Luca Salvi

Luca Salvi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Verona, specializing in Spanish-American Languages and Literatures (academic sector SPAN-01/B). He teaches Hispanic-American Literatures and Spanish American language, literature and culture courses across multiple degree programs including the Master's in Languages, Literatures and Digital Culture, Bachelor's in Foreign Languages and Literatures, and Bachelor's in Languages and Cultures for Tourism and International Commerce.

His research focuses on three primary areas: Hispanic-American Poetry (examining modern and contemporary expressions, Modernism, and Avant-gardes), Hispanic-American Colonial Studies (analyzing colonial literary and cultural production, historiographic discourse in American Viceroyalties), and Hispanic-American Cultural Studies (investigating modernity theories, post-colonial studies, and decolonial theory). His work falls under the broader research sector SH5_2 - Theory and history of literature, comparative literature.

Salvi actively participates in multiple international research collaborations, including the Contemporary Poetry and Politics (POEPOLIT) research group which systematically studies the political character of contemporary poetical expressions. His office is located in Palazzo di Lingue, Second Floor, Room 2.11, with contact number +39 045802 8468.

• Referente per il Placement - Foreign Languages and Literatures
• Faculty Board of PhD in Foreign Literatures and Languages
• Teaching Committee for Foreign Languages and Literatures
• Internationalisation Committee member
• Consiglio del Dipartimento di Lingue e Letterature Straniere

His research portfolio includes significant projects such as 'En los bordes del archivo' studying Hispanic-American Colonial archives, 'Poesía actual y política' analyzing cultural production and sociopolitical contexts, and 'Tropos, tópicos y cartografías' examining spatial figures in Latin American literature from Conquest to Modernity. Most recently, he leads 'La interrogación aplazada' (since 1/1/24) focusing on literary theory and cultural criticism from Latin America.