Department of Italian Studies
Gianna Albaum is scheduled to receive her PhD in September 2021 and will serve as a postdoctoral lecturer for 2021-2022. Her current book project, based on her dissertation, "Narco Moderns: Drugs, Intoxication, and Italian Modernity (1858-1923)," examines figures of intoxication, addiction, and stimulation in modern Italian culture. Her interests include modern literature and film, media theory, science and technology studies, affect theory, and continental philosophy. Her most recent article, "Mantegazza's Coca Dreams" was recently published in Italian Quarterly. In fall 2021, she will teach the course “Italian Narcofictions," and in spring 2022, she plans to teach a course on Elena Ferrante as well as a course on Black Italy.
Contact
Office: Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, Room 401
Office Hours: Mondays 2:30-3:30pm
Email: gja234@nyu.edu