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Graduate Student Profile
Evelyn Ferraro
I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Italian Studies at Brown University. Born and raised in Sicily, after graduating with a Laurea in Foreign Languages and Literatures (with an emphasis on English and French) from the University of Palermo, I obtained a Master’s degree in Comparative Literature and Translation Studies from Essex University (UK) and one in Italian Language and Literature from the University of Pittsburgh (USA). I’m currently working on my Ph.D. dissertation on the culture of Italian migrations to North America and its relation to Italian national identity. My main interests fall in the fields of migration and ethnic studies, gender studies, theories of space, and contemporary Italian literature and culture.
Apart from my research, I have taught classes of Italian language and culture at Brown University as well as at other US and Italian universities.
I currently live in Berkeley, California, with my husband.