Nicoletta Marini-MaioAssociate Professor of Italian (2007).Bosler Hall Room 219marinin@dickinson.edu (717) 245-1592
Tullio PaganoAssociate Professor of Italian (1991).Bosler Hall Room 203(717) 245-1274 | paganot@dickinson.edu | Visit Web SiteLaurea in Lettere, Universita di Genova, 1981; M.A., University of Oregon, 1987; Ph.D., 1991.His current research focuses on the representation of landscape in Italian literature and society. Other interests include: diasporic and Italian American studies, theories of modern alllegory and symbol, and simulation in modern and postmodern literature.
Nicoletta Marini-MaioAssociate Professor of Italian (2007).Bosler Hall Room 219(717) 245-1592 | marinin@dickinson.edu | Visit Web SiteB.A., University of Perugia, Italy, 1986; M.A., University of Rome, 1998; M.A., University of Pennsylvania, 2001; Ph.D., 2006.Professor Marini-Maio completed her Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in Italian cinema. She is the Co-Editor of the international journal Quaderni del '900. She is interested in 20th and 21st century Italian literature, theater, and film, particularly in the intersections between politics, the narrative mode, and collective memory. Her monograph on the representation of left-wing terrorism in Italian film and theatre is near to completion and she is currently working on on a manuscript project on the hyper-sexualization of women in italian film. She has published articles on Italian cinema and theatre, Italian teaching pedagogy, and technology-enhanced language learning. In this areas, she has also co-edited the scholarly volumes "Set the Stage! Teaching Italian through Theater" (Yale University Press, 2009) and "Dramatic Interactions" (Cambridge Scholars, 2011). At Dickinson, she is sharing with her students her passion for Italian cinema, theater, and music.
James F. McMenaminAssistant Professor of Italian (2009).Bosler Hall Room 116(717) 254-8444 | mcmenamj@dickinson.edu | Visit Web SiteB.A., Middlebury College, 1996; M.A., 1997; Laurea, Università degli Studi di Firenze, 2001; Ph.D., Harvard University, 2008.He specializes in medieval Italian literature and coordinates the Medieval and Early Modern Studies Program. He has published articles on Dante, Petrarch and lyric poetry. His current book project is entitled "The Philosophy of the Middle: Dante, Petrarch and Giordano Bruno" where he explores the philosophical notion of the middle and its applicability in medieval and early modern Italian literature. This semester, in addition to a language course, he is teaching a Senior Seminar on Boccaccio's "Decameron."
Luca LanzilottaLecturer in Italian (2010).Bosler Hall Room 3M(717) 245-1728 | lanzilol@dickinson.edu B.A., University of Florence, Italy, 2001; M.A., University of Pisa, Italy, 2004.With a laurea degree from the University of Florence and a degree in education from the University of Pisa, Luca has taught a vast array of age groups from young children to mature adults both in Italy and in the United States. At Dickinson, Luca will teach beginner Italian language courses and coordinate the activities for the Italian program, the Italian club and the Italian house.