معرفی
Dr. Julia Heim is a Lecturer in Italian at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts & Sciences. She holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from CUNY Graduate Center and specializes in LGBTQIA+ representation in contemporary Italian media. Her research explores intersections of queer theory, digital humanities, and pedagogy. She has co-edited volumes like Queering Italian Media and is currently working on Spaghetti Sissies: Queering Italian American Media and a transfeminist translation project Digital Fissures.
Education:
- PhD in Comparative Literature, CUNY Graduate Center (New York)
- MA in Italian Literature and Culture, Middlebury College
Research Interests:
Her work bridges queer media analysis with digital pedagogy, focusing on marginalized narratives in Italian cultural production. She investigates how LGBTQ+ identities are mediated through film, television, and digital platforms, while advocating for inclusive curricula in Italian Studies. Current projects include translating Italian transfeminist scholarship and analyzing queer representation in transnational Italian-American media.
Teaching:
Dr. Heim teaches courses on contemporary Italian culture, language, and media including Modern Italian Culture, Sicily on Page & Screen, and Pop Culture, Politics and Peninsular Identity. She emphasizes innovative pedagogical approaches using social annotation tools to foster critical literacy.
Labs/Teams:
Collaborates with institutions like the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute and co-leads translation initiatives with scholars like Sole Anatrone and Charlotte Ross. Her work intersects with digital humanities projects focusing on queer media archives.
