Simona Bondavalli

Simona Bondavalli is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Italian Department at Vassar College, holding the Dante Antolini Chair. She has been at Vassar since 2004. Her research focuses on modern and contemporary literature and film, with emphases on post-modern aesthetics, youth studies, Italian political cinema, and the works of Pier Paolo Pasolini. She teaches courses on Italian language, food studies, contemporary cinema, and twentieth-century literature.

• Education: Laurea Summa Cum Laude in English Language and Literature (Università di Bologna), MA and PhD in Comparative Literature (University of Washington).

Her research explores transitions in artistic movements, student movements, and countercultural themes. Notable works include Fictions of Youth (2015), analyzing Pasolini’s exploration of adolescence and fascism. She contributes to journals like MLN and Italica, and edited volumes on Italian cinema.

No scientific awards are explicitly listed. She advises senior projects and maintains affiliations with Media Studies. No lab or team affiliations are mentioned.