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Claudia Dellacasa is a Lecturer in Italian and Comparative Literature at the University of Glasgow, specializing in environmental humanities and cross-cultural literary studies. Previously, she held positions as an Irish Research Council Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellow at University College Dublin, and taught at the University of Tübingen and Augsburg University in Germany.
Her academic background includes:
- PhD in Modern Languages at Durham University, focusing on Italo Calvino's engagement with Japanese culture
- MA in Modern Philology at La Sapienza University of Rome, examining Calvino's linguistic structures
- BA in Modern Literature at La Sapienza University of Rome
Dellacasa's research centers on 'intersectional eco-polyphony'—exploring how contemporary Italian and Anglophone texts present species, cultural, and gender identities as mutually constitutive. Her work bridges Italian literature with Eastern philosophies, particularly Buddhism, and examines how literary forms express interconnectedness between human and non-human worlds. She investigates how experimental literary forms can convey ecological consciousness and cross-species relationships.
Her publications demonstrate a consistent focus on environmental humanities, Calvino studies, and cross-cultural dialogues, with increasing attention to climate change narratives and ecofeminist perspectives in recent years.
Her scholarly recognition includes:
- 2025: Under 35 Best Monograph Award (Premio Internazionale Flaiano)
- 2023: Emerging Researcher Award from University College Dublin Earth Institute
- 2022: Top-ranked postdoctoral scholar in Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
- 2021: Best PhD thesis in Italian Studies in the UK and Ireland
Dellacasa actively supervises students and has secured significant research funding, including the Irish Research Council Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship and the John Robertson Bequest. She serves on editorial boards for La Balena Bianca and The Italianist, and is the EDI representative for the Society for Italian Studies. Her teaching at Glasgow includes specialized courses on Italian mountains and ecological dialogues in Italian literature and cinema.
