Barbara Innocenti

Barbara Innocenti is an Associate Professor of French Literature at the University of Florence, Department of Literature and Philosophy. She holds national scientific qualification as associate professor in competitive sector 10/H (French language, literature and culture) and previously obtained the same qualification in sector 10/H1. Professor Innocenti also holds a French qualification as Maître de Conférences, section 18 (History of French theater) from the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research.

Her academic journey includes serving as a fixed-term researcher in French Literature at the University of Florence (2018-2023) and as a contract professor of French Language and Translation and French Literature at the University of Siena's Arezzo campus (2008-2018). She earned her PhD in History of Entertainment from DAMS at the University of Florence (2013) and a PhD in Languages and Cultures of the Mediterranean (2009), preceded by a Master's in Theory and Practice of Literary Translation (2005).

Professor Innocenti's research focuses on 18th century French theater, particularly the revolutionary period, with additional interests in connections between French, Italian and English literature from the 17th-19th centuries, theater's relationship with science and medicine, and the history of translation. Her recent publications demonstrate a consistent output across multiple venues, exploring topics ranging from monodrama in post-revolutionary Paris to the intersection of vaccination history and theatrical representation during the Enlightenment.

She maintains an active scholarly profile with publications spanning from 2008 to 2025, including numerous book chapters, journal articles, and edited volumes. Her work appears in prestigious journals such as BMC Medical Education, Rivista di Letterature Moderne e Comparate, and Antologia Vieusseux, reflecting her interdisciplinary approach that bridges theater studies, medical humanities, and cultural history.