Transcript Curriculum Vitae - Stanford University

ANDREA CAPRA
18 COMSTOCK CIRCLE, ESCONDIDO VILLAGE, STANFORD, CA 94305
E-MAIL [email protected]
EDUCATION
2016 Stanford University
Ph.D. in Italian
2013 - 2015
University of Milan, Milan
M.A in Modern Humanities
 Thesis: Con voce lontana. Rifrazioni leopardiane in Michelstaedter
Supervisor: Michele Mari; Laura Neri. Grade: 110 cum laude
2010 - 2013
University of Milan, Milan
B.A in Humanities; Specialization Modern Humanities
 Thesis: Contro ogni teodicea: Leopardi lettore di Holbach
Supervisor: Amedeo Vigorelli. Grade: 110 cum laude
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
2016: «Essenzialmente regolarmente e perpetuamente persecutrice»: Leopardi e d’Holbach
(«Italianistica», XLV, 2, 2016, pp. 89-106)
PRESENTATIONS
01/2017: “‘Lasciami andare oltre al deserto, al mare': Carlo Michelstaedter’s maritime
path” (Italian Graduate Conference, UCLA, 13/14 Jan.)
02/2017: Curzio Malaparte’s Naples: A Stylistic Inquiry on Irrationality (California
Interdisciplinary Consortium for Italian Studies, UCSD, 24/25 Feb.)
LANGUAGES
Italian: Native speaker
English: Advanced
French: Upper Intermediate
Latin: Upper Intermediate
German: Beginner
RESERCH INTERESTS
Philosophy and literature; Modern and Contemporary literature; Leopardi;
Michelstaedter; Enlightenment; Materialism; Pessimism; Skepticism;
Expressionism.