Staff in Italian are involved in research primarily in the modern period and can provide postgraduate supervision in a range of topics in modern Italian literature and culture.OVERVIEWOur staff expertise is complemented by the broader research environment of the School of Modern Languages and Cultures and the College of Arts.Staff research interests:Contemporary Italian fiction, its translation and receptionEmotions and the history of modern ItalyFeminism and translationItalian neo
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Staff in Italian are involved in research primarily in the modern period and can provide postgraduate supervision in a range of topics in modern Italian literature and culture.
OVERVIEW
Our staff expertise is complemented by the broader research environment of the School of Modern Languages and Cultures and the College of Arts.
Staff research interests:
Contemporary Italian fiction, its translation and reception
Emotions and the history of modern Italy
Feminism and translation
Italian neo avant-garde
Literature and translation (multilingual fiction, self translation, theatre translation)
Literature, visual art and theatre in 19th-20th century Europe
Modern Italian literature and culture
Modern Italian poetry
Women and modern Italy (history, fiction and journalism).
Thesis length: 70,000-100,000 words, including references, bibliography and appendices (other than documentary appendices).
A Doctor of Philosophy may be awarded to a student whose thesis is an original work making a significant contribution to knowledge in, or understanding of, a field of study and normally containing material worthy of publication.
