Paola Salerni

Paola Salerni is an Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, specializing in French Language, Translation, and Linguistics (SSD: FRAN-01/B). Her research focuses on socio-linguistic aspects of urban policies, postcolonial narratives, and 19th-21st century French literature. She has published extensively on authors like Mehdi Charef, Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, and Michel Houellebecq, with a particular interest in immigrant experiences and cultural hybridity.

• Education: Not explicitly listed, but her academic career spans over 40 years with a doctoral trajectory implied by her prolific publications.
• Teaching: Offers courses in French language, literature, and translation across undergraduate and graduate programs, including 'French as a Foreign Language' and 'French Literature' modules.
• Research Interests: Urban discourse analysis, migration narratives, socio-linguistics of multiculturalism, and critical studies of French colonial and postcolonial literature.

Her recent work (2023-2025) examines territorial discourses in 19th-century Paris, socio-political narratives of urban policies, and translation studies of contemporary Algerian-French literature. She has contributed to interdisciplinary volumes on migration, comparative literature, and historical linguistics.

• Labs/Teams: Engaged in Ca' Foscari's multidisciplinary research initiatives on language and culture, though specific lab affiliations are not detailed.
• Grants/Awards: No specific grants or awards listed, but her extensive publication record suggests sustained academic recognition.