Giulia Riccò

Giulia Riccò is an Assistant Professor of Italian at the University of Michigan, affiliated with the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA). She holds a Ph.D. from Duke University and degrees from the Università di Bologna. Her research focuses on the transnational circulation of Italian identity, fascism, migration, and memory studies, particularly in Brazil. She is completing a book manuscript titled Under the Auspices of Dante: Italianità and Fascism in Brazil, examining fascist ideas among São Paulo's middle class. Riccò co-founded the Transnational Italian Studies Working Group, rethinking Italian Studies through interdisciplinary, global frameworks. She has held affiliations with institutions such as the Universidade de São Paulo and the Universität zu Köln. Her teaching and scholarship emphasize cross-border cultural dynamics and the fluidity of national identity.

• Education: Ph.D., Duke University; M.A. and B.A., Università di Bologna
• Affiliations: Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Program in International and Comparative Studies, Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia

Her research explores how migration and diaspora shape class, race, and gender narratives in the Americas, with a focus on Italy’s global cultural and political legacies. She advocates for curricula that reflect transnational histories over rigid national frameworks, challenging conventional narratives of Italian identity.