2019 Topic: Teaching about Food: Culture, Identity and Representation
Biography:
Ilaria Brancoli Busdraghi received her Laurea in lettere from the Università di Roma “Tor Vergata” in 2001. She wrote her thesis in history titled “Gli uomini di pietra: lavoratori italiani del marmo e del granito in Vermont tra il 1880 e il 1915” (“Men of Stone: the Italian Marble and Granite Workers in Vermont between 1880 and 1915”) and has published several articles on the topic. She teaches classes on Italian language, history, and culture, such as Time Around the Table: A Culinary History of Italy; and The Contribution of Italian Migrants to American Culture.