CURRICULUM VITAE NAME AND SURNAME ROBERTO BERTILACCIO Email: robert.ilaccio@gmail.com SPECIALIZATION Primary: Italian Literature - Theory and Critics of Literature Secondary: Didactics of Italian as a Foreign Language ACADEMIC BACKGROUND Ph.D. from Università degli Studi di Siena (Italia) (with a thesis on the Italian poet Giacomo Leopardi), 2008 Certification as Examiner and Conductor of CILS Certification, Università per Stranieri, Siena, Italy, 2009 DITALS Certification in Didactics of Italian as a Foreign language, Università per Stranieri di Siena, 2008 Masters in Docimology, 1994 Masters in Didactics, 1989 MA in Italian Literature from Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma (Italia), 1980 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Present designation (from September, 2015): Visiting Lecturer, GRS, University of Delhi Visiting Lecturer, CELAS, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi Staff Member of Italian Embassy Cultural Centre, New Delhi 2008-2015 Visiting Lecturer, Dept. of French, University of Mumbai 2005-2008 Ph.D. Università degli Studi di Siena 1998-2008 Teacher of Italian and Latin - Liceo Scientifico Cavour (Roma, Italia)
1987-1998 Teacher of Italian and Latin - Liceo I. Vian (Bracciano, Italia) 1984-1987 Free lance editor - ANSA press agency (Roma, Italia) 1981-1987 Marketing executive - Olivetti (Bologna - Milano - Roma, Italia) SEMINARS/CONFERENCES, LECTURES/TALKS, CURATIONS, REFRESHER COURSES (2007-2016) 2007 Participation in conference with paper 22nd -25th April University of Toronto - St. Michael College Diversity, Otherness and Pluralism in Italian Literature, Cinema, Language and Pedagogy. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Paper: Controcanto leopardiano. Varietà, alterità, pluralismo nelle strutture di genere delle Operette morali di G. Leopardi In collaboration with Università degli Studi, Siena (Italia) 2008 On the occasion of the VIII World Italian Language Week Lecture 22nd October D. N. Marshall Hall, J. Nehru Library, University of Mumbai - Vidyanagari, Mumbai Time of the Square: Giacomo Leopardi s Saturday in the Village and Dialogue Between an Almanac Peddler and a Passer-by In collaboration with Dept. of French, University of Mumbai and Consulate General of Italy in Mumbai 2009 On the occasion of the IX World Italian Language Week
Curation of exhibition 31st October - 4th November Asiatic Society of Mumbai Italian Treasures. Dante s Divine Comedy and other rare books from the Asiatic Society Library of Mumbai collection In collaboration with Asiatic Society of Mumbai LitClub, Istituto Italiano di Cultura - New Delhi, Dept. of French - University of Mumbai, Ente Cassa di Risparmio of Florence, Fondazione Rinascimento Digitale and under the patronage of Società Dantesca Italiana of Florence Lectures/Talks 31st October Fort Campus, University of Mumbai - Convocation Hall The journey of knowledge On the XXVI Canto of Dante s Inferno from the Divine Comedy In collaboration with Dept. of French, University of Mumbai, Istituto Italiano di Cultura - New Delhi and Società Dantesca Italiana of Florence 10th November University of Mumbai - Pherozeshah Metha Bhavan Auditorium Vidyanagari, Mumbai From Science to Literature A talk on Galileo Galilei s Dialogue of the Two Chief Systems and Italo Calvino s Cosmicomics In collaboration with Dept. of French and Dept. of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai. 11th December University of Mumbai, Department of History, Seminar Hall Venice in the first Reinassance. Aldus Manutius and his refined publishing house In collaboration with Dept. of History and Dept. of French, University of Mumbai 2010 Participation in Conference 18th September St. Andrew s College, Bandra - Mumbai Literary Contemporary criticism. Theory and practice
Paper: A Reading of Il sabato del villaggio by Giacomo Leopardi 2011 Organization of seminar 8th July - 26th August Pherozeshah Mehta Bhavan Auditorium - University of Mumbai - Vidyanagari, Mumbai Italian cinemas / Italian histories: genres, modes, politics and society A course on Italian cinema in eight seminars by Dr. Alan O Leary, University of Leeds (UK) In collaboration with Istituto Italiano di Cultura - New Delhi, Consulate General of Italy in Mumbai and Depts. of French, English, Civics and Politics, Communication and Journalism, Sociology, University of Mumbai. On the occasion of the XI World Italian Language Week Organization of exhibitions 8th - 23rd October Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (formerly Prince of Wales Museum of Western India), Mumbai - Premchand Roychand Gallery Voyage to India of Ludovico de Varthema (1470-1518) A documentary exhibition is inspired by the book Itinerary by Ludovico de Varthema, edited in Europe and published in Rome in 1510. Produced by Archivio di Stato in Rome in collaboration with Istituto Italiano di Cultura, New Delhi under the aegis of the UNESCO s Spice Route Initiative. The Persistence of Memory - How Travel Bookends History An exhibition of photographs by Ishrat Syed, curated by Kalpish Ratna. In collaboration with Istituto Italiano di Cultura - New Delhi, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai and Consulate General of Italy in Mumbai. Participation in conference 7th 13th October Seminar Room ICSSR, University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari Magic of the Word: Storytelling for Ecological Conservation and Inter-Racial Harmony
