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Emily Di Dodo is a Departmental Lecturer in Medieval Spanish at the University of Oxford's Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages. She holds a DPhil from Magdalen College, where her thesis focused on editing the medieval Castilian translation of Boccaccio's Decameron . Her teaching spans Medieval Spanish literature, history of the Spanish language, and translation studies at both Edmund Hall and Magdalen College. Education Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Modern Languages (Italian and Spanish), Magdalen College, University of Oxford Master of Studies (MSt) in Modern Languages (Italian and Spanish), Magdalen College, University of Oxford Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in Modern Languages (Italian and Spanish), Magdalen College, University of Oxford (Thesis: Las cient novelas de Juan Bocacio: A critical edition ) Research Interests Medieval and early-modern Iberian and Italian literatures Textual criticism and critical editions of medieval texts Historical linguistics, paleography, and codicology History of the book and manuscript studies Digital humanities applications in textual scholarship Publications Recent work focuses on the transnational circulation of Boccaccio's Decameron , editorial challenges in medieval texts, and linguistic adaptations in cross-cultural literary transmission Her 2023 critical edition of the Castilian Las cient novelas establishes new benchmarks for medieval textual scholarship Labs/Teams Active contributor to Oxford's Digital Humanities initiatives in medieval studies Collaborates with international research networks in manuscript studies and textual criticism

• Medieval Literature
• Early-Modern Literature
• Textual Criticism
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Dr Diana Berruezo-Sánchez serves as an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Oxford's Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages (Sub-Faculty of Spanish), alongside her Ramón y Cajal Research Fellowship at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Mellon Foundation Fellowship at the Newberry Library. Her academic trajectory includes a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship and prior lectureship replacing the King Alfonso XIII Chair of Spanish at Oxford. Education: BA Spanish Philology (University of Barcelona) BA Italian Philology (University of Barcelona) MA Romance Philology (University of Barcelona) PhD Spanish Philology (University of Barcelona) Her research pioneers the study of Black African diasporic experiences in early modern Iberia, centering Black women's and men's cultural agency through poetic production. Current work excavates silenced Black poetic voices in 16th-17th century Spain, challenging historical erasure while examining spaces of cultural negotiation. Earlier scholarship focused on Italian-Spanish literary transmission during the Golden Age, analyzing textual circulation across national borders. Publication trends reveal a decisive pivot from comparative Renaissance literature to Black diaspora studies, with recent monographs and articles reconstructing African presence through interdisciplinary lenses. Her forthcoming OUP monograph Black Voices in Early Modern Spanish Literature (1500-1750) establishes foundational frameworks for this emerging field. Scientific Recognition: Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship Ramón y Cajal Research Fellowship Mellon Foundation Fellowship John Fell Fund Research Grant Balliol Interdisciplinary Institute Grant As Principal Investigator for ERC-funded The Cultural History of the Black African Diaspora in Early Modern Spain (BADEMS) and Spanish Ministry project The Making of Blackness , she leads major international collaborations. She actively recruits PhD candidates specializing in Black Iberian studies and has organized transformative workshops like Black African’s Agency in Early Modern Spain , convening historians, musicologists, and anthropologists to redefine diaspora scholarship. Her leadership extends to the Balliol-coordinated Hiding in Plain Sight project, which innovatively bridges humanities with mathematics and engineering to theorize invisibility across disciplines.

• Black African Diaspora in Early Modern Spain
• Early Modern Spanish Literature
• Comparative Literature
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Maria Clotilde Camboni is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages. She holds a PhD and Laurea in Italian Studies from the University of Pisa. Her research focuses on the evolution of medieval Italian vernacular literary traditions and their Renaissance reinterpretations. Previously, she held the Marco Praloran postdoctoral fellowship (2013-2015) at Florence’s Franceschini Foundation and Lausanne University, and the Le Studium fellowship at Tours’ Centre d'Études Supérieures de la Renaissance (2016-2017). She taught full-time at Blaise Pascal University in Clermont-Ferrand and collaborated on projects across Italian and Swiss institutions. Her work bridges textual analysis, cultural history, and interdisciplinary approaches to medieval and Renaissance Italian literature. Key interests include poetic form, manuscript culture, and the construction of literary canons. Recent publications explore the Raccolta Aragonese’s role in shaping Renaissance literary discourse and Boccaccio’s Decameron ’s narrative techniques. She has contributed to peer-reviewed journals like Modern Language Notes and Studi mediolatini e volgari , with monographs on medieval poetic perception and intertextuality. Awards include the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship (current), Marco Praloran fellowship, and Le Studium fellowship. Her research often involves collaborative projects, such as semantic indexing studies using the Nuovo Soggettario framework. She is also engaged in digital humanities initiatives, blending traditional philology with modern analytical tools.

