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Grace Delmolino is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Italian at the University of California, Davis, College of Letters and Science, and an affiliated faculty member in the Study of Religion. She holds a PhD in Italian and Comparative Literature and Society from Columbia University and specializes in feminist medieval studies, focusing on the literature, law, and history of 12th- to 14th-century Italy.
Education:
- PhD, Italian and Comparative Literature and Society, Columbia University
- MA, Italian, Columbia University
- BA, Italian, German, and Creative Writing, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- AA, Liberal Arts, Greenfield Community College
Her research centers on consent in medieval canon law and its literary expressions, particularly in the works of Boccaccio, Dante, and Petrarch. She explores how figures like Gratian and Boccaccio advanced theories of consent in marriage, sexuality, and legal agency, contrasting them with social norms of the time. Her work extends into modern domains such as bioethics and digital privacy, which she teaches in her course Humanities 2A: Consent. She also teaches courses on Dante, lyric poetry, Renaissance literature, and contemporary Italian culture.
Her recent publications reflect a strong interdisciplinary approach, combining literary analysis with legal and philosophical inquiry. These works examine Dante’s moral liability, Boccaccio’s narratives of conjugal debt and female autonomy, and the evolution of consent across historical and ethical domains. Her scholarship appears in leading venues such as Speculum and University of Toronto Press publications.
Professional Service:
- Associate Editor, Digital Dante – a digital humanities platform promoting global access to Dante scholarship
She is actively engaged in digital humanities initiatives and contributes to making medieval scholarship accessible and relevant. There are no public records of scientific awards or formal student advising relationships, but her role as a faculty member implies mentorship of undergraduate and graduate students. She has no listed grants, but her editorial role and publications suggest ongoing research activity.
Laboratories, Teams, and Collaborations:
- Member of the editorial board and collaborative research team for Digital Dante, advancing digital scholarship on Dante Alighieri and his cultural context
