Biographie d'Elisa Tordella
Dr. Elisa Tordelta received her PhD in Literatures of English Speaking Countries from the University of Rome "La Sapienza" where she taught both at the Faculty of Foreign Languages and at the Faculty of Medicine. While teaching at the Faculty of Medicine she was also charged with the responsibility of coordinating the English courses. She successfully taught numerous intensive English courses of various levels in classrooms, as well as one-to-one lessons for high-ranking officers of the Arma dei Carabinieri where she also worked as a tester (TUI and JFLT.) Her doctoral dissertation La rinarrazione e la riappropriazione della storia nella letteratura canadese was published by Prometheus in 2005.
She wrote a book, Viaggiatori Americani a Roma, published by Prometheus in 2012 with the complete translation of Americans in Rome, a novel by Henry P. Leland. She is the author of numerous essays, and lectured widely to professional audiences, on postmodern/postcolonial literatures and has also published many articles on issues such as theatre and literature in North America, geopolitics, and cultural identity conuibuting to journals including La Rivista di Studi Canadesi, Informasaggi (Università dei Saggi Franco Romane) Englishes, and other international online geopolitical journals.
She currently teaches English for Current Affairs for the Italian Government.