• Medieval Italian Literature
• Renaissance Literary Studies
• Cultural History
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Noam Lefler is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Queen Mary University of London's School of History, specializing in early modern Jewish history with a focus on religious responses to change. His work examines material alterations in late medieval religious codices and the doctrinal evolution of Sabbatian messianic movements. Currently, he contributes to the AHRC-funded 'Hidden in Plain Sight' project, using digital technologies to study ancient book usage. Education: PhD from Hebrew University of Jerusalem (dissertation on 17th-century Sabbatean sect responses post-Messiah Sabbatai Sevi's death). Key research areas include manuscript analysis, esoteric theology, and Mediterranean Jewish cultural history. He has edited critical editions of works by Abraham Yakhini, Abraham Michael Cardoso, and Hazan Israel, published by Holzer Books and Cherub Press. His recent scholarship explores the occultation doctrine in Modena, Sabbatian mystical thought, and amulets in heretical contexts. Engagements include presentations at the World Congress of Jewish Studies (2022), the National Library of Israel (2022), and academic conferences in Baltimore and Rome.

• Early Modern Jewish History
• Religious Responses to Change
• Sabbatianism
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Bryan Brazeau is an Associate Professor and Reader in Liberal Arts at the University of Warwick's School for Cross-faculty Studies. He holds leadership roles as Head of Liberal Arts, Director of Undergraduate Studies, and oversees international initiatives as Venice Academic Lead and Study Abroad Coordinator. His academic journey includes a Ph.D. in Italian Studies from New York University (2015), an M.A. (2010), and a B.A. in Liberal Arts from Concordia University (2008). He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Fellow of the Warwick International Higher Education Academy. Dr. Brazeau's research focuses on late medieval and early modern Italian literature, with particular emphasis on Torquato Tasso, Lucrezia Marinella, and the intersection of classical reception and Christian epic traditions. His current book project Belonging to Genre: Lucrezia Marinella and Narrative Selfhood in Counter-Reformation Italy explores feminist authorship and identity in early modern Venice. His edited collection The Reception of Aristotle's Poetics in the Italian Renaissance and Beyond (2020) emerged from a groundbreaking conference he organized at the Newberry Library. Brazeau’s teaching emphasizes interdisciplinary, place-based learning, and innovative pedagogy. He has developed courses on digital humanities and the Warwick Venice program. He has received major awards for teaching excellence and pioneered initiatives in problem-based learning and sustainability studies. His work bridges literary analysis with digital humanities, pedagogical innovation, and global cultural engagement. His grants include leadership roles in the Warwick Institute for Engagement Internationalisation Learning Circle and multi-year collaborations like the Processing the Pandemic series. He serves on editorial boards for Italian Studies and Brill's Sources in Early Poetics series, and has organized international conferences on early modern literary criticism and renaissance book history.

• Italian Renaissance Literature
• Early Modern Poetics
• Classical Reception Studies
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Professor Francesca Southerden is a Professor of Italian at the University of Oxford and Tutorial Fellow at Somerville College. She holds a D.Phil in Italian literature from Hertford College, Oxford, and previously taught as Assistant Professor at Wellesley College. Her research focuses on medieval Italian poetry, particularly Dante and Petrarch, with a critical lens on ecocriticism, affect studies, and queer theory. She co-edited The Oxford Handbook of Dante (2021) and authored Dante and Petrarch in the Garden of Language (2022), exploring Edenic imagery in their works. Current projects involve ecological approaches to medieval lyric. She teaches widely on medieval Italian literature and advises graduate students on interdisciplinary topics. Her academic roles include Lecturer at St Catherine’s College and Lady Margaret Hall. She collaborates frequently with scholars like Manuele Gragnolati and has published across monographs, co-authored works, and peer-reviewed articles. Languages spoken include French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, and others. Research themes emphasize lyric forms, critical theory, and medieval studies.

