Amy Boylan

Amy Boylan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Classics, Humanities, and Italian Studies at the University of New Hampshire, specializing in national memorials within Italian cultural production with emphasis on gender dynamics and war representation.

Her academic credentials include a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an M.A. in Humanities from San Francisco State University:

• B.A. from University of California - Los Angeles
• M.A. from University of California - Los Angeles
• M.A. in Humanities from San Francisco State University
• Ph.D. from University of California - Los Angeles

Boylan's research interrogates how collective memory materializes through literature and art, particularly examining maternal narratives in wartime contexts and memorialization of traumatic historical events. Her work bridges literary analysis with visual culture studies to dissect constructions of national identity.

Analysis of her publications reveals consistent thematic threads: the politicization of mourning in Italian memorial culture, gendered representations of conflict from the Risorgimento through World War I, and cinematic portrayals of organized crime beyond stereotypical mafia narratives. Her scholarship demonstrates methodological versatility across historical periods and media forms.

Scientific Awards: No major scientific awards are documented in the provided information.

Research funding includes:

• Principal Investigator: The New Hampshire Italian Amer (NH State Council on the Arts, 2020-2022)
• Principal Investigator: The New Hampshire Italian American Foodways Project (NH State Council on the Arts, 2020-2022)
• Investigator: Cinema Ritrovato (NH Humanities Council, 2024)

She maintains active research collaboration with Cineteca di Bologna for film studies curriculum development.