Aria Dal Molin

Aria Dal Molin is an Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina's College of Arts and Sciences, specializing in Renaissance literary and cultural studies. She holds appointments in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures with research focusing on gender in literary academies, transnational theater, and early modern comedy.

Education includes:

• Ph.D. French and Italian Literature (UC Santa Barbara, 2015)
• M.A. Romance Languages (University of Oregon, 2008)
• B.A. Romance Languages magna cum laude (University of Oregon, 2005)

Her research explores cross-cultural exchanges in early modern theater, anticlassical comedy traditions, and gender dynamics in Italian academic institutions. Recent scholarship examines performance as political commentary and food pedagogy in language education.

Publications demonstrate sustained focus on Italian Renaissance theater, Machiavellian studies, and digital approaches to cultural artifacts. Recent work includes significant contributions to Piranesi digital humanities projects.

Awards include:

• Multiple CAS research/teaching grants
• Mellon Paleography Fellowship
• ASPIRE-II grant for digital translation

Advises graduate students in literary theory and directs digital humanities initiatives including the Piranesi Translation Project. Leads study abroad programs and develops innovative language curricula.