Marco Maggi

Marco Maggi is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Literary Theory at the University of Italian Switzerland (USI), affiliated with the Faculty of Communication, Culture and Society. He co-directs the Master's program in Italian Language, Literature, and Civilization and previously served as Vice Dean (2020–2022). His editorial roles span multiple international series, including Crossovers: New Perspectives on CompLit and Diomira. Studi teorici sull'intermedialità, and he curates the Lea Ritter Santini Collection at the Natalino Sapegno Foundation.

Marco Maggi's research delves into

• Literary intermediality, particularly between literature and visual culture
• Comparative literature, focusing on European Baroque and modernity
• Reception studies of classical texts in contemporary contexts
• Cultural transfer mechanisms in historical and artistic frameworks

His 2020–2022 Images in Question project at USI's Faculty of Communication, Culture and Society exemplifies his commitment to interdisciplinary visual analysis.

His publications portfolio,

• Walter Benjamin and Dante (2017)
• Visual Modernity of The Betrothed (2019)
• Intermediate Forms (2025)

reveals a trajectory from Baroque textual theory to contemporary ecocriticism projects exploring natural inscriptions. Scientific recognition includes Italian national scientific qualification (2017) and fellowships at Naples' Italian Institute for Philosophical Studies (1999–2001) and Paris' Institut d'Études littéraires (2005).

As curator of documentary exhibitions like Affioramenti (2018), and regular contributor to L'Indice dei Libri del Mese and antinomie.it, he bridges academic research with public intellectual discourse through frequent media appearances and cultural curation.