Staff

I am Lecturer in Modern Languages and I teach across the entire provision of Core modules for the Italian programme. I am also the Italian coordinator for the LfA programme. I specialize in nineteenth-century literature, philosophy and philosophy of language and I have devoted a large part of my research to Giacomo Leopardi. I am also interested in contemporary thought, as well as psychological ...

I study early Italian literature and the historical evolution of the Italian language. I love Dante and his world, which is the fascinating and complex universe of the art and thought of the European Middle Ages.

As an Italian art historian, Maria is deeply passionate about Italian visual culture, and she is keen to convey this passion through her teaching.

She holds an MA in History of Art from the University of Siena, and a Ph.D. in Italian Studies from the University of Birmingham. Supported by a prestigious AHRC scholarship through M3C (Midlands 3 Cities) and part of the groundbreaking Interdisciplina ...

I joined the University of Birmingham (The Department of Modern languages, Languages for All) in 2022 as Subject Lead.  I have taught Italian language and culture for over 24 years in different European institutional settings, designing and delivering classes targeted at students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

Jacqueline Visconti is Full Professor in Italian Linguistics at Genoa University, as well as Honorary Research Fellow of the University of Birmingham and Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Reading.