Mara Mauri Jacobsen

Mara Mauri Jacobsen is a retired Continuing Lecturer in the Department of Italian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, affiliated with the Division of Arts & Humanities. She holds a Ph.D. in Italian from UC Berkeley and a Laurea in History and Philosophy from the University of Milan. Her research focuses on diverse aspects of Italian culture, including language, literature, history, film, philosophy, politics, feminist theory, and the role of media in contemporary Italian society.

• Education:
• Ph.D. in Italian, University of California, Berkeley
• Laurea in History and Philosophy, University of Milan

Dr. Jacobsen co-authored the textbooks Prego!: An Invitation to Italian and Il reale e il possibile, and has published scholarly articles on figures like Italo Calvino, Giacomo Leopardi, and Italian feminist writers in journals such as Italica, Quaderni ditalianistica, and Leggere donna. Her teaching emphasized interdisciplinary exploration of Italian culture. She retired in June 2020.