Italian

A research area within the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies

Italy research group
  1. Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures
  2. School of Languages, Cultures and Societies
  3. Research and innovation
  4. Languages
  5. Italian

Italian research

Our research

Research in Italian studies at Leeds covers both literature and the arts in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and literature, society and culture of modern and contemporary times, including cinema and linguistic studies.

Areas of excellence at national and international level are in particular Dante studies, Petrarch, its reception and exegesis, art in the Renaissance, popular cinema, the novel and short story in the 19th, 20th and 21st century, and the study of regional cultures.

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Academic staff at the University of Leeds Our expertise

Our expertise

Discover our internationally-renowned academic staff and subject specialists who lead our research.

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Research projects

Research projects

Our research is often collaborative and has an international impact. Explore the outcomes of our past and present research projects associated with Theoretical Linguistics.

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Postgraduate researchers

Postgraduate researchers

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Research centres and networks

ItaLeeds: Researching Italy from Leeds

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Centre for Translation Studies

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Centre for World Cinemas and Digital Cultures

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Centre for World Literatures

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Language at Leeds

Language at Leeds brings together professionals within the University involved in the study of language, connecting individuals and groups to support research across various disciplines. The central tenet of the centre is an interdisciplinary approach to addressing and understanding issues relating to language, linguistics and communication.

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