Simona Agnese SCATTINA
Simona Scattina is ris Associate Professor in Theatre Studies at the Department of Humanities of the University of Catania.
His research has focused on 20th century and contemporary Sicilian dramaturgy according to research perspectives that take into account the acquisitions of visual culture and performing studies. He has also paid particular attention to the practices of archiving theatrical memory.
In addition to essays for trade journals and in volume, he has published several monographs: Storie dipinte. I cartelli della Marionettistica fratelli Napoli (Algra, 2017), «Non tutti vissero felici e contenti». Emma Dante tra fiaba e teatro (Titivillus, 2019), Titina De Filippo. L’artefice magica (Cue Press, 2020), Per una drammaturgia del processo creativo. I tavoli d’artista di Giovanna Brogna Sonnino, con foto di C. Scattina e testi di G. Brogna Sonnino (Duetredue Edizioni, 2024). For Bonanno he directs the series Oltre il giardino and Tascabili - Teatro, for the latter he edited the volumes: Ballata per San Berillo e altri esercizi di prosa danzabile (2020) e Parole per corpi di donne (2023).
She collaborates with the following periodicals: «Arabeschi. International journal of studies on literature and visuality» (www.arabeschi.it) and Siculorum Gymnasium (http://www.siculorum.unict.it/).
Scientific responsible for the research unit of the PRIN 2022 PNRR project - Sector SH - Archives of "Floating Islands". Mapping Third Theatre in Puglia and Sicily - P.I. Francesco Ceraolo [University of Salento, Lecce] (ongoing).
Principal Investigator of the research project VIRTUA(*)RT. Virtual Rooms for Arts. University Research Incentive Plan 2024/2026 (Pia.ce.ri.) Line of Intervention 1. Collaborative Research Projects, Department of Humanities, University of Catania.
Scientific responsible for the research project Mem.Art. Tra performing art e visual culture, per una mappatura digitale dei percorsi creativi. Incentive Plan for University Research 2020/2022 (Pia.ce.ri.). Line 3 Starting Grant, Department of Humanities, University of Catania.
Member of the research group of the PRIN 2017 Southern Line: Divagrafie. Per una mappatura delle attrici italiane che scrive || D.A.M.A (Drawing a Map of Italian Actresses in writing) - national coordinator L. Cardone, Catania unit coordinator M. Rizzarelli.
Principal Investigator of the research project TeaM. Teatri e Memoria Un Sistema di Conoscenza del patrimonio teatrale scomparso della città. Prometeo-line 3 financed in 2019 by the Department of Humanities of Catania on University funds.
Scientific head of the research project Performare la fiaba. Quando manca il lieto fine nel teatro di Emma Dante. Project Prometeo - Line 1, funded in 2019 by the Department of Humanities of Catania on University funds.