About

Eloisa Morra is an Associate Professor of Italian & Visual Studies at the University of Toronto. She holds a BA and MA from the Scuola Normale Superiore and a MA and PhD from Harvard.

She is the author of four books — La lente di Gadda (Electa 2024, Selection Premio Forum Traiani, Mario Pannunzio Prize), Poetiche della Visibilità (Carocci, 2023), Un allegro fischiettare nelle tenebre. Ritratto di Toti Scialoja (Quodlibet, 2014, Edinburgh Gadda Prize) and Accendo la luce e divento me stessa. Florine Stettheimer (Electa 2025). Her latest exhibition projects include Calvino cantafavole (Palazzo Ducale, Genoa, 2023) and Pino Pascali Toti Scialoja. Confluenze (Kursaal Santalucia, 2024). She is a contributing writer at Il Sole 24 ore and The European Review of Books. She is the recipient of grants and fellowships from UK, Canada, US, France and Italian foundations.

For writing and speaking inquiries, please contact Grandi&Associati: agenzia@grandieassociati.it