Elvira G. DiFabio

Senior Preceptor in Romance Languages and Literatures

Office: Boylston Hall 321
Phone: (617) 495-5478
Fax: (617) 496-4682
Email: edifabio@fas.harvard.edu
Office Hours: Monday 3:00-5:00, or by appointment

As Senior Preceptor, I coordinate and administer the Italian language program here at Harvard. I teach 4 courses a year, usually at the advanced language/culture level, including Harvard Summer Study in Italy. My interests include: Italian Phono-Morphology; Italian Comic Cinema; Literary Translation; Italian American Literature; Professional Development and Teacher Preparation. I am also active in the professional development of teachers of Italian at the secondary and middle school levels. Write if you have any questions (or if you have iSight, my AIM account ID is "profdifabio321").
Academic Degrees: B.A., Boston University; M.A., Boston College; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University

Publication: Republican Ideals in the Selected Works of Italian-American Joseph Rocchietti, 1835/1845. With Carol Bonomo Albright. Edwin Mellen Press (2004).

Courses Offered in 2009-2010:
Ital S-52 (Summer School) Study Abroad in Italy: Mapping the Cultures of Italy—Food for Thought
Huma E-148 (Harvard Extension [spring term]
Romance Studies 79. Romance Languages and Cultures in Comparative Perspective [spring term]

Course head for Ital Aa, Ab , Ax, Bab, [33], 35, 36, 44, [48], [50], [60], 79, and 96.

Undergraduates, get information on Plans of Study for an Italian Concentration.

For current course listings and descriptions, consult the RLL course catalogue.

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Last updated on October 27, 2009