Raffaele De Benedictis

Dr. Raffaele De Benedictis is Professor of Italian at Wayne State University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, holding a PhD from the University of Toronto. He teaches courses on Dante, Petrarch, Machiavelli, Castiglione, Italian Culture and Literary Criticism.

His research specializes in Dante studies, semiotics, and Italian cultural criticism, with published works including three books and articles analyzing literary semiotics and cultural contexts.