All research supervisors

Italian studies

Dr Brigid Maher

Brigid’s academic interests include Italian literature, cinema, culture and society, the translation of Italian literature and film, the translation of Australian literature and film.

Mr Antonio Pagliaro

Tony Pagliaro is at present studying 14th-century Italy, specifically the correspondence in the Datini archive, and together with Carolyn James he has co-authored a collection of Margherita Datini’s letters to Francesco Datini. Tony is on

Mr Michele Pedrolo

Michele Pedrolo joined La Trobe’s Italian Program as lettore in 2007. He teaches Italian language and culture at all levels and is currently undertaking doctoral studies in contemporary Italian literature. In addition to his duties at La

Dr Nicole Prunster

Nicole’s academic interests include sixteenth century comic theatre and the Novella, including Shakespeare's Italian and French sources