Francesco Cotticelli

Francesco Cotticelli joined the Institute during the spring 2017 semester as a Distinguished Visiting Italian Fulbright. Currently Professor of Theatre Studies at Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli," he specialized in the theatrical life in Europe between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, with particular focus on the social capital of Naples and its connections with other European capitals. An expert in both archival research and the history of ideas, Prof. Cotticelli has edited and published widely and has held visiting positions at Yale University, the Institut für Film-, Medien- und Theaterwissenschaft at the University of Vienna, and at Ohio State University. While pursuing his research at Notre Dame, Prof. Cotticelli taught students the history of the commedia dell'arte and is organizing a giornata di studi dedicated to the role of diplomacy in the history of European theatre.

Visiting Scholar during 2016-2017 academic year.