Biography
Amelia Reggi is a PhD student in Italian Studies. She attended University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for a double degree in Italian and Global Studies. During her Bachelor's degree, she studied abroad at the Università di Bologna, Italy for an academic year. Returning to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she completed her Master's degree in Italian Studies. She then completed a Fulbright Award in the seaside town of Bosa in Sardinia, Italy and is now pursuing a doctoral degree remotely in Italian Studies.
Research Interests
20th Century Italian Literature
Medical Humanities & Bioethics
Gender & Women's Studies
Biological Anthropology
European Union Studies
Research Description
Amelia Reggi's research focuses on depictions of disease from an aesthetic perspective in 20th century Italian literature, noting the representation of illness through the use of women and their aesthetic depiction through their boundaries, desire, and control.
Education
In Progress (remotely): PhD, Italian Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MA, Italian Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Academic Year Abroad, Università di Bologna
BA, Italian and Global Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Awards and Honors
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Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Teachers Ranked as Excellent James Scholar University Honors: distinguished university scholar and completed projects every semester to maintain this distinction Best Italian Student Award: selected by professors as best Italian student at the university United States Department of Education Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowship: nominated by Department of Education for advanced study of a European language United States Department of State Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program Francis E. Scheidel Scholarship: two-time recipient for distinction for women in language Catherine C. and Bruce A. Bastian Scholarship: two-time recipient for international scholarship for students in global studies
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Courses Taught
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ITAL 101: Elementary Italian I Fulbright English Teaching Assistant: IIS "GA Pischedda" UNESCO School in Bosa, Sardinia, Italy Student reading guide at the International School of Bologna, Emilia- Romagna, Italy |
Additional Campus Affiliations
European Union Center