Michela Valmori

Michela Valmori is a Visiting Lecturer of Italian at the University of British Columbia's Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (Faculty of Arts). She holds a Ph.D. (current) from Birkbeck University, London, alongside advanced degrees from the University of Bologna and the University for Foreigners of Siena. Her primary affiliations include UBC, Birkbeck University (Associate Lecturer), and Strade Dorate, an observatory she co-founded to document Italian-American literary diaspora.

Education highlights: Ph.D. candidate at Birkbeck (2023–); Laurea Magistralis in Modern Italian Language and Culture (University of Bologna, 2023); MA in Italian as a Secondary Language (Siena, 2021); Laurea Magistralis in English and World Literature (Bologna, 2002).

Research focuses on Italian-American literary diaspora, gender violence in literature, and language pedagogy. Notable projects include 'Unsafe Bodies: A Kleinian Study of Patriarchy and Violence in Italian American Female-authored Writing' (2020–2025) and the anthology of Italian migrant female writers. She co-founded Strade Dorate to amplify Italian-American cultural production for Italian audiences.

Publications span textbooks like DiversITALY: Elementary Italian with Inclusive Language (2022) and authored works like Rosa (2018/2019). Awards include the Fulbright Distinguished Professorship (2017) and scholarships at King’s College London and Exeter University.