Dr. Paola Gemme
PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH
EDUCATION HISTORY
- BA-University of Genoa, Italy
- PHD- Penn State University
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Dr. Gemme is a cultural historian of American culture in a transnational context. Her research interests include American representations of Italy, diaspora studies, and adoption studies.
RECENT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
“Global Englishes: An Overview of the Field and its Pedagogical Implications,” Universidad del Valle, Guatemala City, Guatemala, June 2022.
“‘Dallas in Prizzi’: American Street Art in Sicily between Cultural Appropriation and Urban Renewal.” Paper presented at the American Studies Association Annual Meeting, October 2021.
PUBLISHED WORK
“Sentimental Power: Empathy and Nation in Edmondo De Amicis’ Sull’Oceano.” Diaspore italiane--Italy in Movemen: Between Immigration and Historical Amnesia. Conference Proceedings of the Third International Symposium of Diaspore italiane, edited by Giovanna Rocco, 2020, pp. 104-109.
Recently Taught Courses
- ENGL 1023 - COMPOSITION II
- ENGL 4703 - TCH ENGL SECOND LANG
- ENGL 5703 - TCH ENGL SECOND LANG
- ENGL 6003 - INTRO GRAD ENGL STUDY
- ENGL 6893 - IND: LITERATURE OF MIGRATION
- ENGL 6993 - THESIS RESEARCH
- ENGL 6996 - THESIS RESEARCH
- LA 6013 - INTRO TO LIBERAL ARTS