2019 Topic: Mastering Languages through Global Debate
Biography:
Sandra Carletti is Professor of Italian at Middlebury College. She received her Laurea in Literary Studies from the University of Bologna, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Italian from the Johns Hopkins University. At Middlebury, she teaches a variety of courses in Italian language; modern and contemporary literature and culture; and in food studies. Her current research interests focus on food as a marker of cultural identity, particularly on the role of regional cuisine in the shaping of Italian identity and in its perception abroad.