• Medieval Italian Poetry
• Dante Studies
• Petrarchan Lyric Poetry
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Laura Marie Feigen is a PhD candidate and Associate Lecturer at The Courtauld Institute of Art. Her research focuses on Hebrew manuscripts, Jewish displacement in medieval Europe (1290–1550), and the material and cultural histories of books. She is supervised by Professor Alixe Bovey and Dr. Tom Nickson, and funded by the Consortium for the Humanities and Arts South-East England (CHASE). Feigen holds an MA in Art History (Distinction) from The Courtauld and dual BA degrees from Stanford University in Art History and Italian Language/Literature (both First Class Honours). Her work examines how Hebrew manuscripts migrated across Europe, analyzing colophons, ownership inscriptions, and material changes to trace displacement narratives of Jewish communities. She has been a Research Fellow at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2023) and organized interdisciplinary conferences such as Tracing Jewish Histories: The Long Lives of Medieval Hebrew Manuscripts (2025). Feigen has received grants from the Medieval Academy of America, the British Archaeological Association, and the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. Key research interests include codicology, Jewish-Christian interactions in medieval Europe, manuscript illumination, and the afterlives of manuscripts. Her 2022 research trip to the J. Paul Getty Museum (funded by the British Archaeological Association) enabled analysis of the Rothschild Pentateuch, revealing insights into scribal practices and manuscript provenance. Teaching roles include leading Art, Travel, and Imagination in the Middle Ages (Spring 2026) and serving as a Teaching Assistant for exhibition curation courses. Feigen has co-organized over a dozen academic sessions at venues like the International Congress on Medieval Studies (Kalamazoo) and the International Medieval Congress (Leeds).

• Hebrew Manuscripts
• Medieval Jewish Communities
• Codicology and Provenance Studies
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Professor Kenneth Patrick Clarke serves as Professor in the Department of English and Related Literature at the University of York, having previously held positions as Senior Lecturer and Anniversary Research Lecturer within the same department. Educational Background: Undergraduate and graduate studies completed at Trinity College Dublin, the University of Bologna, and the University of Oxford; College Lecturer in Old and Middle English at Brasenose College, Oxford; Keith Sykes Research Fellow in Italian Studies at Pembroke College, Cambridge. His research specializes in late medieval Italian literature with concentrated expertise on Dante Alighieri and Giovanni Boccaccio, examining manuscript production, scribal annotations, commentary traditions, and marginalia. Current projects include analysis of Boccaccio's Decameron manuscript (MS Plut. 42,1) and fourteenth-century Dante commentary traditions. Analysis of his 2023-2024 publications reveals sustained scholarly engagement with Dante's Divine Comedy through comprehensive reading guides and collaborative textual analyses, alongside significant contributions to Boccaccio studies through manuscript-focused scholarship that explores authorial presentation and scribal intervention in textual transmission. Research Funding: Co-investigator on British Academy project 'Differunt tamen a magnis poetis': Dante and Medieval Latin Poetics (2023-2026); former researcher in Centre for Medieval Literature (2012-2018). Academic Service: Accepting PhD students; external examiner for doctoral theses on Dante's Commedia; organizer of outreach event 'Circling Translation' (2024); advisor at Biennial London Chaucer Conference (2019). No scientific awards were documented in the provided institutional records.

• Late Medieval Italian Literature
• Dante Studies
• Boccaccio Studies
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Stephen Minta is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of English and Related Literature at the University of York, teaching since 1973. His expertise lies in comparative literature with emphasis on French, Spanish, Italian, and Greek literary traditions and their influence on English literature. Minta's research spans medieval courtly traditions to 20th-century poetry, examining cross-cultural literary influences, political dimensions of national narratives, and contemporary cultural dynamics. Current work centers on an intellectual biography of Lord Byron, analyzing the poet's engagement with Eastern Europe and Mediterranean contexts through historical and political lenses. Recent publications demonstrate consistent focus on Byron's geopolitical relationships and transnational literary encounters, particularly connections between Italian Futurism and Greek poetry. His scholarship reveals patterns of cultural exchange across European traditions with recurring attention to Orientalism, literary identity, and cross-linguistic influence. Minta has supervised graduate research on diverse topics including the South African novel, US immigrant literature, Homeric figure of Helen, late-19th-century anarchism in literature, and T.S. Eliot/George Seferis poetry. He secured a British Academy Small Research Grant (2011) for comparative literary research and actively welcomes PhD candidates exploring European cultural relationships.

