In 1993, a group of scholars founded the AAIS Women’s Studies Caucus with the intention of creating a venue to analyze and discuss Italian women’s writings in light of international feminist theory and trends in women’s writings. Since then, the Caucus has organized sessions at the annual conference of the American Association of Italian Studies to celebrate the achievements of women in all fields, and assess the status of women in Academia as well as in contemporary Italy. The Caucus is committed to support young scholars through a mentoring program. Every year, the Caucus hosts a distinguished guest speaker. Past speakers include Dacia Maraini, Angela Binanchini, Emilia Serogni, Gabriella Ghermandi, Martha King, and Adalgisa Giorgio.
Past presidents include Ombretta Frau, Angela Jeannet, Stefania Lucamante, Giovanna Bellesia, Paola Malpezzi Price, Giovanna Miceli Jeffries and Irene Marchegiani.
General Contact Information
Cristina Gragnani, President 2011-2013
Assistant Professor of Italian, Temple University
gragnani@temple.edu
Chiara Fabbian, Secretary 2011-2013
Clinical Assistant Professor of Italian, University of Illinois at Chicago
Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies
cfabbian@uic.edu
