Carla Gambacorta

Carla Gambacorta is an Associate Professor at the University for Foreigners of Perugia, affiliated with the Department of Italian Language, Literature, and Arts in the World (LILAIM). Her academic work centers on Italian Philology, with a focus on medieval and early modern vernacular texts, linguistic commentary, and critical editions of historical manuscripts from central Italy.

• Graduated in Literature, University of Perugia
• Ph.D. in General Linguistics and Romance Philology, University of Perugia
• Research Fellow, University for Foreigners of Perugia
• Former Research Fellow, Ramón Piñeiro Center (Santiago de Compostela)
• Former Lecturer, University of Nitra (Slovakia)

Her research interests include Italian Philology, Romance Philology, medieval Italian literature, history of the Italian language, linguistic commentary, digital humanities, and philology of central Italian dialects. She specializes in textual criticism and manuscript studies, particularly of Umbrian and Tuscan texts.

The recent publications of Carla Gambacorta reveal a consistent focus on philological analysis of medieval and Renaissance Italian texts. Her work spans agricultural treatises, religious writings, satirical poetry, and noble literary productions, with recurring attention to regional dialects, lexical evolution, and manuscript traditions. The integration of digital resources in Dante studies highlights her engagement with modern scholarly methodologies. Her editorial projects often include linguistic commentary, underscoring her dual expertise in philology and historical linguistics.

Carla Gambacorta has not been publicly awarded any scientific prizes or fellowships based on the provided information.

She advises on philological research and teaches courses such as Elements of Philology of Italian Literature, Dante Philology, and Italian Texts of the Origins. While no formal students are listed, she likely supervises graduate research in philology and Italian studies. She has not received mention of external research grants, though her editorial projects suggest institutional or foundation support (e.g., CISAM, Deputazione di Storia Patria).

Carla Gambacorta is associated with research groups focused on medieval and humanistic studies in Umbria, including collaborations with the Centro per il collegamento degli Studi medievali e umanistici in Umbria and CISAM (Fondazione Centro Studi sull’Alto Medioevo). Her work is deeply embedded in regional scholarly networks dedicated to philology, textual criticism, and cultural history.