Sabrina Ferri

Assistant Professor
Department of Romance Languages and Literature

Degrees

Laurea/B.A., University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Italy; Ph.D., Stanford University

Research Profile

Ferri’s area of specialization is the Italian eighteenth century, with an interdisciplinary focus on literature and its relationship to the visual arts, the sciences and historical, and material culture. She has written on Giacomo Casanova and on Giambattista Vico and has contributed to the UTET Thematic Dictionary of Universal Literature. Her present research focuses on the significance of material and metaphorical ruination within the artistic, philosophical, and scientific domains of late eighteenth-century Italy.

Contact Information

343 O'Shaughnessy Hall
631-6887
ferri.3@nd.edu
http://romancelanguages.nd.edu/people/ferri-sabrina