Alessandra Di Maio

Alessandra Di Maio (IT) is an Associate Professor of English and African Studies at the University of Palermo, Italy. Her area of specialization includes Black, diasporic, migratory, and gender studies, with a particular focus on the formation of transnational cultural identities. She divides her time between Italy and the US, where she has taught at several academic institutions (UCLA, CUNY Brooklyn College, Columbia, and Smith College).