Maria DARIO

Maria DARIO is a Contract Lecturer in the Department of Asian and North African Studies at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, where she teaches French language in both undergraduate and postgraduate programs, including the Master's degree in Transmediterranean Studies. She has held teaching positions at the University of Padua, University of Ferrara, and has been invited as a guest professor at Université Laval (Québec) and Université Paris XIII.

• Department: Department of Asian and North African Studies
• University: Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Her academic background includes a national doctorate in French Studies (1998) and extensive research fellowships focused on early 20th-century French avant-garde literature. She has contributed to national research projects (PRIN) on medievalism in French literature and the function of literature in France.

Maria DARIO’s research centers on modernist French poetry, particularly the works of Guillaume Apollinaire and André Salmon, with a focus on literary journals such as Les Soirées de Paris, media theory, autobiography, and cultural exchange. Her publications explore the intersections of poetry, journalism, theater, and popular culture in shaping modernist aesthetics.

The 15 most recent articles reflect a consistent engagement with French literary modernism, emphasizing textual hybridity, intermediality, and transnational influences. Her work frequently examines how poetic form interacts with media, memory, and cultural mythologies, especially in the early 20th century.

Scientific Awards and Recognition:

• Grant from the «Natalino Sapegno» Foundation (1994)
• Winner of the 'Overseas' mobility program for a research stay at Université Laval, Québec (2016)

Maria DARIO has supervised student theses and served as a mentor within her academic fields. She has not received external grant funding beyond mobility awards, but her research is supported through institutional fellowships and participation in national projects. She has delivered lectures and presentations across Europe and North America, contributing to international scholarly discourse.

She has participated in organizing academic events, such as the Do.Ri.F. conference Les z'oraux – Les français parlés entre sons et discours (2016), and has collaborated editorially with the journal Studi Francesi. She is a member of several scholarly associations, including the International Association of Friends of Guillaume Apollinaire and the Seminar of French Philology.