Patrizia Zanelli

Patrizia Zanelli is an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Asian and North African Studies, Ca' Foscari University of Venice. Her work focuses on modern Arabic literature, translation studies, and cultural dynamics in the Middle East and North Africa.

Research Interests include Palestinian and Egyptian literature, literary translation, postcolonial studies, and the analysis of political and social themes in modern Arabic narratives. Her translations and critical essays highlight underrepresented voices in Arabic literature, such as Palestinian author Isḥāq Mūsā al-Ḥusaynī and Syrian poet Golan Haji.

Publications span decades, with recent works analyzing Palestinian diary-style narratives, Syrian war literature, and Egyptian satirical fiction. Her 2016 textbook on colloquial Egyptian Arabic underscores her contribution to language education.

Her research trends reflect a deep engagement with cultural identity, political conflict, and the preservation of literary heritage through translation and critique.