Chair of the Academic Division of Arts and Cultures
Associate Professor, Italian and Comparative Literary & Cultural studies
Ph.D. The University of Chicago
M.A. The University of Chicago
B.A. Connecticut College
Office: Kaletsch Campus, Office 6
Phone: +41 91 986 53 17
Email: fferrari@fus.edu
Professor Ferrari earned his doctoral degree in 2006 with a dissertation titled, Italian Myths and Counter-Myths of America: Allegorical Representations of America in 20th-Century Italian Literature and Film. He has taught undergraduate courses in language and culture at The University of Chicago, DePaul University, Columbia College, L’Università del Sacro Cuore, and L’Università degli Studi di Milano. Research interests include the study of narrative constructs of nation and nationalism, film, gender, entre-deux-guerres European international relations, and 20th-century Italian and French poetry and prose.
Research interests:
His research focuses on international cultural relations, identity politics, performance, contemporary visual arts, poetry, film, gender studies.
Publications:
Books:
"Italian Myths and Counter-Myths of America. New World Allegories in 20th-Century Italian Literature and Film." Longo Editore, Ravenna, 2008.
"Americana: The American(ized) Woman as Represented by Five Italian Directors since 1945.” Pagina Pellicola Pratica. Ed. Rebecca West. Ravenna: Angelo Longo Editore, 2000.
In progress:
Virginio Ferrari: A Critical Anthology, 1957-2007 (working title, co-edited book).
Awards and Honors:
I.R.E. Research Grant, Ministero degli Affari Esteri (Italy), for research on Italian-American cultural relations.