معرفی
Dr. Michela Borzaga serves as Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature in the Department of Languages, Literature and Communication at Utrecht University's School of Humanities, specializing in interdisciplinary literary analysis with emphasis on trauma, memory, and postcolonial frameworks.
Education:
- Studied English and Italian literature at the Universities of Salzburg, Belfast, and Stellenbosch
- PhD in Anglophone literature from the University of Vienna (awarded Dr Maria Schaumayer Prize, 2018)
Research Interests: Her work integrates Critical Theory, Postcolonial Studies, and Cultural Memory with focused investigations into South African trauma narratives, spatiality, and material culture. She examines intersections of gender, motherhood, and modernism through lenses of thing studies and poetics, particularly in post-apartheid contexts. Current projects include analyzing walking practices and commodity circulation in trauma literature, as reflected in her forthcoming monograph Trauma on the Move and co-edited volumes on South African narrative.
Scientific Awards:
- Dr Maria Schaumayer Prize (2018) for doctoral dissertation
Publications & Teaching: Co-edited Trauma, Memory, and Narrative in South Africa: Interviews (2009) and Essays (2012), alongside foundational work Imagination in a Troubled Space: A Poetry Reader (2004). Teaches courses including Contesting the Past, Cultural Memory Masterclasses, and Postcolonial Texts Research Lab, emphasizing methodological innovation in literary analysis.
