Phd in HISTORY, ANTHROPOLOGY, RELIGIONS

email: umberto.gentiloni@uniroma1.it
phone: 23400
building: Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia
room: II piano, stanza 12

Education:
1993: Degree with graduation thesis in Contemporary History, La Sapienza, University of Rome (Italy), Faculty of Political Science
1993-1994: Post-graduate studies, US Recent History, University of California, Department of History, Berkeley (USA)
1995-1997: Pre-doctorate training, History of the Cold War, University of California, Department of History, Berkeley (USA)
1998: PhD in History of the movements and political parties, University of Urbino (Italy)


Academic Appointments:
2000-2002: Researcher without confirmation (ricercatore non confermato), Contemporary History M-STO/04, University of Teramo (Italy), Faculty of Political Science, Department of History
2002-2005: Associate Professor, without confirmation, Contemporary History M-STO/04, University of Teramo (Italy), Faculty of Political Science, Department of History
2003-2005: Adjunct Associate Professor, History of Contemporary Italy, University of California (USA)
2005-2012: Associate Professor, Contemporary History M-STO/04, University of Teramo (Italy), Faculty of Political Science, Department of History
2013-2017 Associate Professor, Contemporary History M-STO/04, Sapienza University of Rome (Italy), Department of History, Cultures, Religions – Arts and Humanities Faculty
2014 National Scientific qualifications as Full Professor in the Sector 11/A3, Contemporary History (M/STO-04)
2017 on going Full Professor, Contemporary History M-STO/04, Sapienza University of Rome (Italy), Department of History, Cultures, Religions – Arts and Humanities Faculty



Other Academic Appointments:

2003-2006: Responsible for the Erasmus project, University of Teramo (Italy), Faculty of Political Science
2003-2009: Member of PhD Professor Board “History and politics of modern and contemporary society” , University of Teramo (Italy)
2006-2009: President of Corso di Laurea, Faculty of Political Science, , University of Teramo (Italy), Faculty of Political Science
2013 on going Member of PhD Professor Board “Historical, Anthropological and Religious Sciences”, Department of History, Cultures, Religions Sapienza - University of Rome (Italy)


Teaching Experience:
2000-2002: History of Contemporary Italy, University of Teramo (Italy), Faculty of Political Science
2001-2003: History of International Relations, University of Teramo (Italy), Faculty of Communication Science
2002-2003: European History, University of Teramo (Italy), Faculty of Political Science
2003-2003: Contemporary History, University of Teramo (Italy), Faculty of Political Science
2003-2005: History of Contemporary Italy, University of California, Rome study center
2004-2005: European History and Culture *, University of Teramo (Italy), Faculty of Political Science
2005-2007: Economic History, University of Teramo (Italy), Faculty of Political Science
2004-2009: Contemporary History, University of Teramo (Italy), Faculty of Political Science
2004-2011: International History *, University of Teramo (Italy), Faculty of Political Science
2009-2011: History of the 20th Century, University of Teramo (Italy), Faculty of Political Science
2013 on going Contemporary History, La Sapienza, University of Rome, Faculty of Arts and Humanities also*
2013 on going History of the Cold War, Directed Study/Research Program in Arts and Humanities for International Exchange Students

* Laurea Magistrale (Master) Courses



Fellowship, Visiting, Seminars, Conference:

