Dr. Giulia Riccò

Biography

Giulia Riccò is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan. She holds a Ph.D. from Duke University and degrees from the Università di Bologna. Her research specializes in Italian Brazilian Studies, examining concepts of Italian identity, migration, and their socio-cultural implications in transnational contexts. Her upcoming book, "Italian Colony São Paulo: Race, Class, Cultural Capital Brazil," will be published by Fordham University Press in 2025, and it investigates the racialization of Italians in São Paulo during the early twentieth century. Riccò teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses that cover themes such as the circulation of fascist ideas across the Atlantic, the contributions of Italians to discussions on race, gender, and class in both the USA and Brazil, and contemporary literature. She is originally from Vignola, Italy, and has also engaged in academic affiliations with various international institutions including the Universidade Clássica de Lisboa and the University of California, Davis. Her research interests further involve Fascism, Migration, the Global South, Translation Studies, and Race and Ethnic Studies.

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