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Paola Gemme's research explores the intersections of travel writing, emigration, and national identity, with a particular focus on Italian migration to the Americas. Her work examines how literary representations of travel and migration shape perceptions of both the emigrant experience and the receiving nations.
Recent publications include "Italy to Argentina: Travel Writing and Emigrant Colonialism" (2025) and analyses of authors such as De Amicis, examining themes of emigration and nationhood in their American writings. She also engages with scholarship on the cultural politics of Italy in American literature and the historical context of American engagement with the Philippines. Gemme's scholarly contributions are reflected in her h-index of 5 and 110 total citations across 24 publications.
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- h-index: 5
- Publications: 24
- Citations: 110
Selected Publications
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Italy to Argentina: Travel Writing and Emigrant Colonialism (2025)
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Caroline Frank, Objectifying China, Imagining America: Chinese Commodities in Early America. (2022)
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Dennis Berthold, American Risorgimento: Herman Melville and the Cultural Politics of Italy. (2022)
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Dennis Berthold, American Risorgimento: Herman Melville and the Cultural Politics of Italy. (2022)
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