• Comparative Literature
• Non-English Literatures
• Literary Influence
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Fabio Camilletti is Professor of Italian Studies and Literature at the University of Warwick, where he has taught since 2010. He holds dual PhDs from the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa/Paris Sorbonne (Modern Literary Studies) and the University of Birmingham (Italian Studies). His academic journey includes visiting positions at Oxford, Berlin Institute for Cultural Inquiry, IULM Milan, and Università del Piemonte Orientale, with an upcoming Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of London (2024-25). Education: BA/MA in Modern Literary Studies, University of Pisa (1998–2002) Diploma in Philology, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa (1998–2003) DEA in French/Comparative Literature, Paris Sorbonne (2002–2003) PhD in Philology/Literary Studies, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa/Paris Sorbonne (2003–2006) PhD in Italian Studies, University of Birmingham (2007–2011) Research Interests: Camilletti's work bridges Italian literature, Gothic studies, and occultism. His three primary research clusters are: Italian/Comparative Romanticism (Leopardi, Manzoni), Dante's literary afterlife (Vita Nova translations, Rossetti), and Gothic/Occulture (1960s–2000s Italian media/politics). He explores spectrality, intertextuality, and transnational cultural exchanges. Publication Trends: His recent books (2013–2024) analyze Gothic subversion in canonical Italian texts, Dante's modern reinterpretations, and occult symbolism in postwar culture. Works like Italia lunare (2018) and Spettri familiari (2024) highlight his focus on literary hauntology and metapsychics. Awards: Edinburgh Gadda Prize-Crolla Amato Prize (5th place ex aequo) for Italia lunare (2018) Grants & Advising: Major grants include AHRC Networking Grant (Roman Modernities, 2012–15) and BA/Leverhulme Grant (Fantasmagoriana and the Others, 2018–20). He has supervised 10+ PhD students on topics ranging from Italian Gothic to Leopardi’s visual culture. Professional Networks: He collaborates with the Laboratorio Leopardi (Rome), Leopardi Centre (Birmingham), and REELC/ENCLS. He serves on editorial boards for Italian Culture and Leopardiana and is an honorary fellow at CRLC Sorbonne.

• Italian Literature
• Comparative Romanticism
• Dante Studies
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Cecilia Piantanida is an Assistant Professor at the University of Warwick’s Faculty of Arts, specializing in Italian language and literature. Her research explores modern and contemporary Italian literature through comparative and transnational lenses, focusing on voice, agency, and classical reception. She previously taught at Oxford and Durham Universities. Doctorate in Medieval and Modern Languages, University of Oxford (2014) MA in Comparative Literature, King’s College London (2009) BA in English and Classics, Durham University (2007) Her research interests include narratives of migration, transnational subjectivity, classical reception in Italian poetry, and the intersection of generative AI with creativity and authorship. She co-edited Echoing Voices in Italian Literature (2018) and is currently co-editing Behind the Text and Transnational Teaching in modern languages. Piantanida’s recent publications analyze Mediterranean migration in visual culture and literature, and she has contributed to the Cambridge Companion to Sappho (2021). She leads pedagogical innovations in AI integration and intercultural teaching practices. Associate Fellow, Higher Education Academy Teaching and Learning Lead - Artificial Intelligence, Warwick

• Italian Literature
• Comparative Literature
• Classical Reception
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Joseph Phelan is Professor of Nineteenth-Century Literature at De Montfort University, affiliated with the Faculty of Arts, Design and Humanities and the School of Humanities. He holds a PhD from King's College London and previously held academic positions including a Junior Research Fellowship at Christ Church, Oxford. His research expertise lies in nineteenth-century literature, with a particular focus on the poetry of Robert Browning and Arthur Hugh Clough, poetic form, and Anglo-French and Anglo-Italian literary and cultural relations. He is deeply engaged in editorial scholarship, serving as editor of the Journal of Browning Studies and co-editor of The Poems of Robert Browning series. His recent publications reveal a sustained engagement with Victorian poetic themes, including marriage, motherhood, literary influence, and cultural identity. Articles such as '“Quickening Life:” Motherhood and the Unborn Child' and 'The French Ideal: Matthew Arnold, Sainte-Beuve, and Renan' demonstrate his interdisciplinary approach, combining literary analysis with cultural and intellectual history. His work often explores the interplay between form and ideology in 19th-century verse. Outstanding Academic Title 2006 for The Nineteenth-Century Sonnet (Choice Magazine) Professor Phelan actively supervises postgraduate research and has secured significant external funding, including an AHRC grant for The Brownings’ Correspondence 1854–56 . He is a member of the Browning Society and the AHRC Peer Review College, reflecting his standing in the academic community. His public lectures and involvement in commemorations of literary figures underscore his commitment to public scholarship. He has also undertaken consultancy for organizations such as the BBC and Disney Book Corporation on matters relating to the Brownings, and has advised on the authenticity of literary memorabilia.

