Alessandro Signorini Named “Professor of the Year” by Class of 2023
May 18, 2023
On May 12, the graduating class of 2023 honored Alessandro Signorini as “Professor of the Year” during the traditional Gala Dinner at Rome’s Villa Miani.
May 18, 2023
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Faculty News
Professor Fabrizio Conti to Author Textbook with Routledge
May 5, 2023
History Professor Fabrizio Conti was recently asked to write a student textbook by the British publisher Routledge, and his book idea was accepted by the editorial board after the peer review process.
May 5, 2023
Humanisms and Beyond: A Collection of Essays Coedited by JCU Professors Conti and Sorgner
April 27, 2023
JCU Professors Fabrizio Conti and Stefan Lorenz Sorgner recently coedited a collection of essays called Humanisms and Beyond: Past, Present, and Future of the Humanities in Liberal Arts Education
April 27, 2023
The Painting is a Place: New Exhibition by Professor Emeritus Peter Flaccus
April 20, 2023
JCU Professor Emeritus of Studio Art Peter Flaccus’ new exhibition The Painting is a Place opened on April 6 at Palazzo Merulana in Rome and will run until May 21, 2023.
April 20, 2023
Professor Eleonora Diamanti Edits Special Issue of Ethnologies Journal
April 18, 2023
Professor Eleonora Diamanti guest edited a special issue of the peer-reviewed journal Ethnologies with Dr. Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier (University of Victoria) on the theme of “nocturnal ethnographies.”
April 18, 2023
Professor Jenn Lindsay on Documentary Film as Interreligious Dialogue
March 9, 2023
Professor Jenn Lindsay recently published the article "Documentary Film as Interreligious Dialogue: A Cognitive Perspective" in the journal Religions. Prof. Lindsay is a social scientist, documentary filmmaker, and musician whose work explores social diversity, intercultural relations, community building, personal transformation, and social change movements.
March 9, 2023
Professor Pamela Harris Participates in Conference on Religious Pluralism
February 27, 2023
Professor Pamela Harris was recently invited to participate in a conference on religious pluralism and democracy, sponsored by the Fondazione Basso, Confronti magazine, and the Italian Ministry of Justice.
February 27, 2023
JCU Professors Jākobsone Bellomi and Scarpa Speak at Model UN
February 15, 2023
JCU Professors Jākobsone Bellomi and Scarpa delivered talks at Model UN event, “The Future We Want: A Global Initiative for Young Leaders”.
February 15, 2023
Professor Ada Bertini Publishes Article on Role of Phonetics in Teaching Italian
January 9, 2023
Professor Ada Bertini, who teaches Italian language at JCU, recently published an article called “La Fonetica Nell’insegnamento/Apprendimento Dell’italiano L2: ‘Cenerentola’ o ‘Principessa’? Attività E Materiali Per Studenti Anglofoni,” in the Lingua in Azione journal (ILSA).
January 9, 2023
Professor Federica Capoferri Presents New Book on the Depiction of Rome in Film
January 9, 2023
Professor Federica Capoferri presented her latest book Badlands. Il cinema dell’ultima Roma (Ledizioni, 2022), coauthored with Carolina Ciampaglia and Flaminio Di Biagi at the fourteenth edition of the Roma Film Corto independent film festival.
January 9, 2023
Professor Fabrizio Conti Interviewed by USA Today on Witchcraft
December 5, 2022
History Professor Fabrizio Conti was recently interviewed by USA Today in an article about witchcraft and magic.
December 5, 2022
Professor Fabrizio Conti Invited to UCLA to Discuss Paper on Paganism
November 18, 2022
On October 29, Professor Fabrizio Conti was invited by the University of California, Los Angeles, to discuss his paper called “Paganism, ‘Superstition’, and Christianization in Late Antique Northern Italy” at the California Medieval History Seminar.
November 18, 2022
Professor Jākobsone Bellomi Launches “She Rebuilds the World” Project
November 15, 2022
John Cabot University Frank J. Guarini School of Business Professor Ieva Jākobsone Bellomi recently returned from Namibia and Zambia, where on October 18, 2022, she launched the first ever Latvian development cooperation project in Africa.
November 15, 2022
Professor Fabrizio Conti Publishes Book on Magic in the Roman World
October 25, 2022
Professor Fabrizio Conti has published a new book titled “Nemo non Metuit”: Magic in the Roman World (Trivent, 2022). The volume, which Professor Conti has edited along with Professor Elizabeth Ann Pollard from San Diego State University, is the second volume in the series “Advances in the History of Magic, Witchcraft and Religion.”
October 25, 2022
Italian Language and Theater Professor Rosa Filardi Publishes New Book: Inquietudini
September 8, 2022
John Cabot University Italian Language and Theater professor Rosa Filardi recently published Inquietudini (Anxiety, Macabor publisher, 2022).
September 8, 2022
Philosophy of Posthuman Art: Professor Stefan Lorenz Sorgner Publishes New Book
September 6, 2022
JCU Philosophy professor Stefan Lorenz Sorgner recently published a new book called Philosophy of Posthuman Art (Schwabe Ag, 2022).
September 6, 2022
Professor Fabrizio Conti Invited as Guest Speaker to Zayed University in the UAE
September 5, 2022
On August 29 and 30, 2022, JCU History Professor Fabrizio Conti, was invited by Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates to give two research talks.
September 5, 2022
Professor Ieva Jākobsone Bellomi Launches Project To Support Female Entrepreneurs in Namibia and Zambia
August 1, 2022
In the beginning of July Professor Ieva Jākobsone Bellomi, together with her Latvian diaspora NGO #esiLV (Economic Cooperation and Investments in Latvia), launched a new bi-annual project to provide an entrepreneurial certificate program and an official platform to female entrepreneurs in Namibia and Zambia.
August 1, 2022
Professor Antonio Lopez Receives Marieli Rowe Innovation in Media Literacy Award
July 8, 2022
Communications Professor and Department Chair Antonio Lopez recently received the Marieli Rowe Innovation in Media Literacy award for his ecomedialiteracy.org project.
July 8, 2022
Professor Riccardo Maiolini on Meta-organization Rejuvenation
July 7, 2022
Professor Riccardo Maiolini was invited to a conference held by the University of Ferrara called “Cooperative Enterprises Facing the New Socio-economic Environment.”
July 7, 2022
