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Silvio Foce

Ph.D. Student
Silvio Foce
Email foce@usc.edu

Biography

Silvio Foce is a PhD student in Classics at USC. He studied Classical Studies (BA, magna cum laude, 2020) at the University of Naples “Federico II” (Naples, Italy), with a focus on Roman History and Roman water management. He completed his Master’s in Modern Philology (equivalent to a MA in Linguistics) at the same institution (magna cum laude, 2022), specializing in the History of the Italian Language. He also studied language acquisition, and obtained a certificate as a Teacher of Italian as a Second Language (CEDILS) from the University of Venice “Ca’ Foscari” (Venice, Italy, 2023).

Education

  • BA University of Naples Federico II
  • MA University of Naples Federico II

  • Research Keywords

    Transitional justice; trauma theory; 4th cent. Athens; semiotic theory of memory; semiotic approaches to post-conflict cultures; Postmemory of Roman civil wars

  • Conference Presentations

    • The remorseful Diomedes: intentional history and interpretative forgetfulness (Aeneid 11. 252-282) Virgil, “Aeneid” 11: a Workshop. International Epic Network – 2nd Meeting , 2024-2025

    Other Presentations

    • “I contrafacta del Ms. G”, Coursework Collaborative Presentation, Naples, Italy, 2021-2022
    • “Salernum: storia della città antica tra ipotesi e problematiche ricostruttive”, Coursework Collaborative Presentation , Naples, Italy, 2019-2020

  • Poem

    • (2024). Il Gabbiano e lo Specchio – The Seagull in the Mirror. pp. 6-7.Los Angeles, CA. Trojan Bloom. USC’s Multilingual Journal.
    • (2025). Un coro di Nuvole – A Chorus of Clouds. pp. 40-41.Los Angeles, CA. Trojan Bloom. USC’s Multilingual Journal.