Paola Ferretti

Paola Ferretti serves as Associate Professor in the Department of European, American and Intercultural Studies at Sapienza University of Rome, where she teaches Russian literature courses for the Master's program in Linguistic, Literary and Translation Sciences. Her institutional role includes conducting advanced and in-depth courses on Russian literary traditions, with scheduled classes for 2024-2025 academic year held in Room C of the Vetrerie campus.

Her research centers on Russian literature spanning the late eighteenth to twentieth centuries, with specialized focus on Silver Age poetry, travel narratives, and gender dynamics within literary production. Key thematic concentrations include the works of Boris Pasternak, Marina Tsvetaeva, and Velimir Khlebnikov, examining mythological frameworks, poetic translation methodologies, and cultural identity formation. Her scholarship consistently bridges historical context with contemporary critical theory, particularly through gender studies lenses applied to canonical Russian texts.

Analysis of her 15 most recent publications (2023-2025) reveals dominant engagement with modernist Russian poetry, authorial biographies, and translation theory, frequently published in specialized journals including ALIAS SUNDAY and SLAVIA. Recurring sub-themes include mythopoetic reconstruction in Tsvetaeva's work, Pasternak's metaphysical explorations, and Khlebnikov's linguistic innovations within the Futurist movement.

Student advising occurs through structured reception hours on Thursdays (3:00-5:00 PM by email appointment) at the Marco Polo campus Studio 206, supporting graduate research in Russian literary studies within Sapienza's Linguistic, Literary and Translation Sciences program.