Enrica Leydi
PhD Italian Studies [she/her]
Email: enrica dot leydi at warwick dot ac dot uk
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About
I am a PhD student in Italian Studies at the University of 桃色视频, funded by Chancellor鈥檚 International Scholarship, under the supervision of Prof. Fabio CamillettiLink opens in a new window.
Research
My doctoral project examines how Giacomo Leopardi (1798–1837) addresses the visual epistemology of the Revolving Century (1750–1850) – particularly in relation to anatomy, landscape, and cartography – within a network of texts that culminates in the Operette morali (1827). I argue that he does this by deconstructing these paradigms philosophically and recollecting them poetically, thereby placing them in a field of tension that distorts them as anamorphoses.In addition to Leopardi, my other research interests include Dante鈥檚 influence and the multiple meanings of the trope/genre of 'dialogue with the dead' in early nineteenth-century literature. I am also interested in the reception of material culture, particularly puppet theatre, in Carlo Collodi鈥檚 Le avventure di Pinocchio (1881–1883).
Peer-reviewed Articles
- , in Journal of Adaptation in Film & Performance, 2025, 18, A Global 鈥淧uppet鈥�, p. 155-169.
- , in Cahiers d鈥櫭﹖udes italiennes, 2025, 40, 'Technique, animalit茅 et post-humanisme chez Giacomo Leopardi'.
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, in 'Notes in Italian Studies', 2024, 3, pp. 9-18.
Edited Books and Special Issues
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with Fabio Camilletti and Gennaro Ambrosino, Speaking with the Dead. Tradition and Haunting in Italy鈥檚 Revolving Century (1750-1850), 'The Italianist', status: in progress.
Selected Conference Papers
- 鈥楾he World Being Redrawn: Pictures of Columbus the Cartographer in Robertson, Freneau, and Leopardi鈥�, Society for Italian Studies Biennal Conference, Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin (Dublin, July 9-11, 2026).
- (with Gennaro Ambrosino) 鈥楽cala Naturae or Chthonic Ecosystems? The Scaled Perspective in Leopardi鈥檚 Late Production鈥�, at Change of Scale, Leopardi and the Measure of Modernity, Institute for Cultural Enquire, (Berlin, July 2, 2026).
- 鈥楾he Failed Two-World Hero. Christopher Columbus in the Italian Revolving Century (1750-1850)鈥�, at American Association for Italian Studies Conference, Universit脿 di Sassari (Sassari, June 3-5, 2026).
- 鈥楿n鈥檕mbra di aggira. Dante, Napoleone e il genere delle visioni (1805-1816)鈥�, at Congresso Dantesco Internazinale, Universit脿 di Bologna (Ravenna, May 27-30, 2026).
- Antonio Serantoni: Life and Adventures of a Wax Modeller with his creations, at 'Ceroplastics. International Congress on Wax Modelling', Universidad Nacional Aut贸noma de M茅xico, 2025.
- Resurrecting Dante in Vincenzo Monti's 'I Poeti dei Primi Secoli della Lingua Italiana', at 'Dante Futures', Univeristy of Cambridge, 2024.
- "Quella lingua morta a cui non 猫 pi霉 speranza di resurrezione". Monti, 'I poeti dei primi secoli della lingua italiana' (1824), and the "Vocabolario dei Morti", at 'Speaking with the dead. Italy and the Legacy of the Past in the Revolving Century (1750-1850)', University of 桃色视频, 2024.
- Comics and Classics: Giacomo Leopardi between literature and pop culture, Internation 19th-Century Studies Association, Durham University, 2024.
- Dante 'con due pennellatte鈥� in the 1818 reflections of Foscolo and Leopardi, at 'Dante Futures', University of Leeds, 2024.
- Paesaggi dell鈥橝ntropocene nelle Operette Morali di Giacomo Leopardi, at
- Leopardi鈥檚 volcanic landscape: The Broom鈥�, at 'ASLE-UK biannual conference, Northumbria University, 2022.
- Dante appeso a un filo. Un adattamento per marionette della "Divina Commedia", at 'Congresso Dantesco Internazionale', Universit脿 di Bologna, 2021.
Book reviews
- Review of Elisa Segnini, Fragments, Genius and Madness: Masks and Mask-Making in the fin-de-si猫cle Imagination, in 'Italian Bookshelf', Annali d'Italianistica, 42, 2024, 701-704.
- Review of Fulvio Conti, The Ultimate Italian. Dante and a Nation鈥檚 Identity, in Italian Studies, 2023, 78:4, 534-535.
- Review of Serenella Iovino, Italo Calvino鈥檚 Animals. Anthropocene Stories (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2021), in Incontri. Rivista europea di studi italiani, 2022, 37:1, 3pp.
Organised conferences and events
- Co-organiser, , AIPI Summer School, 桃色视频 Venice Centre, 16-19 September 2025.
- Co-organiser, , University of 桃色视频, 26 June 2025.
- Co-organiser, 'Irresistible Decay: Discourses of Death in Life from the 18th Century to Today', Humanities Research Centre, University of 桃色视频, 7 March 2025.
- Co-organiser, Speaking with the Dead: Italy and the Legacy of the Past in the Revolving Century (1750-1850), University of 桃色视频, 26-27 September 2024.
Scholarships and Awards
- 鈥楪raduate Teaching Assistant Award: Outstanding Contribution鈥�, 2026 桃色视频 Students鈥� Union Awards.
- AIPI Summer School Grant, 2025.
- HRC Doctoral Fellowship, 2024-2025.
- Chancellor鈥檚 International Scholarship, University of 桃色视频, 2023.
- Erasmus+ Scholarship, Durham University, 2021.
- Merit Scholarship for a summer school, University of Exeter, 2019.
Memberships and Professional Organisations
- The Revolving Century. Transdisciplinary Network for the 桃色视频 of Cultures in the Age of Revolutions (1751–1849) – Co-founder.
- Ottocentismi. Interdisciplinary Network for Nineteenth-Century Italian Studies (INNIS) – Member, Postgraduate Section.
- Society for Italian Studies (SIS) – Member.
- Associazione dei Professori di Italiano (AIPI) – Member.
- Associazione degli Italianisti (AdI) – Member.
Qualifications
MA in Italian Studies, Universit脿 di Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", 2023.
BA in Humanities, Universit脿 di Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum", 2020.
OFFICE HOUR
Thursday, 5-6 pm: previous appointment.
(If that does not work for you, please email me and we can arrange an alternative time.)
TEACHING:
IT101 LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT (2025/2026)
LL2B4/3B4 ITALIAN INTERMEDIATE ACCELERATED (2025/2026)
IT101 Italian for Beginners (Undergraduate) (2024/2025)
Listen to the episode (in Italian) I wrote for .