Organized by the Department of English, University of Mumbai and Wordfully Yours : World Storytelling Association and the Rajiv Gandhi Centre of Contemporary Studies, Mumbai Paper: Storytellers and jesters in the Middle Ages: Dario Fo s theatre Introducing Dario Fo s Mistero Buffo (Comic Mystery) In collaboration with University of Mumbai, Department of English and French, and Istituto Italiano di Cultura - New Delhi 2013 Organization of seminar 26th July - 30th August Pherozeshah Mehta Bhavan Auditorium - University of Mumbai - Vidyanagari, Mumbai Italian cinemas / Italian histories: genres, modes, politics and society - II A course on Italian cinema in six seminars by Dr. Alan O Leary, University of Leeds (UK) In collaboration with Isituto Italiano di Cultura - New Delhi, Consulate General of Italy in Mumbai and Depts. of French, English and Civics and Politics On the occasion of the XIII World Italian Language Week Talk 23th October Seminar room of Computer Science Department, Ranade Bhavan - Vidyanagari, Santacruz (E) The Journey of Knowledge. Travelling with Dante A talk on Dante s Commedia (XXVI Canto) Organization of talks 29th August - 6th February Italians in Mumbai A series of three talks. Italian artists and professionals living in Mumbai meet the students of Italian 1) Cecilia Dotti, a consultant for international adoptions (29th August) 2) Diana Linda, a fashion designer (4th January) 3) Sara Guberti, a painter and a mosaicist (6th February)
2014 On the occasion of the XIV World Italian Language Week Lecture 27th November Marshall Hall, J. Nehru Library - University of Mumbai - Vidyanagari, Mumbai Aldo Manuzio. An Outstanding Publisher in the Venetian Renaissance In collaboration with Istituto Italiano di Cultura - New Delhi, Consulate General of Italy in Mumbai and Dept. of French and History, University of Mumbai 2015 Organization of seminars and talks 13th January 2015 Colonizer / Colonized? Contemporary Italy s Immigrants and the Postcolonial Question Buonissimo! Understanding Italy through food A seminar in two lectures by Dr. Vetri Nathan, Massachusetts University, Boston (USA) In collaboration with Istituto Italiano di Cultura - Mumbai 28th February 2015 The experience of writing in Italian A talk with Laila Wadia. An Indian author, poet, translator and teacher now based in Italy In collaboration with Istituto Italiano di Cultura - Mumbai Participation in conference and co-organizer 10 th March 2015 Seminar Room, Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari Literary Translation. Challenges and Perspectives International Symposium with the participation of David Katan, Laila Wadia, Clara Nubile, Satyanarayana Hegde, Mustansir Dalvi, Mangala Sirdeshpande, Jerry Pinto, Madhavi Narsalay, Meher Bhoot, Jayant Dhupkar, Malini Tipnis, Vidya Vencatesan In collaboration with Istituto Italiano di Cultura - Mumbai and Dept. of French, University of Mumbai
Participation in refresher course 24th - 27th September Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi - Istituto Italiano di Cultura - New Delhi Insegnare le lingue straniere con le tecnologie. Metodi, strumenti, risorse Course designed and conducted by Dr. Alessandra Giglio Organized by Istituto Italiano di Cultura - New Delhi and CELAS, Jamia Millia Islamia University - New Delhi Lectures On the occasion of the XV World Italian Language Week 6th November Department of Germanic and Romance Languages, University of Delhi Incontrare Dante. Letture dalla Commedia In collaboration with Istituto Italiano di Cultura - New Delhi and University of Delhi 19th November CELAS, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi Parole e musica. Piccolo viaggio nella musica dei cantautori italiani (1958-2015) In collaboration with CELAS, Jamia Millia Islamia University and Istituto Italiano di Cultura - New Delhi 28th November Darbar Hall - Asiatic Soviety Dante among us. Celebrating 750 years Reading of the V canto of Inferno from Dante s Comedy In collaboration with Asiatic Society, Mumbai - Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Mumbai, and Dept. of French, University of Mumbai 2016 Participation in refresher course 22nd - 25th September
Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi - Istituto Italiano di Cultura - New Delhi Didattica della letteratura. Imparare e insegnare italiano come lingua straniera con la letteratura. Course designed and conducted by Dr. Simone Giusti Organized by Istituto Italiano di Cultura - New Delhi and CELAS, Jamia Millia Islamia University - New Delhi PUBLICATIONS Sulla soglia. Per un interpretazione del «Coro di morti» del «Dialogo di F. Ruysch e delle sue mummie» di G. Leopardi, «Per leggere», n. 14, Firenze, 2008 Controcanto leopardiano. Varietà, alterità, pluralismo nelle strutture di genere delle «Operette morali», Atti del convegno di Toronto, Diversity, Otherness and Pluralism in Italian Literature, Cinema, Language and Pedagogy. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Toronto, 2009 Time in the Piazza. A Reading of Giacomo Leopardi s Il Sabato del Villaggio, Mumbai, 2011 Ph. D. dissertation Opera plurale. Forme, temi, figure della menippea nelle Operette Morali, will be published next year. OTHER INTERESTS Foreign literatures, linguistics, cinema, theatre, philosophy, psycology. KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGES English: Cambridge certification Advanced level (C1) (2008) French and Portoguese: Level A2