Alessia Weisberg

Alessia Weisberg
Title:
Part-Time Faculty
Department:
Literature and Language Arts
Office:
Founders Hall 200
Phone:
Email:
weisberga@mjc.edu
Office Hours:
Wednesday, 10:00a.m. - 10:50a.m.
Wednesday, 11:00a.m. - 11:50a.m.

Biography

Alessia Nanni Weisberg obtained her PhD in Italian Studies at UCLA. She teaches Italian language at Modesto Junior College. She's also professor of Italian Studies at California State University, Northridge. Her research focuses on Contemporary Italian Literature, Culture and Language Instruction. Her dissertation delves into the memoirs written by members of the Red Brigades, a terrorist group highly active in Italy during the ‘70s. She has taught Italian language, Literature and Culture in various institutions including UCLA, USC and Loyola Marymount University.

Areas Of Expertise (4)

Italian Language Instruction

Modern And Contemporary Italian Literature and Cinema

Political Violence and Terrorism (’68 movement and the “anni di piombo”)

Critical Trauma Studies and Collective Memory

Courses I Teach

  • Italian 1 (online, delayed interaction)
    Section(s): 2251
  • Italian 1 (online, delayed interaction)
    Section(s): 1687