Elisabetta Convento

Elisabetta Convento serves as Director of the Boston University Padua & Venice Programs and holds an academic appointment as Adjunct Associate Professor of Italian in the Department of Romance Studies at Boston University. She oversees academic initiatives at BU's Venice and Padua campuses. Her expertise spans Contemporary Italian Literature with a focus on the Veneto region, Women Studies, Ecopedagogy, and the intersection of literature and landscape.

Education:

• Laurea, University of Padua
• MA, Purdue University
• Joint PhD, Université Paris 8 and University of Trento

Research focuses on gendered literary analysis, ecological pedagogical frameworks, and regional cultural narratives. She collaborates with Dr. Laura Lenci on Venetian cultural courses. Recent publications include critiques of Dino Buzzati, pandemic narratives, and Julia Kristeva's philosophical works. She also serves as academic advisor for Gale's Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism volume on Buzzati.

Teaching responsibilities include Contemporary Italian Literature, Internship courses, and Venetian Landscapes: A Contemporary Grand Tour. Her editorial work involves translating and interpreting modernist philosophical texts.