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Carlotta Mele

Amherst,MA

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Teaching Assistant

Comparative Literature Program
Amherst, MA
09.2024 - Current

Professional Translator

Caratteri Speciali - Sandro Ristori
Rome, Italy
10.2019 - Current
  • Translated more than 20 books for Newton Compton.
  • Translated So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo, for Edizioni Tlon.
  • Proof-read the Italian translation of Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston for 66thand2nd.

Education

Ph.D. - Comparative Literature

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

Master of Arts - English And Anglo-American Studies

La Sapienza University of Rome
Rome, Italy
07.2022

Post-graduate Specialization - Literary Translation

Scuola Del Libro
Roma, Italy
01.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Languages, Literature And Foreign Languages

University of Roma Tre
Rome, Italy
07.2018

Skills

  • P>Received fellowship from The Center for American Studies in Rome to attend the 65° seminar in American Literary, History and Culture
  • P>Presented a paper at the American Association of Comparative Literature in Montreal, February 2026
  • Organized the Comparative Literature Grad Students Crossroads Conference in 2026
  • Co-chair of the Organization of Graduate Student in Comparative Literature

Certification

-TEFL certification (Teaching English as a Second Language)

Languages

  • Italian (native speaker)

  • English (IELTS score: 8.0/9.0)

  • Spanish (CEFR: C1)

Languages

  • Italian (native speaker)

  • English (IELTS score: 8.0/9.0)

  • Spanish (CEFR: C1)

Personal Information

Title: Translator, Student

Languages

English
Full Professional
Italian
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Full Professional
French
Limited Working

Timeline

Teaching Assistant

Comparative Literature Program
09.2024 - Current

Professional Translator

Caratteri Speciali - Sandro Ristori
10.2019 - Current

Master of Arts - English And Anglo-American Studies

La Sapienza University of Rome

Post-graduate Specialization - Literary Translation

Scuola Del Libro

Ph.D. - Comparative Literature

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Bachelor of Arts - Languages, Literature And Foreign Languages

University of Roma Tre
Carlotta Mele