Faculty and Staff

 

 

 

 

 

Lori Thorlakson (PhD, University of London, LSE) is the Director of the School in Cortona. She is Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta. Her research has focused on democratic backsliding, party competition, federalism and European Union politics. She is the author of the book, Federal Politics, published by Oxford University Press. Her most recent research examines the politics of energy transition.

 

 

 

 

Marco Pacioni (PhD Rome “La Sapienza, Rome Tor Vergata and Indiana University) is the Coordinator of the Winter School and regularly teaches courses in Cortona on the Grand Tour, Renaissance City and Dante. He leads the 3C seminar. Dr. Pacioni studied literature, philology, history and aesthetics and is the author of several essays and books including poetry, literary criticism and political philosophy. Most recently, he has published the work of political philosophy on Terror, Territory and the Sea, an essay on the concept of ruins and a book, Neuroviventi, which examines the relationship between neurosciences and governance. Dr. Pacioni is a regular contributor to Il Manifesto.

 

 

 

 

Geoffrey Rockwell (PhD, University of Toronto) is Professor of Philosophy and Humanities Computing and Director of the Kule Institute for Advanced Study at the University of Alberta, which supports interdisciplinary research in the social sciences, arts and humanities. Dr. Rockwell has published on philosophical dialogue, textual visualization and analysis, humanities computing, instructional technology, computer games and multimedia. Dr. Rockwell teaches the 3C seminar in the winter term.

 

 

 

 

Roberto Bondi (MA in Foreign Languages, University of Siena) holds a Certificate in "Second level DITALS - Didactics of Italian as Foreign Language" from the University for Foreigners in Siena and can teach advanced Italian language and literature (in addition to English, German and Spanish) and is also certified to test students who want to obtain a Certificate of Italian as a Foreign Language at the University for Foreigners in Siena.

Eleonora Sandrelli has a degree in Classical Studies, which she completed with the thesis on “History of Greek Historiography”. She is doctor in Roman History, after the discussion of the thesis on “The Romanization of Etruria: the case of Cortona”.  She is professor of literature, an expert of archeology, ancient and local history. She has been providing museum management for many years and promotes cultural heritage through educational activities, heritage education, cultural tourism, cultural itineraries of the European Council. Since 2018 she is coordinator of the MeMuNet (Mediterranean Museums Network), the network of the European museums that are members of the Phoenicians’ Route - cultural itinerary of the European Council. She constantly collaborates with  magazines and publishers specialized in ancient literature and history, for which she has published articles, essays and books. Dr. Sandrelli teaches CLASS 299 in the Winter term. 

 

 

 

 

Helena Fracchia (PhD, University of California, Berkeley) founded the University of Alberta School in Cortona. She is Professor Emeritus of Classics, an adjunct Professor of Italian and Scientific Director of the University of Alberta Archaeological Field School at Ossaia. Dr. Fracchia has authored and co-authored several books and numerous articles on the archaeology of pre-Roman and Roman Italy. Dr. Fracchia lives in Cortona.