Curriculum vitae studiorum
LARA GIORDANA
Date of birth: 17/12/1981
Place of birth: Cuneo (Italy)
E-mail: [email protected]
Education
2014
PhD in Anthropology
Doctoral School in Psychological, Anthropological and Educational Sciences
University of Turin, Italy
Thesis: Abitare Belep. Etnografia in un villaggio kanak (Nuova Caledonia)
[Dwelling in Belep Islands: Ethnography in a kanak village (New Caledonia)]
Subject: evolution of dwelling patterns and relationship to the land in Belep Islands since
mid-nineteenth century.
Supervisor: Prof. Adriano Favole
Coordinator: Prof. Pier Paolo Viazzo
2006
Master in Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology
Faculty of Letters and Philosophy, University of Turin, Italy
Thesis: Carne e ossa. Antropologia del riciclo [Flesh and bones: Anthropology of ricicle]
Subject: cultural value of body decomposition in funerary practises through Oceania
Supervisor: Prof. Adriano Favole
Summa cum laude
2003
Bachelor in Intercultural Communication
Faculty of Letters and Philosophy, University of Turin, Italy
Summa cum laude
Current position
2013 Jan – today
Honorary Fellow in Cultural Anthropology
Department of Cultures, Politics and Society, University of Turin, Italy
Previous positions
2009 Jan – 2011 Aug
2012 Aug – 2013 Dec
PhD Student in Anthropology
Doctoral School in Psychological, Anthropological and Educational
Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
2009 Jan – 2012 Dec
Honorary Fellow in Cultural Anthropology
Faculty of Letters and Philosophy, University of Turin, Italy
2009 Jun – Sep
Visiting Researcher in Anthropology
IRD, Institute of Research and Development, Noumea, New Caledonia
Grants and awards
2009 Jan – 2011 Aug
2012 Aug – Dec
Phd Scholarship, Doctoral School in Psychological, Anthropological
and Educational Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
Organisation of scientific meetings
2009 Jan – 2010 Jan
Organizer of the Internal Seminaries, Department of Anthropological,
Archaeological and Historic-Territorial Sciences, University of Turin,
Italy
Participation to scientific meetings
2015 Jun - Jul
2015 Jan
2009 Jun
(Accepted) Presenter, AFEA International Congress (Association of
Anthropologists and Ethnologists of France) “Démesure [Excess]”,
Toulouse, FR
Presenter, Inaugural Conference for the Agreement between Sapienza
University of Rome and University of New Caledonia “Ricerche
d’Oceania. Prospettive dall’Italia [Researches in Oceania. Perspectives
from Italy]”, Rome, IT
Presenter, Food in Film Festival, Conference, Serralunga d’Alba, IT
Commissions of trust
2009 – today
2009 – today
Graduate Dissertation Committee, Ethnology of Oceania, University of
Turin, Italy
Student Evaluator, Examinations of Cultural Anthropology, University
of Turin, Italy
Membership of scientific societies
2015 – today
Association Française d’Ethnologie et d’Anthropologie
Scientific publications
Articles in Journals
GIORDANA, L. (2014) : Waala, l’anomalia di un villaggio kanak (Nuova Caledonia) [Waala, the
anomaly of a kanak village (New Caledonia)], in “L’Uomo. Società Tradizione Sviluppo”, 2: 25-44,
ISSN 1125-5862
Translations of Articles in Journals
ANGLEVIEL, F. (2007) : L’accordo di Nouméa. L’applicazione, la posta in gioco per la Nuova
Caledonia (1998-2018), in “La ricerca folk lorica”, 55: 63-79, ISSN 0391-9099 (from French to
Italian)
Translations of Books
DELIEGE, R. (2008) : Storia dell’antropologia [History of Anthropology], Bologna, Il Mulino,
ISBN 978-88-15-12660-3 (from French to Italian)
