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Derek Ginoris

Student NameDerek Ginoris
Faculty Mentor NameDr. Mary A. Watt
CollegeCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences
MajorFLL in Italian Studies & International Studies (Concentration in Europe)
MinorCertificate in International Relations
Research InterestsDantean Studies, Freudian Studies, Medieval Italian Literature
Academic AwardsAlbert and Rita Scholarship for Advancement in Italian Studies (2019)
FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) Fellowship (2020)
Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation Scholarship (2020)
University Scholars Program at UF (2020-21)
OrganizationsPresident of Italian Student Association
Hobbies and Interests I enjoy traveling and learning about other cultures and languages.

Research Project

Patricide and Parental Guidance within the Comedy
There are overlapping concepts in both Freud’s Dissolution of the Oedipus Complex and Dante’s Divine Comedy relating to the developmental stages of the psyche. My project seeks to apply the physical conditions of the Complex to the situations within the Comedy to provide insight on spiritual growth as it relates to familial power dynamics. I will focus on analyzing Dante’s relationship with the motherly Beatrice as well as father figures including Brunetto Latini, Virgil, and Statius.