Rosamaria Carrara Ruggeri

Rosamaria Carrara Ruggeri is an academic affiliated with the Department of European Studies at San Diego State University (SDSU), within the College of Arts and Letters. She holds a Laurea in Foreign Languages and Literatures from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan (Italy) and a Master’s in Comparative Literature from UC San Diego. Her teaching career spans over three decades, including roles at UCSD, Mesa College, and SDSU since 2004. Her research focuses on Cultural Studies, German and Italian literatures, post-modern narrative, and film analysis.

Education:

• Laurea in Foreign Languages and Literatures, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Milan, Italy)
• Master’s in Comparative Literature, UC San Diego

Research Interests:
Ruggeri explores interdisciplinary topics such as the politics of representation in literature, subaltern culture, and the intersection of language and identity. Her work includes analyses of films like Padre Padrone and post-structuralist theories applied to texts by Italo Calvino and Tahara Ben-Jelloun.

Grants & Awards:

• Recipient of the Undergraduate Instructional Improvement Grant (UCSD) for developing an innovative Italian language lab manual.

Teaching Philosophy: Ruggeri emphasizes a communicative approach, fostering student engagement through cultural immersion and enthusiasm-driven pedagogy. She has been praised for her ability to create dynamic classroom environments.