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Roberto Dainotto is a Professor of Italian and Literature at Duke University, specializing in modern and contemporary Italian literature, European studies, and critical theory. He is affiliated with the Bologna-Duke Summer School on Global Studies and Critical Theory, and co-founded the Transnational Decolonial Institute. His research explores intersections of meridionalismo (Southern Italy's cultural identity) with the Global South, historicism, and the novel's formal innovations. Key works include Mafia: A Cultural History (2015) and Europe (in Theory) (2007), which won the 2010 Shannon Prize. Current projects address Antonio Labriola's thought and decolonial methodologies.
- Teaches courses on Vico, Pirandello, the global novel, and fascism's cultural representations.
- Co-organizes interdisciplinary summer programs blending critical theory and global studies.
His scholarship bridges literature, history, and political philosophy, emphasizing postcolonial and decolonial frameworks. Recent work examines the novel's role in mediating historical consciousness and regional/global power dynamics.
