia Publisher).

- Director of the book series "Glossae" (Athenaeum Publisher).

- Member of the scientific board of the journal International Journal of English Linguistics (Q1)

- Member of the scientific board of the journal U.S.A. China Foreign Language.

- Member of the scientific board of the journal La Torre di Babele.

- Referee for the scientific journal Il Confronto Letterario (Q1).

- Referee for the scientific journal Ticontre - Theory, Text, Translation (Q1).

- Referee for the scientific journal Token (Q1).

 

Third Mission Activities:

 

- September 28, 2023: "Tolkien's Languages" – Open lecture, Public Library, Fiorano Modenese.

- February 15, 2022: "Representing the human and the non-human on screen" – Lecture open to high schools students, University of Parma.

- January 14, 2020: “Laboratorio di didattica CLIL primo ciclo” – crash course on CLIL methodology for primary students, Micheli Institute, Parma. The course was part of a project developed in collaboration with the school and dedicated to teachers’ continuing education.

- December 13, 2019: “Tradurre Tolkien: Incontro con Ottavio Fatica”, open interview with Ottavio Fatica and presentation of the new translation of Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Passerini Landi Public Library, Piacenza.

- December 12, 2019: “Tradurre Tolkien: Incontro con Ottavio Fatica”, open interview with Ottavio Fatica and presentation of the new translation of Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, University of Parma.

- January 21, 23 and 24, 2019: "Translating the multilingual city of London" – Lecture open to high school students and teachers, Melchiorre Gioia Grammar School, Piacenza.

- June 5, 2017: "Translating Graphic Novels" - Materclass open to high school students, University of Parma.

- March 8-23-30, 2017: "The Multiethnic City and Black Britain" – Lecture open to high school students and teachers, Melchiorre Gioia Grammar School, Piacenza.

- February 13-14-15, 2017: "I Translate" – Masterclass open to high school students, Melchiorre Gioia Grammar School, Piacenza.

- September 30, 2016: "Still Flying Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Fictional Representations of Mental Illness" – Lecture open to high school teachers, Melchiorre Gioia Grammar School, Piacenza. The conference was part of a project developed in collaboration with the school and dedicated to teachers’ continuing education.

- September 23, 2016: "Representing the Estuarian Dialect of Contemporary London in Christine Brooke-Rose's Next (1998)" – Lecture open to high school teachers, Melchiorre Gioia Grammar School, Piacenza. The conference was part of a project developed in collaboration with t