Approach

My research field is textual criticism, with a thematic, philological and archival approach and a focus on private writings. Women’s literature is my main interest: I have always loved reading it and investigating it from new, or almost unexplored, angles. I am stimulated by everything that has not yet been said, and that is often what I focus on: a ‘lateral’ analysis, aimed at bringing critical novelty. Part of my research is also devoted to podcasts and new media.

Sapienza

Since 2011, I have studied the person and the work of Goliarda Sapienza. In 2016, I published the monography Goliarda Sapienza: una voce intertestuale (1996-2016) by La Vita Felice press, Milan. This essay won the first prize for the essay section of the ‘International Prize Città di Como’ 2017 (in the panel, Dacia Maraini).
I published my monograph «Nel mio baule mentale»: per una ricerca sugli inediti di Goliarda Sapienza by Aracne editore (November 2020).

Subjects and authors

My investigation addresses themes, form and context, in order to explore the “voice” in writing: how it presents itself, how it unfolds, why it ‘speaks’ and how it does so, where it comes from and where it is heading.
Since 2017 I have also been interested in the writer and visual artist Milena Milani. In 2024 I published the short essay Milena Milani. Un invito alla lettura (Digressioni editore).
I have written scholarly essays and articles on contemporary figures, including Anna Maria Ortese, Matilde Serao, Clara Sereni, Marina Sereni, Maria Giudice, Livia De Stefani, Adele Cambria, Laura Lilli, and others.
I have had the opportunity to present my research in Italy and abroad (Spain, the United States, France, the United Kingdom).
Part of my work is also devoted to Gabriele d’Annunzio.
Ca’ Foscari webpage
Academia.edu
ResearchGate

Lit-blog

On the outreach side, I move across different territories, with a predilection for prose and contemporary Italian poetry. Over time I have reviewed published volumes, written commentaries on poetry collections (including unpublished ones) and assessed never-published texts for several in-house columns at Poetarum Silva.
In 2020 I co-founded the collective Le Ortique with Viviana Fiorentino, Clelia Lombardo, Alice Girotto and Chiara Pini. We work on rediscovering forgotten women authors and artists, with particular attention to Italy, Ireland, the UK, the United States and the Portuguese-speaking world. We have a blog and a SoundCloud channel.

In 2021 I took part in the podcast “Ri-Alzate la Voce” by Ludosofici Milano, as part of the FarFarFare newsletter: listen here to the episode on Milena Milani and here to the one on Adele Cambria.

I created Fabravocare, a Substack spanning research, podcasting, public outreach and music.