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Enrico SPADARO is a contract lecturer at the University of Catania, teaching French Language and Translation for the undergraduate program in Linguistic and Intercultural Mediation at the Special Teaching Structure of Ragusa, Department of Humanities Sciences (DISUM). He also teaches English Legal Language at the Department of Law and provides English language instruction for Logopedics students. His academic career spans multiple European institutions including Aix-Marseille University and the University of Tübingen.
Education:
- PhD in Anglophone and Comparative Studies, Aix-Marseille University (2018)
- Master's in Literary and Essay Translation (LM37), University of Pisa (2014)
- Bachelor's in European Languages and Cultures, University of Catania (2012)
- Scientific High School Diploma, Liceo Scientifico Statale Galileo Galilei, Catania (2009)
Spadaro's research centers on J.R.R. Tolkien studies, where he has established himself as a significant scholar with multiple publications including a monograph La littérature-monde de J.R.R. Tolkien. His work extends to philology's relationship with political power, Francophone studies in the Mediterranean sphere, and audiovisual translation for cultural heritage dissemination. He combines literary analysis with practical translation work, collaborating with Fine Art Produzioni on archaeological film festivals in Florence and Licodia Eubea.
His scholarly output shows a clear trajectory from specialized Tolkien analysis toward broader applications of translation theory in cultural heritage contexts, with increasing focus on digital humanities approaches as evidenced by his 2021 publication Nuove voci digitali per incontrare Tolkien. This evolution reflects contemporary academic trends in digital scholarship while maintaining his core expertise in literary analysis.
Spadaro actively supervises numerous theses on diverse topics including political discourse analysis, comparative linguistics, audiovisual translation, and cultural studies. His research projects include Filologi in guerra, a binational Italian-French initiative examining philologists during wartime periods, and Scholarship in Wartimes, which investigates cultural, political, and linguistic dimensions of academic work during conflicts from 1870-1989. He has also secured research funding including the Teach@Tübingen grant and a 2021 translation project focused on Werner Krauss's correspondence.
