AN INTERDISCIPLINARY AND INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROGRAM AT COLUMBIA

Giovanni Lovisetto

Giovanni Lovisetto was educated at the University of Pisa, where he earned his B.A. in Classics (2016, magna cum laude) and his M.A. in Classical Archaeology (2018, magna cum laude). In Pisa he was also a student at the Scuola Normale Superiore, where he obtained his diploma in Classical Studies (Archaeology).

As a Ph.D. candidate at Columbia University, his scholarly interests revolve around the confluence of classical art and archaeology, classical literature, and contemporary receptions of antiquity. His ongoing research focuses on the binding of the body in the art, literature, and society of ancient Greece, while simultaneously exploring its resonance within contemporary visual culture.

As a recipient of a Teaching Scholar Fellowship, he teaches a course on Art and the Civic
Body: A Tale of Two Cities (Athens/New York) at Columbia University. Email Giovanni Lovisetto.