Luisanna Sardu

Visiting Assistant Professor of Italian

Primary Academic Program: Foreign Languages, Cultures, and Literatures

Academic Program Affiliation(s): Italian Studies

Biography: Luisanna Sardu’s research and teaching interests explore the role of emotions in society; specifically, her research analyzes the use of anger in the texts of Italian and Spanish women writers of the Early Modern period. She comes to Bard from Manhattan College, where she taught Italian and Spanish language courses at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. Conference presentations and recent publications, including book reviews, articles, and chapter contributions, address topics such as “Irony, Humor, and Laughter in Italian Literature (NeMLA, Boston); “What Do Epic Poems Teach Us about Emotions? Teaching about Anger in Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso and Guilia Bigolina’s Urania,” Teaching World Epics, 2023; “Scrutinizing History, Translating Experience: Diario di una Maestrina, a Narrative of Action,” International Journal of Childhood and Women’s Studies, 2022. She also taught Spanish and Italian language and culture at Queens College; Bronx Community College; and the Graduate Center, City University of New York.

BA, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Italy; MA, Florida Atlantic University; PhD, The Graduate Center, City University of New York. At Bard since 2024.

 
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