Carla Cucina

Carla Cucina is a Full Professor of Germanic Philology at the University of Macerata, Department of Humanities, specializing in Old Norse, Anglo-Saxon, and medieval literature. She previously held roles as researcher and assistant professor at IULM University in Milan (1986–1995) and La Sapienza University in Rome (1995–2000). Since 2000, she has been an associate and full professor at Macerata, maintaining collaborative ties with La Sapienza. She currently directs the L-11 and LM-37 courses at the Department of Humanities and coordinates the Departmental Research Center for the Anthropology of Text. She also leads the academic society Classiconorrœna, focusing on Nordic and classical cultural interactions.

Her research interests span Scandinavian runic inscriptions, medieval Icelandic pilgrimage narratives, Old English religious poetry, and runic calendars. Notable works include studies on runic lore in post-medieval Europe, the role of pilgrimage in medieval Iceland, and annotated editions of Old English texts like The Seafarer. She has authored over 20 books and articles, including Audun e l’orso. Un racconto medievale islandese (2017) and Libri runici del computo (2013).

Prof. Cucina serves on editorial boards for journals like Filologia Germanica and the book series Intersezioni filologiche. She participates in international research networks, such as Queen’s University Belfast’s “Crossing Frontiers: Medieval Visions of Modern Science.” Recent articles (2023) explore exotic items in Ælfric’s homilies and medieval runic invocations to St. Michael. Her work bridges philological analysis with cultural and historical contexts, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to medieval texts.