Gianluca Rizzo

Gianluca Rizzo is the Paul D. and Marilyn Paganucci Associate Professor of Italian Language and Literature at Colby College, Department of French and Italian. Specializing in Renaissance and Contemporary Italian Poetry, Dante Studies, and Avant-Garde movements, his research bridges medieval cultural analysis with modern literary experimentation.

• Ph.D. in Italian, UCLA (2010)
• Laurea in Communication Sciences, University of Bologna (2004)

His expertise spans Dante's Divine Comedy, Macaronic literature, and the interplay between historical avant-garde movements and neo-avant-garde developments. Recent publications focus on 20th-century Italian poets and interdisciplinary intersections of science and poetry.

Rizzo's editorial work includes co-editing Nuova Poesia Americana and directing conference proceedings on neo-avant-garde studies. He has translated prominent contemporary poets and contributed critical essays on Italian literary history.