2001: Visiting researcher, University of Connecticut UCONN, (USA), Center for European Studies
2002: Visiting Professor, University of Beijing (China)
2002: Visiting Professor, Academia Sinica, Institute of European and American Studies, Taipei (Taiwan)
2003: Visiting Professor, Waseda University, Tokyo and University of Nagoya (Japan)
2003: Visiting Professor, University of Connecticut (UCONN), USA
2004: Visiting Professor, Myanmar: Study visit promoted by Oxford University (UK), Euro Burma Office (Brussels)
2010: Visiting Professor, Primo Levi Center, New York (USA)
2010-2011: Visiting Professor, (seminar) New York University – NYU (USA)
2011: Faculty Advisor, Model United Nations (UN), New York, (USA)
2012: Faculty Advisor, Harvard Model United Nations, Boston (USA)
2012: Visiting Professor (Seminar) Harvard University, Cambridge (USA)
2012: Faculty Advisor, Model United Nations (UN), New York, (USA)
2012: Visiting Professor (Seminar) New York University – NYU (USA)
2012: Visiting Professor, University of Connecticut UCONN, (USA), Emiliana Pasca, Noether Chair in Modern Italian History
2012: Visiting Professor, Columbia University New York, (USA), Columbia Seminar in Modern Italian Studies
2013: Faculty Advisor, Model United Nations (UN), New York, (USA)
2013: Visiting Professor (Conference), Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò, New York University NYU (USA)
2014: Visiting Professor Department of History, University of Barcelona; Centre for International Historical Studies – El Pavellò de la Repubblica, University of Barcelona.
2015: Visiting Professor, Department of History, University of Barcelona; PhD Program in Society and Culture: History, Anthropology, Art.
2015-2016: Advisor for Rome edition (march 2016) Harvard World Model United Nation; www.worldmun.org Harvard University, Cambridge MA (USA)
2016: London, Italian Cultural Institute, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27th
2016: Visiting Professor, Department of History, University of Barcelona; PhD Program in Society and Culture: History, Anthropology, Art; final discussion.
2016: Visiting Professor, Italian Academy at Columbia University, Primo Levi Center New York, Columbia’s Alliance Program, Maison Française and Cultural Service of the French Embassy, What the Allies Knew. Information and the Challenges of Humanitarian Intervention (Conference, NYC march 23).
2017: London, Italian Cultural Institute “Italy in the last 20 years”, Conference, March 9th
2017: Lisbon, Italian Cultural Institute and University of Lisbon, Seminar and Conference “Rome treaty 60 years later” march 18-22nd .
2017: London, Italian Cultural Institute, “Italy at the present time. The reasons oh History”, Conference December 14th . Together with prof. Andrea Mammone (Royal Halloway) he organized several conference and seminars “History Talks. The Pace of History, the Shape of Democracy” 2017-2018.


Society memberships, Awards and Honours:

2005-2006: Member of the International Commission for the opening of the International Tracing Service Archive (Bad Arolsen, Germany), promoted by the Washington Holocaust Museum (USA)
2005-2007: Member of the Executive Board National Committee 1946-2006, promoted by the Ministry of cultural heritage (MBAC), Italy
2006: Young Professor International Visitor Leadership Program, New York and Washington DC, (promoted by the US Department of State)
2010: Award assigned by the University of Salerno (Italy), 2010 (for the book L’Italia sospesa. La crisi degli anni Settanta vista da Washington, Einaudi, Torino, 2009).
2000-ongoing: Member of SISSCO (Italian Society for Contemporary History Studies)
2004-2013: President of IRSIFAR (Roman Institute for the Italian History between fascism and Resistance)
2004-on going: IRSIFAR, Member of the executive Board
2008-ongoing: Member of the Scientific Board, Shoah Museum Foundation (Rome, Italy)
2008-ongoing: Board member of the Istituto Luigi Sturzo, (Rome, Italy)
2010-ongoing: Member of the Scientific Board, “Sconfinando”, Guerini e Associati publisher (Milan, Italy)
2011-ongoing: Board member, T.WAI - Torino World Affairs Institute (Turin, Italy)
2011-ongoing: Member of the executive board, Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini (Rome, Italy)
2014-on going Member of the Scientific Board, “Insegnare il Novecento”, (Teaching the XX Century) Anicia publisher (Rome, Italy)
2014-on going: Board Member of the Journal “Dimensioni e Problemi della Ricerca Storica”, Department of History Cultures Religions, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
2015-on going: Board member of the Literary Prize “The Bridge”- Non Fiction, Promoted by Casa delle Letterature city of Rome, Embassy of the Unites States of America, National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) and American Initiative for Italian Culture (AIFIC) foundation, sponsored by Italian Embassy in Washington DC and American Academy in Rome.
2015-on going: Member of the Rome Committee of Istituto per la Storia del Risorgimento
2016-on going: Member of Documentary Research Center Archives Sergio Flamigni
2016-on going: Member of the Scientific Board for the National Edition of Alcide De Gasperi’s correspondence (Fondazione Trentina Alcide De Gasperi, Istituto Luigi Sturzo and Istituto italo-germanico di Trento)
2016-on going: Associate Member of the Columbia Seminar in Modern Italian Studies, Columbia University, New York (USA)
2016-2018: Member of the National Commision for the evaluation of candidates applying to become accredited journalists
2017-on going: Member of the Editorial Board of “Journal of Modern Italian Studies” (JMIS)
2017- on going: Member of Scientific Committee of the Gramsci Foundation
2018-on going: Member of Scientific Committee of the Journal “EuroStudium3w”.
2018-on going: Member of Scientific Committee of the Journal “Giornale di Storia”.
2018-on going: Member of Scientific Committee of the Journal “Storia e problemi contemporanei”
2018-on going Member of the Scientific Committee of Lelio e Lisli Basso Foundation
2018-on going: Member of Scientific Committee of the Journal “Rivista Storica Italiana”

