Rudolf Preimesberger †

Assistant Professor

The Department of Romance Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (http://romancestudies.unc.edu) invites applications for a full-time position: tenure-track Assistant Professor in Italian Studies to begin July 1, 2024. We encourage applications from innovative scholars with interdisciplinary research interests who can contribute to dynamic undergraduate and graduate programs in Italian Studies. The successful candidate will join a vibrant community of scholars and students with opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and support through research units such as the Center for European Studies, the Center for African Studies, the Carolina Asia Center, and the Program in Medieval and Early Modern Studies. To learn more about the department's mission and values, please visit http://romancestudies.unc.edu. The position carries a 2-2 teaching load.

Italian Studies (2021)

I would say that Italian Studies perpetuates the stereotype that potheads are dumb (I won’t say it, though, because I don’t think it’s a stereotype at all). There is a character in this movie who h…