Dr Adalgisa Giorgio Dr Adalgisa Giorgio - Emeritus Professor
Adalgisa is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies with research interests in Italian literature.
Research
- Contemporary Italian women writers
- Post-war Neapolitan writing
- Place, gender and identity
- Feminist theory
- Literary representation of the mother-daughter relationship
- Literary representation of home/house
- Cultural representations of childhood
This person is unavailable to supervise research degree projects
Publications
Role
Related posts
- Chair, Equality and Diversity Network
- Italian language convenor
- Italian year abroad officer
- Assistantships abroad
- Coordinator for incoming Erasmus students
Career
Adalgisa held positions at the Universities of Reading, Oxford and Auckland, New Zealand, before joining the University of Bath in 1991. She founded the Centre for Contemporary Women’s Writing in London, and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Romance Studies and Italian Culture.
Education
Adalgisa holds a PhD from the University of Reading.