Other Appointments:
2001-2002: Italian Radio Broadcasting RAI Radio 3: “Diario Italiano”, “Le Guerre dopo la Guerra (1950-73) ”, “Novecento Racconta”, Author of twelve episodes
2011: Italian Radio Broadcasting, RAI, Radio 3, “Tre Colori”, Author of three episodes
2012: Italian Radio Broadcasting, RAI, Radio 3, “Wikiradio”, Author of ten episodes
2008-2012: Province of Rome (Provincia di Roma), Adviser for History and remembrance project
2013-2018: Regione Lazio, Adviser for History and remembrance project

2011-2015: “La Stampa” newspaper, Collaborator, Culture pages

2016-2018: Italian Television. Episodes and analyses for RAI 3 & RAI History Channel: The new cold war; Cuba libre; Bombing of Auschwitz; Echo of history; the longest day of the Italian republic; the Cuban revolution, Martin Luther King, Aldo Moro the Day after.
2016-on going: “la Repubblica” newspaper, Collaborator, Culture pages
2018-on going “L’Espresso”, magazine Collaborator, Cultural pages




Funding Information [grants as PI-principal investigator or I-investigator]:
1993-1994: Gender and radical politics in the Black Panther Party [PI], Department of History, University of California, Berkeley (USA)
2002: CARE (Center for electoral research in Abruzzo) [I], Regione Abruzzo (Italy)
2002: National Identity and International contest in Contemporary History [PI], University of Teramo (Italy)
2004: Italian Identity. Politics, Law and Institution [I], University of Teramo (Italy)
2004: Italian historiography in the 20th Century [I], PRIN MIUR (Italy)
2004: 4 June 1944. The Liberation of Rome in the Pictures from the Allied Archives [PI], Vittoriano Museum, City of Rome (Italy)
2006: Italian Identity and International contest in Contemporary History. Problems and Issues [I], University of Teramo (Italy)
2009: Shots of War. Lee Miller and Tony Vaccaro, from the Normandy Landing to Berlin [PI], Scuderie del Quirinale, City of Rome (Italy)
2011: 22 January 1944. The Landing [PI], Vittoriano Museum, Province of Rome (Italy)
2003-2011: Ambassador Manlio Brosio, editing and publication of his Diaries [PI], Compagnia di San Paolo, Fondazione Einaudi, Centro Einaudi (Turin, Italy)
2014: Radici e libertà. 50 anni di Centro Einaudi, research and publication on half Century of a political and cultural experience; Centro Einaudi (Turin, Italy)
2014-2017: Dynamics and Policies of Prejudice. Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia (Centuries XVIII-XXI), AWARD, University project (Sapienza, University of Rome).
2015-2016 Peace and stability in the European post war period (San Pio V Institute for Political Studies, Rome)
2015-2017 Italian colonialism in Oriental Africa in the ISIAO Archives, University project (Sapienza, University of Rome).



Research Activities:
Keywords: International history, Post war Italy, United States, World War II, Political parties and political system, Memory, Cold war
Short Description: Relationships between Italy and the United States beginning from the dynamics and legacies of the Second world war conflict: strategies of the allies, the various stages of the campaign of Italy, linkages between the Italian Resistance and the Anglo-American offensive in Europe. By analyzing the long post-war period, I focused on the changes in the role assumed by Italy within the global geo-political system. Interdependences between the internal situation and international context during the second half of the 20th century looking in particular at the dialectic between continuity and breakages during the decades of the Cold War. In this context, my most recent research looks at the turning points of post war Italy, the evolution and the crisis of the political system between the 1970s and the end of the century in the dialectic between the international system and subsequent internal equilibriums.