Phd in CLASSICAL AND MODERN ITALIAN STUDIES

email: franca.sinopoli@uniroma1.it
phone: 0649913233
building: Lettere e Filosofia
room: studio 9, terzo piano

Franca Sinopoli is Full Professor of Comparative Literature at Sapienza University of Rome. and Chair of the Master's degree program "Modern Philology" (2018-21; 2021-24). 2015-2022: Associate Professor of comparative Literature 2007-2015: Senior researcher of Comparative Literature ORCID: 0000-0002-2990-4295 In 1990 she earned her degree (laurea cum laude) in Comparative Literature at Sapienza; in 1991-1994 she obtained a Postgraduate research grant for a PhD in Comparative Literature Studies and then in 1995 she earned the Doctorate of Research in Comparative Literature at the University of Rome III, Department of Comparative Literature. The thesis, focusing on the use of comparative methods in late 18th century European literary historiography, was published as a book in 1996. In 1997-1999 she got a Postdoctoral research grant for Comparative Literature Studies focusing on the recent debate on world literature historiography in comparative literature studies. In 2001-2003, 2003-2005 she obtained new research grants sponsored by the Sapienza University. In 1998 she taught Comparative Literature at The University of Lausanne, in 2004 she was invited as Visiting Scholar at the University of Sydney and in 2006 as Visiting Professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela. She acted as member of the International Comparative Literature Coordinating Committee (2007-2015) for the Comparative Literary History in European Languages (AILC-CHLEL), member of the Modern Italian Studies PhD Board and of the Erasmus Faculty Board. She is one of the International Advisors of "Migra. Data base of migrant writers in iberian languages", at the Jean Monet Chair of the Santiago de Compostela University, and of the review CLCweb: Comparative Literature and Culture. She is also a member of the Editorial Board of Journal of World Literature, of the scientific board of the book series "Crossroads. Film, Literature and other Languages" (University of Venice-Ca'Foscari) and of the Advisoy Board of the new book series "Transcultural studies" (Peter Lang). She is the founder and the co-director of the annual Journal "Transnational 20th Century. Literatures, Arts and Cultures" (Sapienza University). She is a member of the Editorial Board of Journal of World Literature, of the steering committee of Comparatismi (IULM-MIlan), of the scientific board of Enthymema (University of Milan), of the scientific board of the book series "Crossroads. Film, Literature and other Languages" (University of Venice-Ca'Foscari) and of the Advisoy Board of the new book series "Transcultural studies" (Peter Lang). She is the founder and the co-director of the annual Journal "Transnational 20th Century. Literatures, Arts and Cultures" (Sapienza University). Since 2013 she has been a member of the Sapienza Summer School scientific board and one of the Referees for the Evaluation of research projects on behalf of the Italian Ministry of Education. She is also member of the Erasmus Faculty Board and of the Traineeship Erasmus+ selection commission. She is principal investigator of an interdisciplinary research project funded by Sapienza University of Rome, and devoted to "Narrating the Trauma in European Literatures and Cultures from the second half of the 19th Century to the "late modernity": a Comparative Approach to Memory and Post-memory narratives in Italy and Europe." (2019-2021). She acted as external examiner at doctoral level for a range of Italian and international institutions. More detailed cv at: https://uniroma1.academia.edu/FrancaSinopoli/CurriculumVitae