Patrizia La Trecchia
Patrizia La Trecchia is Associate Professor at the University of South Florida where she directs the Italian Program and Associated Faculty at the USF Patel College of Global Sustainability. Her research includes film, media, literature, globalization, migration, citizenship, the Italian South, food and identity, culture of food, sustainability of diets and food consumption, and food waste. She is the author of one monograph, two textbooks, and over two dozen peer-reviewed articles. Her book Uno sguardo a Sud deals with the representation of the Italian South in a global perspective, focusing on the city of Naples in media discourse, literature, film, and music. Her articles have appeared internationally in scholarly peer reviewed journals. She is one of the faculty of the Food Studies Certificate and of the Film Studies Certificate at USF.