MATTIA BEGALI 160 Blue Crest lane, Durham, NC

CURRICULUM VITAE
MATTIA BEGALI
160 Blue Crest lane, Durham, NC, 27705
[email protected] Phone: 919-5994318
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EDUCATION
2010
2002
2000
PH.D. IN ITALIAN LITERATURE (expected)
French and Italian Dept. UW-Madison. Minor: Classics
Dissertation title: “Omero e l’unità dei saperi: epica ed enciclopedia delle scienze
tra sei e settecento” under the direction of Professor Stefania Buccini
LAUREA (MA EQUIVALENT) IN CLASSICS (CUM LAUDE), Università degli
Studi di Verona, Italy
Exchange student, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany
PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2002-2009 TEACHING ASSISTANT, French and Italian Dept., UW-Madison
2009-PRESENT LECTURING FELLOW, Romance Studies, Duke University
COURSES TAUGHT AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
SPRING 2010
FALL 2009
ITALIAN 02 (Second Semester Italian)
ITALIAN 101 (Italian Writing Work Shop)
ITALIAN 01 (First Semester Italian)
ITALIAN 63 (Third Semester Italian)
COURSES TAUGHT AT UW-MADISON
SPRING 2009
FALL 2008
SPRING 2008
FALL 2007
SPRING 2007
FALL 2006
SPRING 2006
SPRING 2005
FALL 2004
SPRING 2004
FALL2003
ITALIAN 102 (Second Semester Italian)
ITALIAN 453/ILC198 (Introduction to Italian Cinema)
ITALIAN 203 (Third Semester of Italian)
ITALIAN 453/ILC198 (Special Topics in New Italian Media: TV, Film, Comics)
ITALIAN 204 (Forth Semester Italian)
ITALIAN 204 (Forth Semester Italian)
ITALIAN 204 (Forth Semester Italian)
ITALIAN 203 (Third Semester Italian)
ITALIAN 101 (First Semester Italian)
ITALIAN 203 (Third Semester Italian)
ITALIAN 203 (Third Semester Italian)
ITALIAN 102 (Head Ta - Second Semester Italian)
ITALIAN 102 (Head Ta - Second Semester Italian)
SPRING2003
FALL 2002
ITALIAN 101 (First Semester Italian)
ITALIAN 101 (First Semester Italian)
ACADEMIC SERVICE
FALL 2008
ITALIAN FLOOR “PIAZZA ITALIA” LANGUAGE PROGRAM COORDINATOR,
International Language Community, UW-Madison
2007-2008
GAFIS (GRADUATE ASSOCIATION OF FRENCH AND ITALIAN STUDENTS)
ITALIAN MAJORS’ LIAISON, French and Italian Dept., UW-Madison
2003-2004
GAFIS’ CO-CHAIR, French and Italian Dept., UW-Madison
TAA’S CO CHAIR (Teachers Assistant Association)
TA REVIEW COMMITTEE, French and Italian Dept., UW-Madison
ACADEMIC HONORS
2008-2009
2007-2008
2003-2004
2002-2003
UNIVERSITY DISSERTATOR FELLOWSHIP
EXCELLENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE (Yvonne Ozzello Award), French and
Italian Dept., UW-Madison
EXCELLENT TEACHING AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE (Elizabeth Brown
Memorial Scholarship), French and Italian Dept., UW-Madison
EXCELLENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE (Alfred and Isabella Galpin Scholarship),
French and Italian Dept., UW-Madison
PUBLICATIONS
2008
2006
BEGALI, MATTIA, TANIA CONVERTINI AND MATTEO GILEBBI. L’ITALIANO CON
IO NON HO PAURA: PERCORSI INTERDISCIPLINARI TRA LINGUA E LETTERATURA.
Toronto (Canada): University of Toronto Press (submitted)
“DANIELLO BARTOLI,” “GIACOMO CASANOVA,” “STEFANO GUAZZO.” in
Marrone, Gaetana (ed). Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies. New York:
Routledge, 2006. pp.133-136; 399-402; 904-905
REVIEWS
2004
WARD, ADRIENNE “THE PRICE OF SONNETS AND BONNETS: HOW GENDER
WORKS IN LUISA BERGALLI’S LE AVVENTURE DI UN POETA.” La rassegna della
letteratura italiana. Serie IX, n. 2, 2004, p. 581
JOSEPH LUZZI, “LITERARY LION: ALFIERI’S PRINCE, DANTE AND THE ROMANTIC
SELF.”, Italica 80, (2003), pp. 175-194, in La rassegna della letteratura italiana,
Serie IX, n. 1, 2004, p. 245
“ALFIERI BEYOND ITALY: ATTI DEL CONVEGNO INTERNAZIONALE DI STUDI,
MADISON, WISCONSIN, 27-28 SETTEMBRE 2002.” Alessandria: Edizioni
dell’Orso, 2004 (Name index)
MASSIMO LOLLINI, “IL VUOTO DELLA FORMA, SCRITTURA, TESTIMONIANZA E
VERITÀ,” in L’Anello Che Non Tiene. Journal of Modern Italian
Literature. Volumes 16-17, n.1-2, Spring-Fall 2004-2005. New Haven CT: Italian
Dept.-Yale University
CONFERENCE PAPERS
2010
2009
2008
2004
“DE ROMANI COELI QUALITATIBUS: ARCADIAN POETICS AND THE RISE OF
MODERN CLIMATOLOGY” Northeast Modern Language Convention, Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
“CULTURE AND BEYOND: THE LITERARY TEXT IN INTERMEDIATE
LANGUAGE COURSES.” Teaching and Learning Symposium, Madison, WI
“HERMENEUTIC OF THE MYTH AND NATIONAL MEMORY: FRANCESCO
BIANCHINI AND UGO FOSCOLO.” Modern Language Association Convention,
San Francisco, CA
“LA FIGURA DELL’ABATE DI CALUSO NELL’EPISTOLARIO E NELLA VITA DI
VITTORIO ALFIERI.” University of Chicago Graduate Symposium, Chicago, IL
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2006-2008
EDITORIAL STAFF, Seicento e Settecento: Rivista di Letteratura Italiana. Ed.
Arnaldo Bruni (Pisa-Roma)
LANGUAGES
ITALIAN (Native) ENGLISH (Fluent) – FRENCH, LATIN, ANCIENT GREEK (Reading Knowledge)
REFERENCES
STEFANIA BUCCINI Title: PROFESSOR. Division: COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE, UWMADISON. Department: FRENCH AND ITALIAN. Mailing address: 668 Van Hise Hall 1220 Linden
Dr. Madison, WI 53706. Phone: (608) 262-9736. Email: [email protected]
ERNESTO LIVORNI Title: PROFESSOR. Division: COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE,
UW-MADISON. Department: FRENCH AND ITALIAN. Mailing address: 752 Van Hise Hall 1220
Linden Dr. Madison, WI 53706. Phone: (608) 262-4068. Email: [email protected]
CHRISTOPHER KLEINHENZ Title: PROFESSOR EMERITUS. Division: COLLEGE OF LETTERS
AND SCIENCE, UW-MADISON. Department: FRENCH AND ITALIAN. Mailing address: 608 Van
Hise Hall 1220 Linden Dr. Madison, WI 53706. Phone: (608) 262-5816. Email: [email protected]