Ilenia Licitra

Ilenia Licitra is a Researcher in Arabic Language and Literature at the Department of Humanities, University of Catania. She has been teaching Arabic language and literature in undergraduate and graduate programs since 2011 and holds a permanent academic position under Italian law (art. 24 c.3-b L. 240/10).

Her research focuses on rhetorical figures and figurative language in Arabic poetry and Levantine comics. She has published a monograph on the Canzoniere by the Sicilian Arab poet al-Ballanūbī as part of the Islamic Sicily: Testi, Ricerca Letterarie e Linguistiche series (IPOCAN). Her scholarly work contributes to the understanding of Arabic literary traditions in the Mediterranean context, particularly in Sicily.

Licitra actively participates in national and international conferences and is affiliated with academic research societies. She serves on the editorial boards of several research publication series, contributing to the academic dissemination of studies in Arabic literature and related fields.

She has been involved in multiple research projects and continues to contribute to the academic community through teaching and research. No information is available about specific awards, grants, or doctoral advisees.