About
Vittoria Fallanca is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Warwick, Faculty of Arts, joining in April 2024. Her research bridges literature, philosophy, and visual art, focusing on Renaissance European thought, particularly the concept of 'anterotic' traditions—oppositional forms of love. She previously held a Career Development Fellowship at New College, Oxford, after completing her DPhil in Modern Languages.
- BA in Philosophy, University of Cambridge
- MSt in Modern Languages, University of Oxford
- DPhil in Modern Languages, University of Oxford
Her research centers on interdisciplinary approaches to early modern texts, with a strong emphasis on polysemy, verbal and visual play, and comparative methodologies. She explores how concepts like authorial design, emotional asymmetry, and philosophical opposition manifest in literary forms, particularly in the works of Montaigne and Renaissance French writings.
Her recent publications trend toward the philosophical dimensions of selfhood, intention, and relational conflict in 16th-century literature. These works collectively examine how ambiguity, resistance, and non-conformity shape literary and philosophical expression in the early modern period.
- Leverhulme Early Career Fellow
She is currently preparing a monograph on Montaigne’s Essais and editing volumes on elemental objects and precarity in early modernity. Though no formal advisees are listed, her editorial and research projects suggest active mentorship and collaboration. She teaches a final-year undergraduate module on Love and Its Opposites in Renaissance France starting in Autumn 2025.
Her work is associated with interdisciplinary research groups in Renaissance studies and comparative literature, though specific labs or teams are not named. She maintains a personal academic website for broader public engagement.
