Penelope Morris

Professor Penelope Morris is an Affiliate Professor in the School of Modern Languages & Cultures at the University of Glasgow, specializing in the social and cultural history of modern Italy. Her research focuses on women's history, emotions, public-private intersections, and print media. She serves as Co-Editor of Modern Italy journal and maintains an active research profile with numerous publications and significant grant funding.

Professor Morris's research interests include:

• Social and cultural history of modern Italy
• Women's history and writing
• Emotions and the intersection between public and private spheres
• Role of print media in Italian society
• Motherhood studies in Italy and its diaspora
• Feminism and translation across cultural boundaries
• Advice columns and emotional expression in 20th Century Italy

Her publication record demonstrates a consistent focus on gender, emotion, and cultural history in modern Italy. Recent work has increasingly examined transnational feminist movements and the translation of feminist ideas across linguistic and cultural boundaries, particularly through projects like the Leverhulme International Network on Translating Feminism. Her research often analyzes Italian magazines, advice columns, and literary works to understand emotional expression and gender dynamics.

Professor Morris has secured substantial research funding including:

• Leverhulme International Network Grant as Co-Investigator
• AHRC Network Grant as Principal Investigator
• Multiple Carnegie Research Grants
• AHRC Research Leave Scheme funding
• British Academy Small Research Grant and Conference grant

She actively supervises PhD and MPhil students on topics related to twentieth-century and contemporary Italian history, culture, and society. Her teaching responsibilities include Italian language instruction at all levels, 20th-Century Italian history courses, Gender and Performance, and specialized Honours options including Women in Modern Italy and The Italian Resistance to Fascism. She also contributes to postgraduate programs in Translation Studies and Gender History.