Francesca Leardini

Degrees/Institutions:

  • Ph.D. Candidate - Italian Literature, University of California, Los Angeles
  • 1995 Bachelor of Arts Degree (Laurea) - Italian Literature - Summa Cum Laude, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy

Teaching Experience:

  • 1998 to present: University of California, Los Angeles, Teaching Assistant, Italian, Department of Italian Responsibilities: TA Consultant, Italian Language Classes (levels 1 through 5, elementary through advanced), Italian Cinema and Culture Classes, Italian Literature and Culture Classes
  • 1998-1999: Teacher of Italian language at the Italian Institute of Culture, Los Angeles
  • 1998: Professor of Latin and Italian Literature, Liceo Scientifico "Villa Sora", Rome, Italy
  • 1997: Visiting Instructor of Italian, Dept. of Romance Studies, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina Responsibilities: Italian language Classes 
  • 1996: Professor of Italian Literature, Liceo Scientifico "Gianbattista Morgagni", Rome, Italy

Papers/Conferences:

  • "Il Pontormo di Cecchi", in Atti del Convegno su Pontormo, pittore e scrittore.  University of California, Los Angeles, 24 novembre, 1998. Perugia: Guerra (in via di pubblicazione)
  • "L'ideale della monarchia costituzionale in Della tirannide, in Del principe e delle lettere, e ne Il Misogallo: per un ridimensionamento delle distanze tra le diverse 'fasi' del pensiero politico alfieriano", Carte Italiane. Journal of Italian Studies 17 (Fall 2001)
  • Contributing editor of: La lotta con Proteo: metamorfosi del testo e testualità della critica. U.C.L.A. Atti del XVI Congresso A.I.S.L.L.I., 6 - 9 ottobre, 1997. Fiesole (Firenze): Cadmo, 2000
  • "Il travestimento nel Decameron", Tuttestorie. Racconti, letture, trame di donne 5 (aprile 1996) Palermo: La Luna

Translations:

  • 2000: Michael. J.B. Allen, "In Principio: Marsilio Ficino on the Life of the Text", (trans. from English to Italian)
  • 2000: Joanna Woods-Marsden, "Pontormo and the Visual Construction of the Self " (trans. from English to Italian)

Awards:

  • 1998 to present: Tuition Grant, University of California, Los Angeles
  • 1995: Collaboration Fellowship, Department of Italian, University of Rome "La Sapienza"
  • 1994: Collaboration Fellowship, Library "Angelo Monteverdi", University of Rome "La Sapienza"

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