Marija BRADAS

Marija BRADAS is a Researcher in Slavic Studies at the Department of Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Studies (DSLCC) of Ca' Foscari University of Venice. Her research focuses on literary translation, cultural reception of Serbian/Croatian literature in Italy, Balkan folk poetry, and memory studies in autobiographical narratives. She holds a doctorate from the University of Padua with a thesis on Italian translations of Serbian epics.

• Education: Philology and Literature studies at University of Belgrade and University of Padua (PhD)

Her work explores Italian-Slavic cultural relations through translations and analyses of key authors like Oto Horvat and Miroslav Krleža. Recent publications include a monograph on Serbian folk epics translations and edited volumes of Balkan literary works.

She coordinates cultural initiatives such as 'Venezia legge i Balcani' and 'Conversazioni con Andrić', fostering Balkan cultural awareness. As Erasmus+ scientific referent, she facilitates academic exchanges between Ca' Foscari and universities in the Balkans.