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Department

  • Rome Center

    • School

  • School of Arts and Sciences

    • Expertise

  • Italian Language and Culture
  • Visual Communication
  • Multiscriptality
  • Linguistic and Semiotic Landscapes
  • Language Ideologies

    • Stefano Presutti is linguist and adjunct professor of Italian language and culture. He received his Ph.D. at Aix Marseille Université (Marseille, France), an M.A. in Italian Linguistics from Università Tor Vergata (Rome, Italy) and B.A. in Cultural Anthropology from Università La Sapienza (Rome, Italy). Since 2015 he has been teaching Italian L2 at American universities and study programs in Rome such as University of California (UCEAP), The American University of Rome (AUR), American Institute of Foreign Studies (AIFS), and many others. 

    In his doctoral research he investigated the Italian L2 acquisition development and the relationship between oral and written language in Western societies, especially at grapho-phonological level. Currently working on commodified identity and authenticity iconized by graphic signs in urban landscapes and brand logos. His research interests include grapholinguistics, linguistic anthropology, social semiotics and visual communication. His work has been recently published in Q1 academic journals such as Lingua, Social Semiotics, Visual Communication and International Journal of Multilingualism.