Stefano Giannini

Stefano Giannini is the Winifred Seely Myers Love Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor of Italian at Syracuse University's Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (College of Arts and Sciences). His research explores Mediterranean cultural intersections, focusing on exile, nostalgia, and Italian literature in Egypt. He holds a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University and has taught at Wesleyan University and the University of Calgary.

Education:

• Ph.D., Italian Studies, Johns Hopkins University (2003)
• M.A., Italian, University of Oregon (1996)
• B.A., Laurea in Lettere, University of Genoa (1991)

Research Interests: Giannini investigates Italian writers' encounters with North Africa and Egypt, particularly between the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His projects include analyzing Fausta Cialente’s transnational narratives and Enrico Pea’s Egyptian exile writings. He also explores modern Italian theater and cultural memory in Mediterranean contexts.

Recent Work: His 2023 co-edited volume Spatiality at the Periphery examines marginal spaces in European literature. Recent lectures include discussions on Giuseppe Ungaretti’s Alexandria poetry and Pirandello’s dramatic works.

Awards: Fulbright Scholar (2025), Winifred Seely Myers Love Fellowship (2024–2024), Mellon Foundation grants, and multiple Syracuse University research grants.

Service & Teaching: Giannini chairs his department (2022–2023), advises the Symposium journal, and teaches courses on Italian language, literature, and cinema. He actively promotes CLAC (Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum) initiatives and interdisciplinary humanities research.