Francesca Magario,

She is a PhD Candidate in the department of Romance Studies pursuing a comparative studies track (Italian and Spanish). Her research interests include, but are not limited to, literary Modernism in Southern European countries, Fascism and colonial Italy, cinema, and metafiction. Her dissertation is a transnational study of metafictional trends emerging during the first three decades of the twentieth century in Italy, Spain, and Portugal, highlighting their relevance within analogous historical and socio-political happenings. 

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Teaching (Spring 2026):

• ITALIAN 370T.01, ITALIAN TUTORIAL Synopsis

  Languages 114, M 04:15 PM-05:15 PM

Recent Publications

1. Magario, F, Gramsci on Pirandello’s Theater: Pragmatism and National Tradition, MLN, vol. 138 no. 1 (January, 2023), pp. 67-89, Project MUSE [doi]  [abs]
2. Magario, F, Patricia Gaborik. Mussolini’s Theatre: Fascist Experiments in Art and Politics., vol. 43 no. 1 (2022), pp. 226-228, Quaderni d’Italianistica [doi]