Fabrizio Di Maio
Continuing Lecturer, European Languages and Studies
School of Humanities
School of Humanities
Ph.D., University of Birmingham, UK, 2021, Modern Languages
Ph.D., University of Rome 2, Italy, 2010, Italian Studies
M.A., University of Sorbonne Paris IV, France, 2005, Comparative Literature
B.A., University of Rome 3, Italy, 2002, Humanities
Ph.D., University of Rome 2, Italy, 2010, Italian Studies
M.A., University of Sorbonne Paris IV, France, 2005, Comparative Literature
B.A., University of Rome 3, Italy, 2002, Humanities
Email: fdimaio@uci.edu
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697
Irvine, CA 92697
Research Interests
Italian Language at all levels (in-person / hybrid / fully online); Language Pedagogy; 20th-21st century Italian Culture; Italian Food; Italian Literature; Italian Cinema
Websites
Academic Distinctions
University of California Irvine, USA, Faculty Teaching Excellence
Appointments
Teaching Fellow, University of Birmingham, UK, 2016-2019
Teaching Associate, University of Birmingham, UK, 2015-2016
Teaching Assistant, Joseph Fourier University, France, 2012-2013
Teaching Assistant, Grenoble-Alpes University, France, 2012-2013
Maître Assistant, University of Gabès, Tunisia, 2009-2012
Instructor, University of Monastir, Tunisia, 2010
Teaching Associate, University of Birmingham, UK, 2015-2016
Teaching Assistant, Joseph Fourier University, France, 2012-2013
Teaching Assistant, Grenoble-Alpes University, France, 2012-2013
Maître Assistant, University of Gabès, Tunisia, 2009-2012
Instructor, University of Monastir, Tunisia, 2010
Awards and Honors
University of California Irvine, USA, Professional Development Award, 2024-2025, $1,600
University of California, USA, Online Award, 2022-23, $55,000
University of California Irvine, USA, Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, 2022-2023, $2,000
University of California Irvine, USA, Professional Development Award, 2022-2023, $1,975.56
University of California Irvine, USA, Professional Development Award, 2019-2020, $2,000
University of California, USA, Online Award, 2022-23, $55,000
University of California Irvine, USA, Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, 2022-2023, $2,000
University of California Irvine, USA, Professional Development Award, 2022-2023, $1,975.56
University of California Irvine, USA, Professional Development Award, 2019-2020, $2,000
Short Biography
I hold two Ph.D. degrees: one in Italian Studies from the University of Rome II (Tor Vergata), where I completed a dissertation on Ottiero Ottieri (later published as Ottiero Ottieri. Un caso letterario), and a second from the University of Birmingham (UK), focused on the historical novels of the collectives Luther Blissett and Wu Ming. I also hold master’s degrees in Italian Language Pedagogy, Comparative Literature, and International Relations.
I have been teaching Italian across diverse academic contexts—including Italy, Tunisia, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States—since 2010.
I have been teaching Italian across diverse academic contexts—including Italy, Tunisia, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States—since 2010.
Publications
Monographs
(2014) Ottiero Ottieri. Un caso letterario, Carocci Editore, Roma, 104 pp.
(2009) Pier Paolo Pasolini: Il teatro in un porcile, Il filo, Viterbo, 441 pp.
