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12 academic staff
16 research students
14 taught graduate students
ITALIAN 5* Research Assessment rating
It was at UCL that Italian first attained the Tuition fees STAFF VIEW Dr Eleanor Chiari
status of a serious academic discipline and UK/EU 2008/9 full-time: £3,300 Lecturer in Italian
the Chair in Italian has been occupied Overseas 2009/10 full-time: £12,875 I first came to UCL on a scholarship
almost continuously since 1828. The For further information on fees, including during my PhD and jumped at the
department has a distinguished record in part-time fees, see page 26. opportunity to work with professors
and lecturers who are in the vanguard
the field of graduate studies and research
of my field. My research is in Italian
evidenced by our maximum 5* RAE rating. Taught programmes cultural memory and oral history
Recent significant research includes the Language, Culture and History: FT1 PT2 particularly relating to political violence
major research programme ‘Memory and Contemporary Italian Culture and and place. I document and analyse the
stories of people who would otherwise
Place in the Twentieth Century Italian City’ History MA
fall outside of the historical record and I
which was conducted in the department Language, Culture and History: FT1 PT2 explore the ways the past is used in the
from 2001-5. Italian Studies MA present, often for political purposes. I
Medieval and FT1 PT2 particularly enjoy teaching and advising
Italian at UCL is particularly strong in the Renaissance Studies MA students on their essays and
fields of contemporary cultural studies, (jointly with the Department of History) dissertations. The students will often
come to me with great ideas tangled up
urban studies, film studies, Dante, the Renaissance Studies and FT2 PT4 in their heads and I enjoy helping them
Renaissance and contemporary Italian Research Methods MA find threads they can work with.
literature. We have international links with
institutions all over Italy as well as in the Entry requirements Contact details
USA, Canada, France and Germany. A minimum of a second-class Honours degree in Dr John Dickie
a relevant discipline from a UK university or an EMAIL j.dickie@ucl.ac.uk
overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. TEL +44 (0)20 7679 7024
Research programmes Applicants must demonstrate proven competence FAX +44 (0)20 7209 0638
MPhil/PhD FT3 PT5 in the Italian language, including good reading
knowledge and aural comprehension. Applicants Funding
Current research themes are: whose first degree is not in Italian, or whose first
Further information on pages 26-31
• The city and memory language is not Italian will normally be required to
• Italian film pass a test of their knowledge of the language
Related departments
before they can be admitted.
• Contemporary Italian literature
European Studies, page 42
• Dante Tuition fees
• The Renaissance Intercultural Studies, page 48
UK/EU 2008/9 full-time: Medieval and
• The Mafia Renaissance Studies MA fee to be confirmed;
• Italian food all other MA programmes £3,820
• Art (Futurism; Arte Povera) Overseas 2009/10 full-time: Medieval and Italian booklet available,
• Italian sport. Renaissance Studies MA fee to be confirmed; see page 136
all other MA programmes £13,460
Entry requirements
For further information on fees, including
A UK Master’s degree in a relevant discipline, part-time fees, see page 26.
or an overseas qualification of an
equivalent standard.