• Nineteenth-Century Literature
• Victorian Poetry
• Robert Browning Studies
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Dr Robert Maniura serves as Reader in History of Art at Birkbeck, University of London's School of Historical Studies, where he has taught since 2001. He lectures on Northern and Southern European art from the late Middle Ages through the Renaissance at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, specializing in devotional visual culture and miraculous imagery. Maniura earned his PhD in History of Art from the Courtauld Institute in 1998 after a prior career in financial management. His educational trajectory reflects a significant shift from industry to academia, culminating in specialized expertise in medieval and Renaissance religious art. His research centers on the intersection of visual culture and devotion, with particular emphasis on miraculous images, pilgrimage practices, and ritual performance. Key publications include Pilgrimage to Images in the Fifteenth Century (2004) and Art and Miracle in Renaissance Tuscany (2018), which established foundational frameworks for understanding how sacred images functioned within religious communities. His current British Academy-funded project challenges conventional narratives of fifteenth-century art through expanded geographical and methodological perspectives. Maniura's scholarly output reveals consistent thematic evolution from medieval pilgrimage studies toward broader investigations of image agency, materiality, and cross-cultural exchange. Recent works increasingly incorporate contemporary relevance, such as his 2024 analysis of Kosovo's cultural politics, demonstrating the enduring applicability of art historical methodologies to modern conflicts. His distinguished recognition includes: Villa I Tatti Fellowship (Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies) Netherlands Inter-University Art History Institute Fellowship Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship As an active doctoral supervisor, Maniura guides research on diverse topics including semiotic approaches to Medieval Guelders' visual culture (Ferry Lichtenberg) and fourteenth-century Italian familial patronage systems (Morag McClintock). His teaching encompasses specialized modules like Art and Devotion in Fifteenth-Century Italy and dissertation supervision, emphasizing primary source analysis and interdisciplinary methodologies. Maniura contributes to academic infrastructure as Steering Committee member for Birkbeck's Medieval and Early Modern Worlds research center and the Vasari Research Centre, fostering collaborative scholarship in pre-modern visual culture through organized symposia and publication initiatives.

• Medieval Art
• Renaissance Art
• Religious Art
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Rachel Scott is a Faculty Member in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at Royal Holloway, University of London. She previously completed her doctorate in Medieval Studies at King's College London in 2015 and has taught undergraduate courses in Medieval and Renaissance Spanish literature at King's, as well as lecturing at Queen Mary University of London where she directed the Medieval Hispanic Research Seminar. Her academic journey began with an interdisciplinary MA in Medieval Studies at King's College London, leading to her doctorate on the reception of Celestina in sixteenth-century Spain and Italy. She is also a member of the Seminario de Poética Europea del Renacimiento at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Rachel Scott's research focuses on late medieval and early modern Spanish literary and textual culture, with particular interest in cross-cultural intersections and the reception of medieval literature in early modern Europe. She specializes in the transmission of the Panchatantra /Kalila wa-Dimna fables across cultures and time periods, examining translations made between the XIII and XVII centuries in Spain, Italy, and England. Her work places Iberia within broader global networks and emphasizes how meaning evolves as the context of reception changes. Her scholarly output demonstrates consistent focus on intercultural encounters in medieval and early modern Iberia, with particular attention to the journeys of texts like Kalila wa-Dimna across linguistic and cultural boundaries. Recent publications show increasing engagement with public humanities, exploring how ancient stories can address contemporary societal issues through interdisciplinary collaboration with artists and community organizations. Elsevier Outstanding PhD Thesis Prize (2015) Association of Hispanists of Great Britain & Ireland Award for Most Distinguished Doctoral Thesis (2016) Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland Publication Prize (2015) Rachel Scott has been actively involved in the "Travelling Concepts" strand of the Language Acts and Worldmaking project, which enables her to bring together her research expertise on literary reception, multicultural spaces of medieval Iberia, and the power of language. She has collaborated with cultural partners like the P21 Gallery on the "Kalila wa Dimna: Ancient Tales for Troubled Times" exhibition, demonstrating her commitment to public engagement beyond traditional academic settings. Her current research includes a monograph on the vernacular reception of Kalila wa-Dimna across Western Europe, as well as collaborative work on "Global Iberias" teaching resources. She has established herself as a key contributor to interdisciplinary conversations about medieval and early modern Iberia's role in global cultural networks.

• Medieval Spanish Literature
• Medieval Studies
• Reception of Medieval Literature
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