Faculty Profile

Luca Trazzi

Senior Lecturer in Italian (2013)

Contact Information

trazzil@dickinson.edu

Bosler Hall Room 220
717-254-8083

Bio

Luca Trazzi holds degrees in foreign languages, linguistics, and food studies. At Dickinson, he teaches elementary, intermediate, and writing-in-the-discipline (WID) Italian courses and organizes Italian events on campus. As a contributing faculty member to the Food Studies Certificate, he has chaired the program and taught “Introduction to Food Studies,” the certificate's gateway course. He developed a Globally Integrated Course for Intermediate Italian focused on sustainability, urban agriculture, and urban markets in Italy. He led a summer program in Food Studies, titled “Bioregions and Food Cultures of Italy,” in which participants studied local food systems through the holistic concepts of bioregion and terroir. In May 2023, he was the faculty host for an Alumni Global Adventure to discover the flavors of Bologna and Central Italy. He is currently serving as Resident Director for the European Studies Program at the K. Robert Nilsson Center for European Studies in Bologna, Italy.

Education

  • B.A., Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy, 2007
  • M.A., 2010
  • M.A., 2019