Book chapters
(2022) 'Pasolini’s Transmediality ante-litteram. From Affabulazione to Porcile', Studi Pasoliniani, Fabrizio Serra editore, Pisa-Roma, pp. 221-233
(2021) ‘Mechanized Exploitation in Ottiero Ottieri: Tempi stretti and Donnarumma all’assalto’, in Italian Industrial Literature and Film. Perspectives on the Representation of Post-war Labor, Eds. James Carter, Carlo Baghetti, Peter Lang Press, pp. 251-261
(2019) ‘Wu Ming’s “Factory”. A Laboratory of Collective Writings through Participatory Culture and Creative Networking’, in Deconstructing the Model in 20th and 21st-Century Italian Experimental Writings. Eds. Beppe Cavatorta, Federica Santini, Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 136-153
(2019) ‘Sentirsi Scorticati Vivi. The Theme of Alienation in Ottiero Ottieri’s Works’, in The Years of Alienation in Italy. Factory and Asylum Between the Economic Miracle and the Years of Lead, Eds. Alessandra Diazzi, Alvise Tarabocchia Sforza, London: Palgrave, pp. 97-114
(2012) ‘Trasmigrazioni di idee tra le tragedie e i film di Pasolini’, Pasolini ed il teatro, Eds. Stefano Casi, Angela Felice, Gerardo Guccini, Marsilio, Milano, pp. 257-266
(2011) ‘Ottiero Ottieri e la dismorfofobia letteraria’, Attorno a questo mio corpo. Ritratti e autoritratti degli scrittori della letteratura italiana, Eds. Laura Pacelli, Maria Francesca Papi, Fabio Pierangeli, Edizioni Hacca, Roma, pp. 389-399
(2010) ‘Ottiero Ottieri: “figlio mal riuscito” ribelle ai suoi Padri’, Padri e figli, Eds. Marta Alessi, Irene Baccarini, Alessandro Cifariello, Edizioni Nuova Cultura, Roma, pp. 161-167
Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals
(2019) ‘Welcome to Hell. Dante’s Inferno in Evangelisti’s Eymerich Saga’, in Medioevo Pop, Purloined Letters. An International Journal of Quotation Studies, Parma University, pp. 133-147
(2019) ‘Process Drama and Theatre in the Learning of Italian. The case of I Promessi sposi di Birmingham, un romanzo criminale’, New Trends in Language Teaching and Learning at University, Research-publishing.net, pp. 45-51
(2013) ‘Repubblicidio. La politica nelle ultime opere di Ottieri’, Ottiero Ottieri, Autografo n. 49, Interlinea Edizioni, Novara, pp. 97-113
(2008) ‘Pier Paolo Pasolini: Bestia da stile, un’autobiografia teatrale’, Sincronie n. XXIII, Vecchiarelli editore, Manziana, Roma, pp. 181-194
Online Articles
(2016) ‘Countercultural Collective Writing in Wu Ming’, available from Reading Italy, Italian Studies Postgraduate Forum, University of Reading
https://readingitaly.wordpress.com/2016/10/03/collective-writing-critics-corner/
(2015) ‘Gothic and Sci-fi in Evangelisti’s Eymerich Series’, American Association Teachers of Italian Online Papers, Siena volume
https://bancheri.utm.utoronto.ca/aati-online/wpapers/viewer.html?file=../papers/bffe427364c3976e2cbd78674d4c4c37.pdf
(2011) ‘Cesare Pavese: nel Diario una vita da bestemmiare’, La letteratura degli italiani. Centri e periferie. Atti del 13° Congresso dell’Associazione degli italianisti (ADI), Edizioni del Rosone, Foggia
https://www.italianisti.it/pubblicazioni/atti-di-congresso/la-letteratura-degli-italiani-centri-e-periferie
(2014) Ottiero Ottieri. Un caso letterario, Carocci Editore, Roma, 104 pp.
(2009) Pier Paolo Pasolini: Il teatro in un porcile, Il filo, Viterbo, 441 pp.
