Nicholas Berrettini, Ph.D. Student

Nicholas Berrettini is a PhD student in Italian and Film and Media Studies at Yale University. Prior to starting at Yale, he completed his BA in Italian Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was named a Dean’s Scholar and inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa society. After Penn, Nicholas earned his MA in Italian Studies with a focus in Film and Media Studies from Middlebury College.

At Yale, Nicholas hopes to explore his research interests, which consider on-screen representations of urban and peri-urban decay, transmedia storytelling, and the implications of new media in contemporary Italy. He also has secondary interests related to the role of technology in foreign language pedagogy. He has participated in a number of academic conferences related to foreign language learning and teaching, such as NEALLT (2019), where he presented “Digitally-Enhanced Teaching Learning for Language and Culture Teachers and Learners: Reflexive and Reciprocal Feedback.” Most recently, Nicholas has collaborated with the Italian journals Fata Morgana Web and Il lavoro culturale. He currently serves on the editorial board of the film journal Cinema et Cie.