Projects per year
Personal profile
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, and re-interpretation of history in literature and films. I am the author of "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). As an adjunt supervisor I am supervising a PhD thesis on Andrea Camilleri's crime writing.
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, DETECt H2020 Projeect
31 Jul 2019 → 31 Jul 2021
Adjunt Supervisor, Macquarie University
1 Feb 2017 → …
Honorary Research Fellow, Australasian Centre for Italian Studies
1 Jan 2013 → …
Research area keywords
- crime fiction
- Popular culture
- literary geographies
- utopian literature
- Migration Studies
Network
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Detecting Transcultural Identity in European Popular Crime Narratives
Pezzotti, B. & Dall'Asta, M.
1/04/18 → 31/07/21
Project: Research
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Transcultural places in Mediterranean crime fiction: The case of Camilleri's The Snack Thief and Izzo's Total Chaos
Pezzotti, B., 2021, In: The Journal of Popular Culture. 54, 6, p. 1173-1193 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Food as a Political Weapon in the Inspector Montalbano Crime Series
Pezzotti, B., 2020, Italian Identities. Glenn, D. & Tulloch, G. (eds.). Leicester UK: Troubador Publishing Ltd, Vol. 62. p. 97-109 12 p. (Toubador Italian Studies; vol. 62).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Italian film noir: a special issue of Studies in European Cinema
Paoli, M. & Pezzotti, B., 1 Sep 2020, In: Studies in European Cinema. 17, 3, p. 185-189 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other › peer-review
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Social critique and viewer’s response in the Italian Gangster film: the case of Bandits in Milan (1968) and Romanzo Criminale (2005)
Paoli, M. & Pezzotti, B., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Studies in European Cinema. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Transnationality
Pezzotti, B., 2020, The Routledge Companion to Crime Fiction. Allan, J., Gulddal, J., King, S. & Pepper, A. (eds.). Abingdon Oxon UK: Routledge, p. 94-101 8 p.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, Barbara (Recipient) & Ricatti, Francesco (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Cambridge University Press (Publisher)
Barbara Pezzotti (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)
Barbara Pezzotti (Peer reviewer)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Imagining Naples in Italian crime fiction
Barbara Pezzotti (Invited speaker)
15 Sep 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Studies in European Cinema (Journal)
Barbara Pezzotti (Editor in chief) & Marco Paoli (Guest editor)
2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Edizioni Ca' Foscari (Publisher)
Barbara Pezzotti (Peer reviewer)
1 May 2020 → 31 May 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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
Barbara Pezzotti & Magica Fossati
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)
Barbara Pezzotti & Magica Fossati
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)
Barbara Pezzotti & Magica Fossati
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
Barbara Pezzotti & Magica Fossati
23/11/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Podcasts