Dr Lucia Nigri
School of Arts, Media and Creative Technologies
Current positions
Senior Lecturer
Biography
After successfully completing my European doctoral degree in Early Modern English Literature at the University of Rome (Italy) in December 2010, I joined the University of Salford in 2013. Prior to my current position, I had the opportunity to teach at the University of Manchester, the University of Hull, and Liverpool John Moore University.
Areas of Research
My research primarily revolves around early modern literature, with a specific focus on drama. I have explored various aspects of this field, including intertextuality within John Webster's plays, the concept of maternal misrecognition in early modern tragedies, the exploration of identity in the works of Shakespeare and his contemporaries, the intriguing question of authorship in Arden of Faversham, the dynamic relationship between dominant and marginal languages in theatrical translation, the performativity found in Victorian adaptations of The Tempest, the portrayal of the natural and monumental body in Romeo and Juliet, as well as the 'use' of Shakespearean narratives during times of crisis in Italy.
I have produced a substantial body of work, extensively delving into the figure of the malcontent, intertextuality within the realm of stage productions, and skepticism and self during the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods.
I am currently engaged in an exciting project involving the development of a digital open-access archive called SENS (Shakespeare's Narrative Sources). This project aims to provide scholars, students, and general readers with accessible resources related to Shakespeare's narrative influences. You can explore the archive at this link: https://sens.skene.univr.it/
Areas of Supervision
I supervise doctoral theses that explore a range of topics within the fields of Shakespeare, Early Modern Literature, Drama, and Digital Humanities.
I currently convene Rebels, Villains, and Discontented Minds (Level 6) and From Salvation to Damnation (Level 5).
Qualifications
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PhD Early Modern English Drama
2007 - 2010
Publications
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“...a great crisis of identification and understanding of reality” : Strehler’s journey through Shakespeare
Nigri, L. (2020). “...a great crisis of identification and understanding of reality” : Strehler’s journey through Shakespeare. In S. Bigliazzi (Ed.), Shakespeare and Crisis: An Italian Narrative (149-174). John Benjamins
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Resisting, appropriating, and becoming the signs in Romeo and Juliet
Nigri, L. (2018). Resisting, appropriating, and becoming the signs in Romeo and Juliet. In L. Calvi (Ed.), Authority, resistance, and woe. Romeo and Juliet and its afterlife. Edizioni ETS
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Introduction to special issue on Webster
Bergstrom, C., & Nigri, L. (2018). Introduction to special issue on Webster. ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes and Reviews, 31(2), 146-150. https://doi.org/10.1080/0895769X.2018.1466263
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Introduction to Forms of Hypocrisy
Nigri, L., & Tsentourou, N. (2017). Introduction to Forms of Hypocrisy. In L. Nigri, & N. Tsentourou (Eds.), Forms of hypocrisy in Early Modern England (1-14). New York, NY ; Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge