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Dr. Shanti Graheli is a Senior Lecturer in Comparative Literature at the University of Glasgow's School of Modern Languages and Cultures. She is a historian and comparatist with expertise in early modern book materiality, production, and cross-border circulation. Educated at the University of Udine (BA) and University of St Andrews (MLitt, PhD), she joined Glasgow in 2017 as a Lord Kelvin Adam Smith Fellow.
- Academic Appointments: Senior Lecturer (2017–present), LKAS Fellow (2017–2020)
- Education: BA (Udine), MLitt & PhD (St Andrews)
Research Interests combine literary and historical analysis with a focus on book materiality, print culture evolution, and Renaissance knowledge exchange. Her work examines how texts were produced, disseminated, and consumed across Europe, particularly Italian Renaissance books in France and Scotland. Current projects include a study of Aldine Press catalogues with Ester C. Peric and a Leverhulme-funded analysis of Italian/French Renaissance books in Scottish libraries.
Article Trends include interdisciplinary studies of book materiality, Renaissance print dynamics, cultural networks, and reader engagement. Her publications span topics from 16th-century French games to Aldine Press legacy, emphasizing commercial strategies, domestic book use, and multilingual reading practices.
- Scientific Awards: Leverhulme Research Fellowship, Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation grant, Houghton Library Visiting Fellowship, Bibliographical Society awards, Carnegie Trust funding
Advising & Grants cover Renaissance literature, print culture, and library history. She has supervised Jin Yujia on 21st-century representations of the Italian Renaissance and organized major conferences supported by Past & Present and the Society for Renaissance Studies.
