Dr. Marco Maggi

Biography

Marco Maggi is an Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at Università della Svizzera italiana. He holds a PhD in Linguistic, Philological and Literary Sciences and has conducted research at the University of Geneva. His academic focus encompasses Literary Criticism, Comparative Literature, and Italian Literature, having been awarded the Italian national scientific qualifications for Associate Professor. He has been involved in various scholarly activities including membership in the scientific committee of the Swiss Association for General Comparative Literature and coordination of PhD programmes in Visual Culture at the University of Palermo. Maggi is the co-editor of several academic journals and publishing series, and has curated notable documentary exhibitions. His research interests include literary theory, particularly during the Baroque period, and intermedial studies connecting literature and visual arts. He has published extensive works including monographs and edited volumes focused on the relationship between literature and visual cultures, particularly in the context of 17th-century European literature. His ongoing research project investigates intermedial ecocriticism, exploring the representation of natural environments in literary texts.

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