Campus
- Downtown Toronto (St. George)
Areas of Interest
- Religious Femminine writings
- Italian Renaissance History
- Gender Studies
- Paleography
- Glottodidactics and Pedagogical studies
- Translation Studies
- Diaspora
Working Dissertation
Title
Supervisors
Description
In this proposed thesis, I aim to provide a chronologically structured biography of Fiammetta Fercobaldi’s life and a comprehensive overview of her writings in relation to her physical condition and religious status. How did Fiammetta position herself—her intellectual persona—in relation to her physical state? I will answer this question by focusing on the intersection between Fiammetta’s bodily perception, literacy, and interests, and discuss how this relationship was translated into Fiammetta’s works. In addition to interrogating Fiammetta’s work as evidence of the ways in which a secluded and disabled nun perceived the spaces outside her convent, my dissertation will also assess the level of influence established over Fiammetta’s work by her social status (she was a member of a prominent family from Renaissance Florence) and the Dominican order.
Biography
Lorena Sodano is an Italian-Brazilian P.h.D. student with over 20 years of experience teaching the Italian language as a Second Language. She has held the position of Course Instructor teaching ITA100Y for the past four years at this Department, where she could refine her skills in a multiethnic background learning environment. She constantly strives to pursue new and effective teaching strategies to help her students reach their learning goals. Lorena has met with some success, receiving positive feedback from senior professors and students. As a recognition of her efforts, Lorena received a True Blue Award for her performance as a course instructor in 2022. She has also extensive experience teaching conversation classes to professionals in various international companies, in Italian Cultural Institutes, and through online streaming platforms, where she stimulates a healthy and positive use of oral skills in the Italian language.
Book Reviews
- Flores, L. (2020). Compte rendu de [Alidori Battaglia, Laura. Il libro d’ore in Italia tra confraternite e corti (1275–1349). Lettori, artisti, immagini. Biblioteca di bibliografia]. Confraternitas, 31(2), 136–137. https://doi.org/10.33137/confrat.v31i2.38073
- Ribeiro Flores, L. (2020). Review of [Sá, Isabel dos Guimarães. O Regresso dos Mortos. Os Doadores da Misericórdia do Porto e a Expansão Oceânica (Séculos XVI–XVII). Lisbon: Imprensa de Ciências Sociais, 2018]. Confraternitas, 31(1), 59–61. https://doi.org/10.33137/confrat.v31i1.36868
Honours & Awards
- TA Graduate Program Award (2022-2023)
- Melissa Pulver-Goggio Scholarship in Italian Studies (2022-2023)
- True Blue Recognition for course instructor role in ITA100Y (2022)
- Graduate Program Award (2021-2022)
- Melissa Pulver-Goggio Scholarship in Italian Studies (2021-2022)
- Emilio Goggio Graduate Scholarship (2020-2021)
- Jean Arnold Tory Bursary (2020-2021)
- ITA OTO Graduate Program Award (2019-2020)
- FASE Excellence Award (2019-2020)
Education
Cohort
- 2019-2020