INTERNATIONAL
Italian Studies
Educational aims
The Double Degree PhD programme in Philospophy in partnership with the University Ca’ Foscari Venezia is aimed at ensuring students gain complete proficiency in both the study of texts dating from the origins of the Italian language to the current day, and in parallel, the study of works in foreign languages which are produced in those same historical geographical and cultural contexts as the products of visual culture.
At use are hermeneutic and comparative, philological, linguistic, historical-critical methodologies, which are applied to written and visual texts expressed in Italian produced by both Italian and foreign authors, as well as those written by Italian authors in the modern foreign languages.

Research themes
- Cross-border literary, language and visual studies
- Relationships between Italian and foreign literature, languages and cultures;
- History of the Italian literature, language and culture;
- Publishing comment, and interpretation of literary texts from the middle ages to contemporary times;
- Humanist computer science applied to Italian literature texts (digital humanities).
- Visual Culture
Professional profiles
The PhD graduate will be able to practice the skills acquired not only within a University teaching environment, but also in public and private corporations and institutions (e.g., Austrian and overseas cultural institutions, libraries and archives, publishing and journalism, digital humanities etc.)
How to apply and call for applications
Admission to Doctoral Programmes is gained through a highly selective application process, subject to international attention. Yearly the call for applications is published during the spring (juni-september)
Supervisors and Members of the doctorate advisory board
- Angela Fabris, romance and comparative literatures, film studies, visual studies (Doctorate Coordinator, angela [dot] fabris [at] aau [dot] at) (For information on the programme, please contact Angela Fabris)
- Jörg Helbig, English literature, narratology, film and media studies, intertextuality and intermediality
- Luca Melchior, multilingualism research, dialectology, sociolinguistics, minority languages research, lexicography, history of language sciences (Doctorate Vice-Coordinator, luca [dot] melchior [at] aau [dot] at)
- Alice Pechriggl, philosophy and psychoanalysis, visual studies and gender studies
- Arno Rußegger, Austrian literature since 1900; intermedial literature, film studies, literature for children and young adults
- Anna Schober-de Graaf, art history, visual studies (film and photography), aesthetics of the public sphere, political iconology
Doctoral students

Laura Checconi
laura [dot] checconi [at] uni-graz [dot] at
PhD Double Degree
Working title: Repertori e atteggiamenti linguistici degli italiani di nuova emigrazione a Graz
Mentor: Prof. Luca Melchior (Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia) / International Mentor: Prof. Dr. Angela Fabris (Universität Klagenfurt)
Funded by: Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia

Mag. Cornelia Maria Koffler
cornelia [dot] koffler [at] gmail [dot] com
PhD Double Degree
Working title: “Ich und die Anderen. Innere und äußere Erzählperspektiven in ausgewählten italienischen transkulturellen Graphic Novels”
Mentor: Prof. Angela Fabris (Universität Klagenfurt) / International Mentor: Prof. Dr. Alberto Zava (Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia)
Funded: University of Klagenfurt

Dott. Giacomo Carlesso
E- Mail: giacomo [dot] carlesso [at] unive [dot] it
PhD Double Degree
Working title: “Scenari odeporici di Giovanni Comisso. Dall’epistolario privato alle opere edite (1920-1968)“
Mentor: Prof. Dr. Alessandro Cinquegrani (Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia) / International Mentor: Prof. Dr. Angela Fabris (Universität Klagenfurt)
Funded by: Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia

Dott. Lorenzo Negro
E-mail: lorenzo [dot] negro [at] unive [dot] it
PhD Double Degree
Working title: “Per un commento integrale a Gli strumenti umani di Vittorio Sereni”
Mentor: Prof. Dr. Tiziano Zanato (Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia) / International Mentor: Prof. Dr. Angela Fabris (Universitaet Klagenfurt)
Funded by: Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia

Mag.a Larissa Grantner BA
E-mail: lgrantne [at] edu [dot] aau [dot] at
PhD Double Degree
Working title: “Geschlechtsspezifisches Verhalten in der Welt der Androiden in Filmen und Serien des 21. Jahrhunderts ausgehend von Luigi Maggis La bambola vivente (1924)”
Mentor: Assoc.-Prof. Dr. Angela Fabris (Universität Klagenfurt) / International Mentor: Prof. Alessandro Cinquegrani (Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia)
Funded by: University of Klagenfurt
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