Visiting Fellowship
The Charles and Joan Alberto Italian Studies Institute visiting fellowship was established to promote scholarly exchanges and further develop the scope of academic activities offered in Italian Studies at Seton Hall University.
This fellowship aims at providing young scholars in Italian Studies with the opportunity to live and do research for a period up to one month in the New York/New Jersey area and to be part of the Italian Studies community at Seton Hall University.
During their visit, the selected candidate will be asked to give a public lecture at the Alberto Institute, two lectures to undergraduate students, and participate to the life of our Italian Studies Program.
Spring 2025 Visiting Fellow
Antonella Valoroso is the Visiting Fellow for the Spring 2025 presenting a research
project titled: “Italian American Cultural Diplomacy in New York: The Verrazzano Bridge
and the Garibaldi- Meucci Museum,” which explores trends in transatlantic diplomacy,
identity formation and heritage preservation during the construction of the Verrazzano
Bridge and the refurbishment of the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum during the 1950s and 1960s.
She is a Senior Researcher at the Sorbello Foundation and the author of Adelaide Ristori e lo specchio della scrittura. Messinscena delle memorie di una diva dell’Ottocento, a book on which she will deliver a lecture at the Alberto Institute.