Carlo Testa

Prof. Carlo Testa is Professor of Italian Studies at the University of British Columbia, specializing in modern Italian literature, film, and political history. He received his Laurea from University of Milan and PhD from UC Berkeley.

Research Focus: Examines Italian Fascism, postwar political history, and intersections between literature and cinema. Current projects include translating European poetry classics into Italian and analyzing representations of political violence in film. His research spans Italian communist cinema, economic themes in neorealism, and literary adaptations.

Teaching: Offers courses on fascism, Italian cinema (particularly neorealism), modern Italian culture, and comparative European literature. Developed specialized seminars on political cinema and the novella form in Italian literature.

Creative Work: Published translations of Rilke's Sonnets to Orpheus and Heine's Germany: A Winter's Tale into Italian verse. Founded Finisterrae Edizioni press for scholarly translations and poetic works.