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Barbara Del Giovane serves as Associate Professor in Latin Language and Literature (L-FIL LET/04) at the University of Florence's Department of Literature and Philosophy since September 2022, following progression from Research Fellow (2018-2019) to Assistant Professor (2019-2022). Her academic journey includes a Florence PhD (2014, awarded Premio Ricerca Città di Firenze), Visiting PhD status at Cambridge (2012-2013), and research at Geneva's Fondation Hardt (2015).
Her scholarly foundation comprises:
- Master's Degree in Philology, Literature and History of Antiquity, University of Florence (2010)
- PhD in Greek and Latin Philology, University of Florence (2014)
Del Giovane's research interrogates Latin literary culture through philosophical and rhetorical lenses, specializing in Senecan moral philosophy, Ciceronian oratory, and imperial-era satire. Her work reveals how Stoic-Cynic debates shaped diatribic literature, how Bacchic symbolism encoded political power, and how Renaissance humanists reinterpreted classical texts. This interdisciplinary approach connects textual analysis with cultural history and reception studies.
Recent publications (2020-2025) demonstrate exceptional productivity across journals like MAIA and Athenaeum, spanning Senecan ethics, Suetonian biography, Roman festivals, and digital humanities. Her scholarship shows increasing engagement with power dynamics—from Varro's Sexagessis to Nero's poetry—while maintaining core expertise in rhetorical theory and philosophical traditions.
Her recognition includes:
- Premio Ricerca Città di Firenze for doctoral research
- National qualification (Abilitazione scientifica nazionale) for Associate Professorship (2018)
As editorial board member of Ciceroniana online and Pegaso Doctorate supervisor, she mentors emerging scholars while contributing to projects like the DaLiB database on ancient libraries. Her teaching—spanning Florence and Bologna—emphasizes philological rigor through Latin language laboratories and textual commentary.
Though without a formal lab, her collaborative work with Cambridge, Fondation Hardt, and international publishers reflects a dynamic scholarly network centered on the Department of Literature and Philosophy.
