[Portrait] Anna Maria Principessa, doctoral student in Romance languages and literature (UPR ICTT)
What is your research about?
I've been looking after Italian literature. My research focuses on Carlo Emilio Gadda, a contemporary Italian author. I explore his work through the analytical psychology of Jung, an approach that reveals its full complexity.
What are your current scientific activities?
I've always been involved in literary criticism, especially of contemporary Italian literature. After thirty years teaching literature, I decided to return to research. And then, in the meantime, I also wrote a novel, Roma è lei.
Why did you choose to work in academic research?
I chose to work in university research because I love analysing, interpreting and digging into texts. Research is an opportunity to explore works in depth, to contribute to a better understanding of literature, and to share all this with other enthusiasts. And university is also a place for reflection and exchange, perfect for discussing subjects as fascinating as they are complex.
What advice would you give to students who want to do research?
Taking up university research is quite a challenge, but it's also a great adventure. Any advice on how to get started? Well, first of all, choose a subject you're passionate aboutBecause research is a marathon, not a sprint. Then, learn continuously throughout your life. I'm proof of that!
What object or image from your business best illustrates you?
Mac and espresso, the essentials of my studious mornings.
The Cultural Identity, Texts and Theatricality Laboratory (ICTT)
ICTT is an interdisciplinary team currently comprising 35 permanent members and 20 doctoral students from CNU sections 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 14. The team examines issues relating to identity and its representations, particularly in minority environments and in societies in transition or modified by migratory flows and the phenomenon of globalisation. The application of a critical approach seeking to explore the field of cultural identity cannot neglect the literary and theatrical text, which is necessarily rooted in a social, and therefore historical and political, context, and is always nourished by work on language. Theatre as a dynamic process is at the heart of the team's work and is situated in the context of the globalisation of culture, which gives rise to reflection on the construction and representation of identity in new aesthetic, cultural and linguistic spaces.
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Mis à jour le 5 March 2025