Raffaella Bianchi

I am assistant professor in political science

at Suleyman Şah University in Istanbul

where I teach European history,

Introduction to political science

and Music & Politics.

I am interested in identity politics, 

European cultural history 

and the intersections between music & politics.

I wrote a Ph.D in Politics, History and International Relations 

at Loughborough University (UK) 

with a thesis entitled: 

‘The Political Role of La Scala during the Risorgimento: 

hegemony and subversion, 1814-1848’. 

I participated in a number of international conferences, 

published contributions to edited books on gender, the Risorgimento and Nineteenth century opera, 

as well as articles in peer-reviewed journals, namely 

Anglistica, 

Mosaici: The Learned Journal of Italian Poetry

The European Legacy: Towards New Paradigms.