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Kristen is a Ph.D. candidate in Berkeley’s Department of Italian Studies.
Her dissertation-in-progress (What Guido Means: Cavalcanti’s Corpus in the Florentine Quattrocento) addresses the afterlife of 13th century poet Guido Cavalcanti in 15th century philosophy, particularly in the milieu of Marsilio Ficino.
She holds an M.A. in Italian Studies from UC Berkeley and a B.A. in Italian Studies and Latin from the American University of Rome. She is also a longtime collaborator of the Paideia Institute for Humanistic Study, where she has held a variety of both teaching and administrative positions.
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