Giulia Agostini

PD Dr. Giulia Agostini holds a habilitation in Romance Philology and General & Comparative Literature at Heidelberg University. She has served as a visiting scholar at Columbia University (2008-2009), Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Versailles (2012-2014), and DAAD scholar at Sorbonne-Paris IV (2014-2015). Currently, she is a post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Romance Philology, having previously held the Chair of French & Italian Literature in 2020/21.

Education:

• Doctorate (summa cum laude) from Heidelberg University (2010)
• Habilitation in Romance Philology (2021)

Research Interests:

• French 19th/20th-century literature (Baudelaire, Mallarmé, Proust)
• Italian literature (Leopardi, 20th-century)
• Spanish philosophy and mysticism (Zambrano)
• Intersections of literature & philosophy/religion
• Female figures in intellectual history

Publications Overview: Her work bridges literary analysis with continental philosophy, focusing on themes like poetic contingency, metaphysical silence, and mystical aesthetics. Recent projects include organizing Leopardi Day 2022 exploring nature in poetry and editing volumes on Mallarmé's intersections with music/art.

Awards & Memberships:

• Marie Curie Fellowship (2012-2014)
• Member: German Leopardi Society, Marcel Proust Society

Academic Leadership: Co-edited 6 volumes on topics ranging from mysticism in literature to Blanchot studies. Currently organizing interdisciplinary conferences and editorial projects in comparative poetics.