Alessia Dalsant

Alessia Dalsant is a Senior Lecturer in the Modern Languages department at Bentley University. She holds a PhD in Spanish Language and Literature from Yale University, along with an MA and MPhil from Yale and an MA and BA from Hunter College.

• PhD, Yale University
• MA, Yale University
• MPhil, Yale University
• MA, Hunter College
• BA, Hunter College

Her research focuses on Italian cultural and literary studies, with expertise in Second Language Acquisition for Spanish and Italian, Italian colonialism, and Afro-Italian literature. She explores migration narratives in Italian media and literature, emphasizing Latin American contexts and the Latin American Boom.

Professor Dalsant is actively involved in Italian-American cultural dialogue through her work with All'Italiana-Italian Boston Theatre Company and the Pazzi Lazzi Troupe. Her teaching emphasizes multiculturalism, intercultural competence, and technology-enhanced language learning.