Research: Debordering Sounds. The Resounding Trajectories of Thai Bhikkhunī in State, Voice and Non-Self.
PhD Candidate in Anthropology (XL Cycle), PhD Program in History, Anthropology and Religions
Department of History, Anthropology, Religions, Art and Performing Arts (SARAS)
Sapienza University of Rome
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Sound Studies, Sonic Materiality
Sonic Ethnography
Debordering processes
Female communities, gendered struggles and resistance
EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ACTIVITY ABROAD
2024 – Ongoing | PhD in History, Anthropology and Religions, Sapienza University of Rome. Curriculum: Anthropology (XL Cycle).
Thesis: "Debordering Sounds. The Sounding Trajectories of Thai Bhikkhuni in State, Sound and Self". Supervised by: Prof. Marianna Ferrara
October – December 2025 | Visiting Research Student, University of Leeds (UK) – School of Languages, Cultures and Societies
Supervisors: Prof. Martin Seeger, Prof. Emma Tomalin.
2024 | Master's Degree in Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (110/110 cum Laude), University of Milano-Bicocca.
Thesis: "Debordering Across Sound and Meaning. Embodiment, Agency and Living Voices in Buddhist Pali Chants". Supervised by: Prof. Alessandra Brivio, Prof. Federica Da Milano.
2021 | Bachelor's Degree in Economic and Social Sciences, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano.
Thesis: "The Internet and a New Social Contract: Between Hobbes and David Foster Wallace". Supervised by: Prof. Roberto Farneti.
CONFERENCES AND CONVENE (Speaker / Roundtable Panelist)
2026 | "Communities of Sound. Religion, Displacement, and Caste in the Bay of Bengal", Roundtable with the Author Carola E. Lorea, AAS-in-Asia Conference (Association for Asian Studies), Lahore (Pakistan), 25-27 September.
2026 | "Chanting at the rhythm of faith. Sonic Efficacy, Women's struggles and the Medicine Buddha Invocation in a Theravada Bhikkhuni Monastery in Thailand", International Workshop Sonic Efficacy: Mantras, Music and Placemaking in Global Southern Asia, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore, 2-4 September.
2026 | "Seeking Bhikkhuni Ordination Across Borders. One Woman's Path to Upasampada amid Textual Authority and Contested Practices", European Academy of Religion (EuARe) 9th Annual Conference, Rome, 29 June - 3 July.
2026 | "The Living Voices of Pali Suttas. Debordering Across Sound and Meaning in a Thai Buddhist Monastery", European Academy of Religion (EuARe) 9th Annual Conference, Rome, 29 June - 3 July.
2025 | "Chanting Dhamma. Everyday Practices and Pali Suttas in Thai Female Monasteries", Thai Forum Talk, University of Leeds, 10 December.
2025 | "Signaling in the House of Buddha. Skill, merit and neoliberal agency at Wat Phra Dhammakaya", 5th ITASEAS Conference (Italian Association of Southeast Asian Studies), Turin, 4-6 June.
SUMMER SCHOOLS
2024 | Summer School of Glottology and Linguistics, Italian Society of Glottology (SIG) & University of Udine
2022 | Summer School of Glottology and Linguistics, Italian Society of Glottology (SIG) & University of Udine
2021 | Spring School of Morphology, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Faculty of Education
LANGUAGE AND DIGITAL SKILLS
Languages
Italian: Native speaker
English: C1 Level (IELTS Certification Band 8)
German: B2 Level (Goethe-Zertifikat)
Thai: Basic knowledge
Sanskrit: Knowledge of linguistic structures and basic elements
Digital Skills and Research Software
Qualitative and Ethnographic Analysis: ATLAS.ti
Phonetic and Linguistic Analysis: Praat
Statistical Computing and Data Analysis: R
Database and Dataset Management: Microsoft Access