Anna Rocca

Professor Anna Rocca teaches at Salem State University's Department of World Languages and Cultures. She coordinates the Italian Language Program, co-coordinates the French Program, and directs the SITE- Future Teachers of Italian in the US Program. With a Ph.D. in French & Francophone Studies from LSU and additional graduate degrees from the University of Oregon and La Sapienza University (Rome), her academic career spans multiple international institutions.

• Ph.D. French & Francophone Studies, LSU
• M.A. French/Italian, University of Oregon
• Laurea in Philosophy, La Sapienza
• M.A. International Careers, S.I.O.I.
• Laurea in Political Sciences, La Sapienza

Her research focuses on contemporary francophone women writers, diasporic female narratives, autobiographical practices, visual art analysis, and transnational feminist movements. Publications examine Tunisian women's voices, Assia Djebar's feminist perspectives, and African women's literary responses to trauma and marginalization.

Recent publications analyze:

• Francophone African women's writing
• Photography and feminist resistance
• Maghreb art and cultural identity
• Transnational feminist epistemologies
• Body politics in postcolonial contexts

She serves on multiple international boards including the Dante Alighieri Society (Director), Women in French (Regional Representative), and The Pirandello Lyceum Association. As advisor to the Italian Club and coordinator of study abroad programs in Italy, she actively engages students through cultural initiatives.