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I joined È«Ãñ²ÊƱ as Lecturer in Italian Studies and Head of Italian in September 2018. Before then, I was Teaching Fellow in Italian at the University of Leeds (2017-18). My research interests cover history of the Italian language; Italian linguistics, style and syntax; 20^th century literature (in particular Sicilian literature) and cultural history. By applying a combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches to literary texts, my research explores how stylistic and linguistic features shed light on the authors’ poetics and themes. My research also investigates the interconnections between Italian language and its socio-cultural context (regional identity and linguistic variety).

I hold a PhD in Italian Studies from the University of Leeds (2016), with a PhD thesis on Syntax in Comparison: The Fiction of Leonardo Sciascia and Gesualdo Bufalino, 1981-91. My PhD research, fully funded by the University Research Scholarship, focused on th