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Italian Contemporary Literature, Cultural History of Modern Italy, Visual Culture, Comparative Literature

Summary

Giorgia Alù completed a PhD in comparative literature at the University of Warwick (UK). Her research interests range from modern and contemporary Italian literature, Italian cultural and social history to comparative literature and visual studies.

Supervisor

Dr Giorgia Alu.

Research location

Italian Studies, School of Languages and Cultures (SLC)

Synopsis

Research interests

  • Travel writing
  • Contemporary women's writing
  • Relationship between literature and photography
  • Photographic culture and theory
  • Cultural history of modern Italy

Additional information

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Opportunity ID

The opportunity ID for this research opportunity is 3287