Alice Gussoni

Dr Alice Gussoni is a Research Fellow at the University of Padua and Honorary Faculty member at the University of Oxford. She holds an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship for her project SAIL, examining Sicilian migration to Louisiana (1865-1901). Her research focuses on Modern Italian History, Mobility Studies, and Anti-Fascist intellectual networks. She previously earned her PhD in History from Oxford (2020), specializing in Gaetano Salvemini's exile in London.

• Education: PhD in History, University of Oxford (2020);
• Teaching: Italian Language Lecturer at Oxford (on leave until 2026), History and Cinema courses on 20th-century Italy.

Her current project challenges historiographical narratives on migration agents, employing a multidisciplinary approach combining social, economic, and cultural history. Recent publications include Modern Italy entries and articles on Salvemini’s transnational anti-fascist networks. SAIL is supported by Horizon Europe (Grant ID: 101149130).

• Key Grants: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship (€172k).
• Public Engagement: Projects like Cantieri Salveminiani explore Salvemini’s legacy and anti-fascist resistance.