Mirta holds a PhD from the University of British Columbia; a double master’s degree from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (Italy) and the University of Huelva (Spain); and a bachelor’s degree from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. She completed academic stays at the University of Zaragoza (Spain), Georgia State University (GS, USA), and the University of Bristol (UK).

Mirta is deeply passionate about languages and has over seven years of experience teaching in a variety of contexts and formats, including at institutions such as the University of British Columbia, the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada West, and Georgia State University. Since 2022, she has served as the project leader for Bridge to Argentina and, for the 2024-25 academic year, as the first FHIS Teaching Assistant Coordinator.

Her research focuses on the ethical dimensions of contemporary literary works. Grounded in multilingual scholarship, her work contributes to current debates on justice, human dignity, and civic responsibility in Western societies. In her doctoral dissertation Neohumanismo: una propuesta de regeneración ética y sociopolítica en el ensayo español del siglo XXI, for instance, she examined how contemporary Spanish essayists question the values of Spanish society, contribute to shaping a new ethical thought that she termed ‘Neohumanism’, and ultimately influence Spanish legislation.

Interests

• Contemporary Spanish and Italian literature
• 20th and 21st century political and ethical thought
• Global justice and activist practices
• Cultural implications of Italian migration to Argentina

Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals

Roncagalli, Mirta. “Tra Io-ego ed Io-soggetto: La formazione etica del Sé in Io e te (2010) di Niccolò Ammaniti.” Forum Italicum: A Journal of Italian Studies, vol. 58, no. 2, 2024, pp. 333-344, https://doi.org/10.1177/00145858231207958

Digital and Public Humanities Projects

Bridge to Argentina. www.bridgetoargentina.com