معرفی
Monica Calabritto is a Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature at Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY), and Chairperson of Hunter College’s Department of Romance Languages. Her research bridges early modern literature, medical humanities, legal history, and gender studies, with a focus on the interplay between madness, violence, and legal frameworks in Renaissance Italy and Europe.
- Education:
- Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and Renaissance Studies, The Graduate Center, CUNY (2001)
- M.Phil. in Comparative Literature (1998)
- M.A. in Comparative Literature (1996)
- B.A. (Honors) in Classics, Università degli Studi di Pisa (1991)
Calabritto’s research examines micro-historical cases of insanity, criminal justice, and emotional expression in legal documents, alongside broader studies of emblems of death and the historical novel genre. Her work integrates archival records, medical consilia, and literary texts to analyze how madness, violence, and legal practices intersected in early modern Bologna. Notable publications include her 2023 book Murder and Madness on Trial and co-edited volumes like Emblems of Death in the Early Modern Period (2014).
She has received prestigious awards, including:
- Fellowship from Villa I Tatti (Harvard University)
- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant
- Professional Staff Congress (CUNY) funding
- Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs support
Calabritto’s teaching emphasizes student-centered learning, integrating literature, art, and emotional analysis to enhance Italian language instruction. Her methodological approach prioritizes experiential learning and the exploration of emotional codes in pedagogy.
