Dr. Monica Stellin
Associate Professor & Italian Minor Coordinator
Contact Information
Email: mstellin@wlu.caPhone: (519) 884-0710 ext.2400
Office Location: BA408 Bricker Academic Building
Office Hours: Winter 2012 on sabbatical
Languages Spoken
English
Italian
Biography
Degrees:
- Ph.D. Italian Studies, University of Toronto
- M.A., University of Toronto, Department of Italian Studies
- Laurea in Lingue e Letterature Straniere [Baccalaureate in English and German Languages and Literatures], Universitŕ degli Studi di Udine, Italy, (summa cum laude)
Other Positions:
- Adjunct Associate Professor, St. Jerome’s University, University of Waterloo
- Research Fellow, Frank Iacobucci Centre for Italian Canadian Studies, University of Toronto.
Books Authored:
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Bridging the Ocean: Italian Literature of Migration to Canada, Forum [U P, Italy], 2005.
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Il mosaico dinamico: Il multiculturalismo in Canada, Forum [U P, Italy], 1999.
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From Sea To Sea: An Illustrated History of the Fogolârs Federation of Canada, Fogolârs Federation of Canada, 1999.
Book Edited as Special Issue of Referred Journal:
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The Virtual Piazza: The Representation of Italian Culture in the Media, Special Issue of Italian Canadiana, vol. 19, 2005.
Recent Articles and Chapters in Books:
- ‘La presenza culturale friulana e veneto-giuliana in Canada’, Itineranze e Transcodificazioni: Scrittori Migranti dal Friuli Venezia Giulia al Canada, Alessandra Ferraro e Anna Pia De Luca eds., with an introduction by Joseph Pivato. Udine, Forum [U P, Italy], 2008. 35-49.
- ‘On the Multi-Textuality and Marketing of “Italianicity” in the Global Media’, in Shaping History: L’identitŕ italocanadese nel Canada anglofono, eds. Anna Pia De Luca and Alessandra Ferraro, Forum [U P, Italy], 2005. 145-53.
- ‘From Paese to Virtual Piazza: On Italian Culture and Media in Canada’, The Virtual Piazza, 2005. 41-55.
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‘Between Diaspora and Global Icon: On the Representation of “Italicity” in Global Media’, Italian Canadiana, vol. 17, 2003. 15-35.
Recent Conference Papers and Guest Lectures:
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La piazza virtuale: i media e la comunitŕ italo-canadese. Italian Cultural Institute – Consulate General of Italy, Toronto, October 22, 2008.
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Exploring ‘Italicity’ in a Canadian Setting, Frank Iacobucci Centre Lecture Series, Frank Iacobucci Centre, University of Toronto, 19 April, 2006.
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Italian Literature in Canada in the Twenty-First Century, Canadian Society for Italian Studies Annual Conference, 75th Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Toronto, York University, 27 May, 2006.
Additional Information
Research Interests:
Italian ethnicity and media representation, Italian literature of migration to Canada, Canadian multiculturalism.
Areas of Expertise
- Italian Literature of Migration
- Italian Canadian Studies
- Italian culture and society in the media
- Canadian vs Italian Multiculturalism
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