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Biography
Laurea Filosofia (Università La Sapienza, Roma), Ph.D (Victoria University of Wellington, NZ)
Before moving to Melbourne, I worked in Italy and New Zealand. My areas of research are within modern and contemporary literature and culture with emphasis on crime fiction, popular culture, and literary geographies. I have worked on 20th and 21st century writing, cultural representations of space, re-interpretation of history in literature and films, and Mediterranean narratives. I am the author of "Mediterranean Crime Fiction: Transcultural Narratives in and around the 'Great Sea'" (Cambridge University Press, 2024), "Investigating Italy’s Past through Crime Fiction, Films and TV Series: Murder in the Age of Chaos" (Palgrave McMillan, 2016); "Politics and Society in Italian Crime Fiction. An Historical Overview "(McFarland,2014) and "The Importance of Place in Contemporary Italian Crime Fiction. A Bloody Journey" (FDU Press/Rowman&Littlefield, 2102). I have supervised theses on Italian literature and translation studies. I am currently supervising a thesis on the representation of personal and collective identities in graphic novels; and a thesis on the representation of masculinities in Mafia films. I am a chief investigator in the ARC funded project "World Crime Fiction: Making Sense of a Global Genre" (DP 240102250).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Researcher, Rileva il progetto H2020 (DETECt H2020 Project)
31 Jul 2019 → 31 Jul 2021
Adjunt Supervisor, Macquarie University
1 Feb 2017 → …
Honorary Research Fellow, Australasian Centre for Italian Studies (ACIS)
1 Jan 2013 → …
Research area keywords
- crime fiction
- Popular culture
- literary geographies
- utopian literature
- Migration Studies
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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World Crime Fiction: Making Sense of a Global Genre
King, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Gulddal, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Pezzotti, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Uxo Gonzalez, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Hayes, J. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Australian Research Council (ARC)
30/06/24 → 29/06/27
Project: Research
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ACIS Cassamarca Appointee
Pezzotti, B. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
24/06/22 → 2/05/25
Project: Research
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Gender and family violence in Sandra Scoppettone’s crime fiction
Pezzotti, B. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
1/06/20 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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Detecting Transcultural Identity in European Popular Crime Narratives
Pezzotti, B. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Dall'Asta, M. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/04/18 → 31/07/21
Project: Research
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Mediterranean Crime Fiction: Transcultural Narratives In and Around the 'Great Sea'
Pezzotti, B., 2024, 1st ed. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press. 230 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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One cohort or two? Enjoyment, anxiety and study behaviours among intermediate language learners in tertiary language classes
Willoughby, L., Nambu, S. & Pezzotti, B., 12 Jul 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Australian Review of Applied Linguistics. 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Asylum-seeker emergency and third spaces in the Inspector Montalbano TV series
Pezzotti, B., 2023, In: Continuum. 37, 2, p. 266–278 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Mapping transnational lives: patterns of dislocation and reorientation in contemporary carto-graphic memoirs
Pezzotti, B. & Ricatti, F., 2023, In: Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics. 14, 4, p. 590-609 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Revisioning the past to build the democratic future: the cases of Italian and Spanish crime fiction
King, S. & Pezzotti, B., 2023, Contemporary European Crime Fiction: Representing History and Politics. Dall'Asta, M., Migozzi, J., Pagello, F. & Pepper, A. (eds.). 1st ed. Cham Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 167-183 17 p. (Crime Files; vol. Part F2964).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
Prizes
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Faculty Award for Programs that Enhance Student Learning
Pezzotti, B. (Recipient) & Ricatti, F. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Clues: a journal of detection (Journal)
Pezzotti, B. (Editor in chief)
2025 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Cambridge University Press (Publisher)
Pezzotti, B. (Editorial board member)
2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Series: International Journal of TV serial Narratives (Journal)
Pezzotti, B. (Peer reviewer)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Edizioni Ca' Foscari (Publisher)
Pezzotti, B. (Peer reviewer)
1 May 2020 → 31 May 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Imagining Naples in Italian crime fiction
Pezzotti, B. (Invited speaker)
15 Sept 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
Press/Media
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La pandemia? Ha contribuito a smorzare l'interesse per la lingua italiana
28/01/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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A Journey through Italian Crime Fiction: Sardinia
Pezzotti, B. & Fossati, M.
21/12/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Podcasts
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A Journey through Italian Crime Fiction: Sicily (part 2)
Pezzotti, B. & Fossati, M.
7/12/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Podcasts
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A Journey through Italian Crime Fiction: Sicily (part 1)
Pezzotti, B. & Fossati, M.
30/11/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Podcasts
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A Journey Through Italian Crime Fiction: Naples
Pezzotti, B. & Fossati, M.
23/11/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Podcasts