Mario Monopoli is a PhD candidate at Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Communication and Social Research. After earning a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies at the University of Padua, he obtained a master’s degree in Media, Digital Communication and Journalism, with a dissertation on immersive Extended Reality (XR) experiences and their relationship with film and video games, focusing on the Venice Immersive section of La Biennale Cinema.
His current research, conducted within the framework of a European-funded NRRP scholarship, explores risk communication through a bottom-up, practice-oriented approach, with particular attention to social movements and digital media infrastructures.