Who we are
The AISNA Graduate Forum is a group of early career scholars in American Studies affiliated with AISNA (Italian Association for North American Studies). Our activities are organized by, and aimed at, M.A. and PhD students, Post-Docs, Adjunct Instructors from institutions in Italy and abroad as well as Independent Scholars with an intellectual investment in North American culture, literature, history, and politics. While we value American Studies as a canonical field formation, we also offer spaces that foster innovation to the field. We are invested in engaging with new ways of producing scholarship, with particular attention to interdisciplinary, transnational, and decolonizing work.
Starting in September 2019, the AISNA Graduates Board will be elected every two years.
Current Board
Co-Chairs
- Mattia Arioli (University of Bologna)
- Emanuele Monaco (University of Bologna)
- Rachele Puddu (University of Udine/University of Trieste)
Event Planning and Coordination
- Marco Arvati (University of Milan)
- Marta Gara (Catholic University of Milan)
- Roberta Meloni (Kansas State University)
- Emanuele Monaco (University of Bologna)
- Francesco Bacci (GSNAS – Freie Universität)
- Serena Mocci (University of Bologna)
- Anna Cadoni (Roma Tre University)
- Elisa Pesce (University of Glasgow)
- Valentina Romanzi (University of Torino/University of Verona)
- Walter Toscano (University of Pisa)
Website and media
- Stefano Franceschini (Roma Tre University)
- Rachele Puddu (University of Udine/University of Trieste)
- Francesca Scaccia (University of Roma Tor Vergata)
- Maria Ilaria Tonelli (University of Torino)
JAm It! (Journal of American Studies in Italy)
Editors in Chief
- Stefano Morello (The Graduate Center – CUNY; University of Eastern Piedmont)
- Marco Petrelli (University of Pisa)
Editorial Manager
- Chiara Patrizi (University of Bologna; University of Trieste)
Managing Editors
- Livia Bellardini (Roma Tre University)
- Robert Claudiu Moscaliuc (University of Torino)
- Iuri Moscardi (The Graduate Center – CUNY)
- Daphne Orlandi (Sapienza University of Rome; Technische Universität Dortmund)
For the complete list of JAm It!‘s team please visit the official website of the journal.