Simon Levis Sullam

Simon Levis Sullam is a Full Professor of Contemporary History at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Department of Humanities. He maintains an active teaching schedule across multiple programs including History, Letters, Cultural Anthropology, and Italian Philology. His academic profile shows consistent engagement with the university community through office hours scheduled for the 2025 spring semester.

Levis Sullam earned his BA and PhD in History from Ca' Foscari University after studying at UCLA and the EHESS in Paris. His academic journey includes prestigious fellowships at Columbia University, UC Berkeley, the European University Institute, and the University of Oxford. He has held visiting positions at Sciences Po in Paris and the University of Cambridge.

His research focuses on the intersection of Italian history, Jewish history, and the study of antisemitism and the Holocaust. Levis Sullam examines 19th- and 20th-century Italian political and cultural history with particular attention to intellectual history, the history of ideas, and the historical development of antisemitic thought. His work bridges methodological approaches from both Italian and international historiography.

His recent publications demonstrate a sustained engagement with the history of antisemitism, Holocaust studies, and the intellectual history of fascism and its aftermath. Levis Sullam's scholarship shows a methodological sophistication that combines close textual analysis with broader historical contextualization, particularly evident in his work on the language of antisemitism and the representation of Jews in historical discourse.

• Fellow of the Einaudi Foundation in Turin (2000)
• Research Associate Fellow at the Italian Academy of Columbia University (2005-6)
• Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Berkeley (2006-8)
• Max Weber Postdoctoral Fellow at the European University Institute (2008-9)
• Leverhulme Research Fellow at Oxford University (2009-10)
• Polonsky Fellow at Oxford University (2016-17)
• Rita Levi Montalcini Young Researchers Program recipient (2011-15)

Levis Sullam has taught extensively across multiple degree programs at Ca' Foscari, supervising numerous theses and contributing to curriculum development in contemporary history, historiography, and European history. His teaching portfolio demonstrates a commitment to interdisciplinary approaches, connecting historical methodology with broader questions of cultural and political development in modern Europe.