Mauro Cazzolla

Mauro Cazzolla serves as Associated Faculty in French at The Ohio State University within the Department of French and Italian, College of Arts and Sciences. A literary translator and scholar, he holds a PhD in Literary, Linguistic and Cultural Studies from the University of Miami with expertise in modern Francophone literature and translation theory.

His educational background includes:

• PhD, University of Miami
• MA, University of Trieste
• BA, Istituto di Alti Studi SSML Carlo Bo

Cazzolla's research centers on autosociobiography—a genre merging individual and collective class experiences—as explored in his dissertation analyzing Annie Ernaux and Édouard Louis. He investigates how language conveys socio-political distinctions across social classes during translation, intersecting with Queer Studies and Italian literature. His methodology combines translation analysis, author interviews, and practical translation projects.

His scholarly output features an article in The French Review on Ernaux's translational challenges alongside translations of contemporary Francophone novels, reflecting a consistent focus on class dynamics and linguistic precision in cross-cultural literary transfer.

Recognition includes:

• Graduate School Dissertation Fellowship
• Center for the Humanities Dissertation Fellowship

Prior teaching appointments at University of Matera and Université Paris Nanterre demonstrate international engagement, while his translations actively bridge Francophone and Italian literary communities through works by Belgacem, Ventura, Almendros, and Godard.