CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DETAILS
Name: Dr. Chiara Caradonna
Date of Birth: 19 October 1986
Country of Birth: Italy
ID no.: NP0FJ9227
Nationality: Dutch, Italian
Permanent address: Einayim LaMishpat 12/3, Jerusalem
Tel.: +972 (0)587638339
E-mail address: chiara.caradonna@mail.huji.ac.il
HIGHER EDUCATION
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2005–2009 |
Bachelor’s Degree in Modern and Contemporary Western Languages and Literature, Ca’ Foscari University, Venice (100/100) [Focus on: Italian, English, German, Yiddish, Hebrew, Hungarian; Literary Theory; Philosophy; History of Art; History of Cinema] |
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2007–2008 |
Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany Erasmus [Focus on: Modern and Contemporary German Literature; Philosophy; European History] |
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2009–2011 |
Master’s Degree in European, American and Postcolonial Language and Literature, Ca’ Foscari University, Venice (100/100) [Focus on: German, Yiddish, Hebrew, Russian] Supervisor: Prof. Stefania Sbarra |
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Spring Semester 2010 |
Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Joseph Vogl |
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Summer 2010 |
Central European University, Budapest, Hungary Summer School on Messianism |
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Winter Semester 2010/11 |
Balassi Bálint Institute, Hungarian Academy of Language Intensive course in Hungarian Language, Literature and Culture |
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2005–2009 |
Bachelor’s Degree in Modern and Contemporary |
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2011–2017 |
PhD in Romance Studies, Ruprecht Karls University, Heidelberg, Germany. Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Poppenberg, Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Görner Thesis Title: Opak. Shadows of Knowledge in Paul Celan’s Meridian and in his poem “Schwanengefahr” |
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2017–June 2021 |
PostDoc-Fellow, The Martin Buber Society of Fellows in the Humanities and Social Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel |
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
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1 July 2021 |
Senior Lecturer, The Department of Romance Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
OTHER ACTIVITY
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Summer 2007 |
Incroci di Civiltà, International Literature Festival, Venice, Italy Project Assistant |
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Summer 2009 |
Incroci di Civiltà, International Literature Festival, Venice, Italy Project Assistant |
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2010 |
First Prize in Literary Translation, Ca’ Foscari University, Venice, Italy |
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Spring/Summer 2010 |
International Literature Festival, Berlin, Germany Project Manager |
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2014-2016 |
Universitas – Artes Liberales, Cultural Association with Focus on Literature, Art and Philosophy Co-Founder, Project Manager |
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23 May 2018 |
International Conference: Figures of Truth. Criticizing Knowledge in the 20th Century, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem [Organized, Funding from The Martin Buber Society of Fellows] |
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January 2019 |
Organization, introduction, moderation and translation of various events in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv during the two-week-stay of the German-Jewish Poet Rainer René Mueller. In collaboration with: The Franz Rosenzweig Minerva-Center for German-Jewish Literature and Culture; Department of German Language and Literature, Hebrew University; Center for Literary Studies, Hebrew University; Leo Baeck Institute Jerusalem; Minerva Center for German-Jewish History, Tel Aviv University; Goethe Institute Tel Aviv |
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2 April, 2019 |
Screening of the documentary film Koudelka: Shooting Holy Land (2016, 72 min) with director Gilad Baram The Martin Buber Society of Fellows, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem [Organized] |
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18 June 2019 |
Lecture by Prof. Jo Ann Cavallo (Columbia University): “The World Beyond Europe in the Romance Epics of Boiardo and Ariosto”, Department of Romance Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, organized in collaboration with the Center for Literary Studies of the Hebrew University and the Italian Cultural Institute, Tel Aviv |
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12-14 November 2019 |
International Conference: Caesurae. Paul Celan’s Later Work. On Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of Paul Celan’s Visit to Israel, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In collaboration with: The Department of German Language and Literature, Hebrew University; The Franz Rosenzweig Minerva Research Center for German Literature and Cultural History; Institute of Jewish Studies, University of Antwerp; Institute of German Studies, University of Warsaw; The Leo Baeck Institute Jerusalem; Österreichisches Kulturforum, Tel Aviv, Israel; Fritz Thyssen Stiftung [Organized with Prof. Vivian Liska] |
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December 2019 |
On Paul Celan’s Footsteps in Jerusalem Deutschlandfunk, Radio-Feature in German, Co-Author: Ofer Waldman |
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15 January 2020 |
Lecture by Prof. Sergio Zatti (University of Pisa): “Tasso and Ariosto, Tasso versus Ariosto”, Department of Romance Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, organized in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, Tel Aviv |
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April 2020 |
„Es wird ein Gehn sein“. Paul Celan between Berlin and Jerusalem Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Radio-Feature in German, Co-Author: Ofer Waldman |
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June 2020 |
Visiting Professorship – Prof. Carla Benedetti (University of Pisa), Department of Romance Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, organized in collaboration with with the Center for Literary Studies of the Hebrew University and the Italian Cultural Institute, Tel Aviv [Postponed due to COVID-19] |
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23-25 May 2021 |
Conference: Dante Poet of World Literature: Translation, Philology, and the Future of Literary Studies. Organizing Committee: Chiara Caradonna (HUJI), Manuela Consonni (HUJI), Yoav Rinon (HUJI), Fabio Ruggirello (IIC Tel Aviv), Gur Zak (HUJI) |
RESEARCH GRANTS
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Spring Semester 2010 |
DAAD-Scholarship (German Academic Exchange Service) to write the M.A.-Thesis. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Joseph Vogl |
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Summer 2010 |
Central European University, Summer School on Messianism |
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Winter Semester 2010/11 |
Balassi Bálint Institute, Hungarian Academy of Language, Intensive course in Hungarian Language, Literature and Culture |
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2012–2015 |
DAAD Full PhD-Scholarship |
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March-June 2016 |
Doctoral Stipend of the Ruprecht Karls University, Heidelberg, Germany |
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2017-present |
PostDoctoral Fellowship, The Martin Buber Society of Fellows in the Humanities and Social Sciences, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem |
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May 23rd, 2018 |
International Conference: Figures of Truth. Criticizing Knowledge in the 20th Century, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem [Organized] $3000, The Martin Buber Society of Fellows |
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2019 |
Fritz Thyssen Foundation, Conference Funding. Euro 13 000 Caesurae. Paul Celan’s Later Work, November 12–14, Department of German Studies, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and Department of Jewish Studies, University of Antwerp, Belgium, Prof. Vivian Liska |
LANGUAGES
Italian, Dutch: Mother tongue
English, German, French, Spanish: Excellent
Hebrew, Yiddish: Very good
Hungarian, Russian: Good
Latin, Ancient Greek: Good (Passive)
Arabic: Basic
TEACHING AT ACADEMIC INSTITUTION
A. Supervision of master and doctoral degree students in the last five years
Master’s degree students:
Doctoral degree students:
B. Post-doctoral Visitors
C. Courses taught in the last 3 years
Bachelor’s degree courses
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Spring Semester 2019 |
Madness, Love and Faith in Ariosto’s “Raging Roland” and Tasso’s “The Liberation of Jerusalem”, Department of Romance Studies, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem |
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Realism and Naturalism in French 19th Century Literature, Department of Romance Studies, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem |
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Spring Semester 2020 |
The Italian Novel of the 20th Century, Department of Romance Studies, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem |
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Introduction to Romance Literatures, Department of Romance Studies, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem |
Master’s degree courses
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Winter Semester 2014/15 |
Paul Celan’s Translations of French Poetry [German], Department of Romance Studies, Ruprecht Karls University, Heidelberg, Germany |