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Elena Coda is a Professor of Italian Literature at Purdue University, where she specializes in Italian Comparative Literature. She completed her Ph.D. at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1998. Currently, she serves as the Interim Head and Associate Head of the School of Languages and Cultures. Coda teaches undergraduate courses focusing on Italian literature and culture, as well as graduate-level courses with interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives. Her research interests encompass Triestine literature, modernism, and postmodern landscapes, as well as themes of European identities and essayistic narrative. She has published essays in several peer-reviewed journals, including Quaderni d’Italianistica, MLN, and European Legacy. Notable works include her book 'Scipio Slataper' (2007), addressing the significant Triestine writer from the early 20th century, and various anthologies edited with other scholars such as 'Promised Land' and 'Revisioning Terrorism: A Humanistic Perspective'. In 2022, she was awarded the John Florio Prize for an exceptional translation of her work on Scipio Slataper.
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