Book chapters
(2022) 'Pasolini’s Transmediality ante-litteram. From Affabulazione to Porcile', Studi Pasoliniani, Fabrizio Serra editore, Pisa-Roma, pp. 221-233
(2021) ‘Mechanized Exploitation in Ottiero Ottieri: Tempi stretti and Donnarumma all’assalto’, in Italian Industrial Literature and Film. Perspectives on the Representation of Post-war Labor, Eds. James Carter, Carlo Baghetti, Peter Lang Press, pp. 251-261
(2019) ‘Wu Ming’s “Factory”. A Laboratory of Collective Writings through Participatory Culture and Creative Networking’, in Deconstructing the Model in 20th and 21st-Century Italian Experimental Writings. Eds. Beppe Cavatorta, Federica Santini, Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 136-153
(2019) ‘Sentirsi Scorticati Vivi. The Theme of Alienation in Ottiero Ottieri’s Works’, in The Years of Alienation in Italy. Factory and Asylum Between the Economic Miracle and the Years of Lead, Eds. Alessandra Diazzi, Alvise Tarabocchia Sforza, London: Palgrave, pp. 97-114
(2012) ‘Trasmigrazioni di idee tra le tragedie e i film di Pasolini’, Pasolini ed il teatro, Eds. Stefano Casi, Angela Felice, Gerardo Guccini, Marsilio, Milano, pp. 257-266
(2011) ‘Ottiero Ottieri e la dismorfofobia letteraria’, Attorno a questo mio corpo. Ritratti e autoritratti degli scrittori della letteratura italiana, Eds. Laura Pacelli, Maria Francesca Papi, Fabio Pierangeli, Edizioni Hacca, Roma, pp. 389-399
(2010) ‘Ottiero Ottieri: “figlio mal riuscito” ribelle ai suoi Padri’, Padri e figli, Eds. Marta Alessi, Irene Baccarini, Alessandro Cifariello, Edizioni Nuova Cultura, Roma, pp. 161-167
Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals
(2019) ‘Welcome to Hell. Dante’s Inferno in Evangelisti’s Eymerich Saga’, in Medioevo Pop, Purloined Letters. An International Journal of Quotation Studies, Parma University, pp. 133-147
(2019) ‘Process Drama and Theatre in the Learning of Italian. The case of I Promessi sposi di Birmingham, un romanzo criminale’, New Trends in Language Teaching and Learning at University, Research-publishing.net, pp. 45-51
(2013) ‘Repubblicidio. La politica nelle ultime opere di Ottieri’, Ottiero Ottieri, Autografo n. 49, Interlinea Edizioni, Novara, pp. 97-113
(2008) ‘Pier Paolo Pasolini: Bestia da stile, un’autobiografia teatrale’, Sincronie n. XXIII, Vecchiarelli editore, Manziana, Roma, pp. 181-194
Online Articles
(2016) ‘Countercultural Collective Writing in Wu Ming’, available from Reading Italy, Italian Studies Postgraduate Forum, University of Reading
https://readingitaly.wordpress.com/2016/10/03/collective-writing-critics-corner/
(2015) ‘Gothic and Sci-fi in Evangelisti’s Eymerich Series’, American Association Teachers of Italian Online Papers, Siena volume
https://bancheri.utm.utoronto.ca/aati-online/wpapers/viewer.html?file=../papers/bffe427364c3976e2cbd78674d4c4c37.pdf
(2011) ‘Cesare Pavese: nel Diario una vita da bestemmiare’, La letteratura degli italiani. Centri e periferie. Atti del 13° Congresso dell’Associazione degli italianisti (ADI), Edizioni del Rosone, Foggia
https://www.italianisti.it/pubblicazioni/atti-di-congresso/la-letteratura-degli-italiani-centri-e-periferie
Grants
University of California Irvine, USA, Digital Learning Institute, Research/Travel Allocation, $5,000
University of Birmingham, UK, Neville Chamberlain Scholarship, 2016-2017, £4,500
University of Birmingham, UK, Centre for Europe Annual Budget, 2015-2016, £5,000
University of Birmingham, UK, Research Development Fund, Interdisciplinary Graduate Workshop Fear: Aesthetic, Philosophical, and Economic Perspectives, June 2016, £2,000
University of Birmingham, UK, Research Support Fund, Presentation of the paper ‘Wu Ming’s Asce di Guerra. The Italian Resistance from a New Perspective’, SIS (Society for Italian Studies) Postgraduate Conference Representing the War, November 2015, £200
University of Birmingham, UK, Research Support Fund, Presentation of the paper ‘Gothic Features in Tommaso Landolfi’s Works’, SIS (Society for Italian Studies) Biannual Conference, September 2015, £200
University of Birmingham, UK, Research Development Fund, Organization of the Interdisciplinary Workshop (Re)writing and depicting History. Denial, Transformation, Interpretation of the 20th and 21st century events in the Arts, June 2015, £300
University of Birmingham, UK, Research Support Fund, Presentation of the paper ‘From Ivrea to Pozzuoli: the Industrial Alienation in Ottieri’s Work’, Workshop The Years of Alienation. Asylum and Factory in Italy 1960s-1970s, May 2015, £250
Professional Societies
American Association Italian Studies
Graduate Programs
Education
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Last updated
04/22/2020
04/22/2020