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Gerry Milligan is a Professor and Director of College Honors Programs at the College of Staten Island, part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system. He is also affiliated with the CUNY Graduate Center and has served as a visiting professor at Yale University. His academic work centers on Italian Renaissance literature, gender studies, and the writings of women in late-medieval and Renaissance Europe.
Milligan earned his BA from the University of Tennessee and his MA and PhD from the University of Wisconsin. His research focuses on the intersections of gender, identity, and literary culture in early modern Italy, with particular attention to representations of masculinity and femininity.
His teaching encompasses Italian language, Medieval and Renaissance literature, and cultural studies. He is known for his innovative pedagogy, which includes organizing cultural excursions to institutions like the Cloisters and the Frick Collection in New York, and leading a summer study-abroad course in Florence, Italy, where students engage with historical sites and masterpieces of the period. He has been instrumental in developing study-abroad opportunities and supports the CSI Italian Studies Scholarship Fund.
His recent scholarly publications explore themes such as effeminacy in Renaissance court culture, the warrior woman in Tasso’s poetry, and the literary representations of dress and gender. His monograph Moral Combat: Women, Gender, and War (2018) received an Honorable Mention for the MLA Scaglione Award, highlighting his significant contributions to the field.
- MLA Scaglione Award for Manuscript in Italian Studies - Honorable Mention (2018)
- Fellow, Harvard’s Villa I Tatti, Florence (2007-2008)
Milligan actively mentors students and promotes international education, drawing on his own experience as a former study-abroad participant and program coordinator in Italy and France. He has no formal advisees listed, but his leadership in honors programs and study abroad indicates a strong commitment to student development.
He is a key figure in the humanities at CSI, contributing to both academic programming and student enrichment through cultural and international initiatives.
