Alessandra Quaranta

Alessandra Quaranta holds the Postdoctoral Lecture Qualification (Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale) for the position of Associate Professor of Modern History (2025). She is currently a researcher at the Italian-German Historical Institute in Trento, a position funded by a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship (2025–2027). Her research program investigates the social history of medicine, with particular emphasis on courtly medicine, the production and dissemination of medical knowledge within the European context, the role of sensory perception in clinical practice, the cultural history of the body, and gendered dimensions of healthcare. Her scholarly output comprises two monographs, five articles published in leading international peer-reviewed journals, and various book chapters. Dr. Quaranta’s research projects have been selected for competitive postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Trento (2016–2018), Freie Universität Berlin (2020), the University of Vienna (2020–2022), and the University of Liège (2023–2025; 2027–2028). By way of invited lectures or competitive selection, she has contributed to numerous international conferences and symposia in Trento, Padua, Birmingham, Innsbruck, Vienna, Güssing, Lyon, and Liège. During the 2024–2025 period, she engaged in research collaborations with prominent Italian cultural institutions, specifically the Fondazione Brescia Musei and the Museo delle Scienze in Trento. From September 2025, she has served as Editorial Assistant for the trilingual bibliographic review journal ARO. Annali. Reviews. Online.

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