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Dr Bruna Chezzi
Teacher in Italian
- Media commentator
Overview
I have been a university teacher for 13 years, during which time I have gained considerable experience in devising and delivering language and cultural courses for both undergraduate and adult learners. My greatest reward is that over my teaching career, I have been able to help many students achieving their goals and becoming confident independent learners.
Publication
2015
- Chezzi, B. 2015. Italians in Wales and their cultural representations, 1920s-2010s.. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
2014
- Chezzi, B. 2014. Wales breaks its silence: from memory to memorial and beyond. The Italians in Wales during the Second World War. Italian Studies 69(3), pp. 376-393. (10.1179/0075163414Z.00000000078)
2013
- Chezzi, B. 2013. Some reflections on the photographic representation of Italian immigrants in Wales in the interwar period. Carte Allineate 2013(13 Aug)
- Chezzi, B. 2013. Cultural representations of Italians in Wales (1920s-2010s). PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Articles
- Chezzi, B. 2014. Wales breaks its silence: from memory to memorial and beyond. The Italians in Wales during the Second World War. Italian Studies 69(3), pp. 376-393. (10.1179/0075163414Z.00000000078)
- Chezzi, B. 2013. Some reflections on the photographic representation of Italian immigrants in Wales in the interwar period. Carte Allineate 2013(13 Aug)
Books
- Chezzi, B. 2015. Italians in Wales and their cultural representations, 1920s-2010s.. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Thesis
- Chezzi, B. 2013. Cultural representations of Italians in Wales (1920s-2010s). PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Biography
I graduated from Parma University, Italy, with a thesis on the representation of the Welsh Coalfield Societies in Anglo-Welsh working class literature. I joined the University in September 2001 to teach Italian as a Foreign Language Assistant and study for an MA in Literature in European Culture. After obtaining my Master of Arts, in 2004, I joined the University the Centre for Lifelong Learning where I have been teaching Italian language and devised cultural courses in Italian and English for adult students and all levels.
Between 2008 and 2012, I became very active within the Italian community in Wales , and was involved in the the creation of the First National Memorial of the Arandora Star in Wales, and the recording of Welsh-Italian memories of WW2.
In 2013, I obtained a PhD from the School with a thesis on the Cultural Representations of Italians in Wales,1920s-2010s.
Over the recent years, I have given a number of talks and lectures on the subjects of Italians in South Wales and Italians in the UK during WWII, as well as being a guest to several radio programmes and collaborating extensively with the media. In my spare time, I am also developing a website on Italians in Wales which features original contributions from Welsh-Italian authors and pages of memories and photographs.
Currently, I work in the School in the capacity of part-time University Teacher and Language Tutor for the Languages for All programme. I enjoy all aspects of teaching, and always try to make the learning process as enjoyable and stimulating as possible. In 2013, I obtained the Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.
My academic interests include:
- Anglo-Welsh working class literature and the coalfield societies
- The Italian community in Wales and its cultural representations
- Immigrant literature, particularly Welsh-Italian narrative
- Memories of WW2 within the Italian community in Wales, particularly in relation to the tragedy of the Arandora Star
- Photography and cultural memory
- The return migration to Italy and its literature
- Ethnic minorities in Wales: comparative perspectives