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Daniela Boccassini is a Professor of Italian Studies at the University of British Columbia's Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies within the Faculty of Arts. Her research focuses on Medieval and Renaissance Italian and Romance literatures, with particular emphasis on Dante Alighieri, visionary writings, and the intersection of ecology, culture, and spirituality.
She holds a DEA from the University of Paris-Sorbonne (1983) and PhD from the University of Milan (1987). Research interests include:
- Dante Alighieri's Commedia and Vita Nuova
- C.G. Jung's analytical psychology and the Red Book
- Henry Corbin's phenomenological hermeneutics
- Hermetic traditions and alchemical symbolism
- Ecophilosophy and indigenous worldviews
Publications demonstrate transdisciplinary approaches connecting medieval literature with contemporary ecological consciousness and depth psychology. Recent work explores Jungian alchemical symbolism, feminine self-remembering, and Dante's initiatory journeys.
She co-edits Quaderni di Studi Indo-mediterranei and leads projects on 'Archetypal Dante, Visionary Jung' and 'Sacred Weavings, Inner Journeys'. Teaching includes courses on Dante's Divine Comedy, Italian literature of the Middle Ages, and Indo-Mediterranean cultural studies.
No major scientific awards are documented in the provided text.
