Personal profile
Biography
I joined ANU in July 2022, as Associate Professor of Italian and convenor of the Italian Studies programme. Currently I also coordinate European languages.
I am a leading scholar of Italian migration to Australia. My most recent research focuses on decolonial, creative and 'undisciplined' approaches to migration history, family history, and transcultural studies. With a team of wonderful scholars, I'm currently researching and writing the first history of grandparenting in Australia. My research and teaching have been supported by prestigious organizations, including the Australian Research Council, the National Geographic, the Scanlon Foundation, the Cassamarca Foundation, the Australasian Centre for Italian Studies, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Prato City Council.
Qualifications
PhD, USyd; BA H1 (equiv.), Sapienza
Research Interests
- The history of Italians in Australia
- Ethnic and migration history in Australia
- Decolonial and Indigenous approaches to migration history
- Migrant youth in Italy and Australia - especially informal processes of transculturation through art and sport
- Oral history
- Football studies - especially AS Roma
Research student supervision
- Registered to supervise
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Grandparenting tells us much about our history. It’s important to preserve these storie
Allen, L., Dellios, A., Gallagher, E., Ricatti, F., Nguyen, N. & Evans, T., 30 Oct 2025, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › General Article
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Strengthening Australian Multiculturalism: Submission to the Multicultural Framework Review
Gamlen, A., Ricatti, F., Qureshi, I., Williams, K., Brown, L., Varela, P., Prasad, S., Macqueen, S. & Bordia, S., 2024, 33 p.Research output: Other contribution
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Sport, social inclusion and the logic of assimilation in Prato (Italy)
Ricatti, F., Dutto, M. & del Bono, A., Feb 2022, In: International Review for the Sociology of Sport. 57, 1, p. 129-145 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
8 Citations (Scopus) -
Football is life: the loves and madness of Roma Tifosi
Ricatti, F. & Klugman, M., 2 Sept 2020, In: Continuum. 34, 5, p. 790-805 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
RIPENSARE LA DIASPORA ITALIANA ALLA LUCE DEGLI APPROCCI TRANSCULTURALI, DECOLONIALI E INTERSEZIONALI. IL CASO AUSTRALIANO
Ricatti, F., 2020, In: Moderna. 22, 1-2, p. 55-70 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Projects
- 1 Active
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Grandparenting in Australia: a history (1945-2025)
Ricatti, F. (PI), Allen, L. (CoI), Dellios, A. (CoI), Evans, T. (CoI) & Nguyen, N. (CoI)
26/03/25 → 25/03/28
Project: Research