Italian Studies

Roberto Bacci is an outstanding language specialist who came to Brown with a rich experience in translation studies (from Swedish and English into Italian). His research focused on the culture of esotericism and fascism, as reflected in his dissertation, written under the direction of Massimo Riva and entitled: “La Trasmutazione della Coscienza nell’Esoterismo Italiano del Periodo Fascista: Spaccio dei Maghi (1929) di Mario Manlio Rossi e Maschera e Volto dello Spiritualismo Contemporaneo (1932) di Julius Evola.” During his years in our graduate program, he was an NEH research fellow for the Virtual Humanities Lab. After graduation, he went on to pursue a career in Silicon Valley tech companies, including Google.