Doctoral Student Fellow
Doctoral Student, Department of Italian Studies, Graduate School of Arts & Science
Nicola Lucchi is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Italian Studies. His research interests include early 20th century Italian literature, visual culture, industrial history, and the interactions between economy, ideology and culture. Nicola’s dissertation project investigates the Fiat Lingotto automobile factory as a microcosm through which to untangle social, cultural, and aesthetic issues of interwar Italy. Prior to his doctoral work at NYU, Nicola received a BA in Art History from the University of Trieste, Italy, with a dissertation on the reception of early 20th century Italian art in the United States after the Second World War. He is also interested in translation studies, language teaching, and online learning. Nicola is an assistant editor for Allora – Corso di Italiano, NYU’s Italian language textbook. Nicola joins the Humanities Initiative as an honorary fellow. He is the recipient of a 2014-15 GSAS Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship.