- Communication and Media Research Institute
About me
I am a Lecturer in Media and Communication at the University of Westminster, where I serve as Course Leader of MA Digital Media: Storytelling and Production and Deputy Course Leader of MA Social Media and Digital Communication.
My research explores critical and creative uses of digital media within migrant and postcolonial contexts. Drawing on feminist frameworks and decolonial epistemologies, I investigate allyship and solidarity-building within digitally mediated transnational Italian publics.
Beyond academia, I co-created Sulla Razza (On Race), a podcast sponsored by Juventus FC that translates Anglo-American concepts on racial issues into the Italian context. Through this work, I aim to deconstruct stereotypical imaginaries and produce complex, diverse counternarratives that challenge situated perspectives. I am currently co-directing a short documentary.
Teaching
My teaching approach connects theory to practice, encouraging students to think critically about representation, power, and social justice in media. I emphasise hands-on learning through creative projects and collaborative work that develops both analytical and production skills.
I teach across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in media and communication, focusing on: media theory and cultural diversity; digital storytelling and production; social media and audience engagement; globalisation and transnational media.
I'm passionate about creating inclusive learning environments where diverse voices are centred. This is reflected in the curricula I've developed, which explore issues of race, migration, and digital activism. I've also contributed to the university's EDI initiatives and speakers' programmes.
As a course leader and personal tutor, I support students throughout their academic journey, supervising dissertations and helping them develop their unique perspectives and professional goals.
Research
My research examines how racialised and migrant communities use digital media to build solidarity and resistance.
I regularly present at international conferences (ECREA, IMISCOE, MeCCSA) and engage in public scholarship through podcasting, panel discussions and writing for outlets like Vice Italy.
I'm particularly interested in decolonial digital imaginaries and how marginalised communities create counterpublics online. My work bridges academic research and public engagement, aiming to make scholarship accessible and actionable.
I welcome opportunities to collaborate on projects exploring digital media, race, migration, and transnational activism, and I'm available to supervise doctoral research in these areas.