Languages, Texts, Cultures: The Transmission of Italian Studies in Honour of Salvatore Bancheri

Dr. Christine Sansalone is an associate professor in the English Literature, Media and Writing Program at Laurentian University. She is currently the president of the Association of Italian-Canadian Writers. Christine is also the co-director of the student theater group Le Maschere Laurenziane. Christine has published articles on second language acquisition, theater history, the Italian Canadian internment during WWII, cinema and literature.

Michael Lettieri is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Language Studies at the University of Toronto Mississauga, where he held a number of senior leadership appointments. He is the founder of the Department of Language Studies and has served as Director of the Italian School at Middlebury College and Editor of Italica. His publications include books and articles on textual criticism, sixteenth- to eighteenth-century drama, and second-language teaching and learning. He has received numerous academic awards and continues to serve on international editorial boards and scholarly committees.

Dr. Simone Casini is Associate Professor of Educational Linguistics at the University of Tuscia in Viterbo. He was Associate Professor at the University of Toronto Mississauga from 2017 to 2023. His areas of research include educational linguistics, Italian linguistics, semiotics, language policies, language teaching and learning, Italian-Canadian studies, and second-language acquisition.

Teresa Lobalsamo is Professor, Teaching Stream, and Undergraduate Coordinator of Italian Studies and Associate Chair, in the Department of Language Studies, at the University of Toronto Mississauga, where she teaches courses in cultural studies, cinema, language, and theatre.