Dr. Federico Pacchioni
Website: https://www.chapman.edu/wilkinson/research-centers/ferrucci-institute/research-creativity/index.aspx
College: Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Overview of scholarly research/creative activity:
The Ferrucci Institute supports creative and scholarly work for professors and students working on Italy-related projects across disciplinary units. A series of Interdisciplinary Pathways, faculty-led lines of investigation intersecting arts and sciences, is currently open to student participation.
Specific projects working on:
The Interdisciplinary Pathways are Eloquent Effigies (theater, puppetry, digital media, film, philosophy); Identity and Power: Italian Jews (history, politics, psychology, cultural studies); Performing Memory (ethnicity, identity, film, memoir, psychology); Food Design (ethnicity, cultural studies, communication, food branding); Mathematics as Culture (math, geometry, history, philosophy, arts; spirituality); Singing Poetry (songwriting, literature, music); Shared Vision (film history, gender studies, creativity, collaboration, archival research).
Number of students looking to work with:
5 or more
When students are needed:
Fall 2023
Interterm 2024
Spring 2024
Summer 2024
What students need to work with Dr. Pacchioni:
Be curious, dedicated, and passionate about exploring Italy’s more universal intellectual and creative potentials.
What students would be doing:
Various research and creativity activities depending on chosen Interdisciplinary Pathway.
Time commitment for students:
Time commitment depends on chosen Interdisciplinary Pathway.
Additional information:
The Ferrucci Institute for Italian Experience and Research strives to inspire and advance a wide disciplinary spectrum of teaching and research initiatives exploring Italy’s more universal educational and intellectual potentials, both in its peninsular and diasporic contexts.