Davide Di Maio

Foto,  September 30, 2025
Position
Associate Professor
Academic sector
GERM-01/B - German Literature
Research sector (ERC-2024)
SH5_2 - Theory and history of literature, comparative literature

SH5_8 - Metaphysics, philosophical anthropology; aesthetics

Office
Palazzo di Lingue,  Floor Primo,  Room 1.03
Telephone
+39 045802 8678
E-mail
davide|dimaio*univr|it <== Replace | with . and * with @ to have the right email address.

Office Hours

Friday, Hours 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM,   Palazzo di Lingue, Floor Primo, room 1.03

Curriculum
  • pdf   CV   (pdf, it, 482 KB, 19/08/26)
  • pdf   CV (engl.)   (pdf, it, 391 KB, 19/08/26)

Davide Di Maio has taught at the University of Palermo and at HafenCity University Hamburg. Since 2021, he has been a faculty member at this University. His research and scholarly interests focus primarily on twentieth-century German literature (particularly George, Wolfskehl, Hofmannsthal, and Zweig), issues relating to twentieth-century essay writing and Kunstreligion, eighteenth-century aesthetics (Schiller and Herder), and twentieth-century aesthetics (Klages and Wolters). His current areas of research include the work of the writer and playwright Botho Strauß, the concept of Konservativismus, the philosophical work of Ludwig Klages, and the relationship between literature and politics.

He is co-coordinator, together with G. Pelloni, of the research group “Krisis. Literature, Criticism, Culture and Politics” (University of Verona, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, and Sapienza University of Rome), and Deputy Director of the “Interdepartmental Research Centre on Romantic Europe” (C.R.I.E.R.). He serves as an editor for the journals Nube. Nuova biblioteca europea and Romanticismi (C.R.I.E.R.). He is also a member of the scientific committee of the Meltemi book series Gli anelli di Saturno.

Modules

Modules running in the period selected: 25.
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Course Name Total credits Online Teacher credits Modules offered by this teacher
Bachelor's degree in Languages and literatures for publishing and digital media German literature 1 (2026/2027)   9  eLearning 9 
Bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures German literature 1 (2026/2027)   9  eLearning 9 
Bachelor's degree in Languages and Cultures for Tourism and International Commerce German literature and culture 1 [Cognomi M-Z] (2026/2027)   6    3 
Master's degree in Languages, Literatures and Digital Culture Teaching lab - German literature and culture (2026/2027)   2    2 
Foreign Literatures and Languages Winter School "Intrecci 9" - Literatures and Cultures (2026/2027)   8.25    0.5 
Foreign Literatures and Languages Finzione ed ermeneutica letteraria (Gadamer, Szondi) (2025/2026)   8    0.38 
Bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures German literature 1 (2025/2026)   9  eLearning 9 
Bachelor's degree in Languages and literatures for publishing and digital media German literature 1 (2025/2026)   9  eLearning 9 
PERCORSO 60 CFU CLASSE AD22 Teaching German Literature and Culture: Methods, Tools and Technologies (2025/2026)   3  eLearning 1  (A)
Master's degree in Languages, Literatures and Digital Culture Teaching lab - German literature and culture (2025/2026)   2  eLearning 2 
Bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures German literature 1 (2024/2025)   9  eLearning 9 
Bachelor's degree in Languages and literatures for publishing and digital media German literature 1 (2024/2025)   9  eLearning 9 
Bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures German literature 2 (2023/2024)   9  eLearning 4 
Bachelor's degree in Languages and literatures for publishing and digital media German literature 2 (2023/2024)   9  eLearning 9 
Bachelor's degree in Languages and Cultures for Tourism and International Commerce German literature and culture 1 [Cognomi M-Z] (2023/2024)   6  eLearning 3 
PERCORSO 60 CFU CLASSE AD24 Teaching German Literature and Culture: Methods, Tools and Technologies (2023/2024)   3  eLearning 3 
Foreign Literatures and Languages Winter School Literatures 2024 (2023/2024)   9    0.5 
Bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures German literature 1 (2022/2023)   9  eLearning 9 
Bachelor's degree in Languages and literatures for publishing and digital media German literature 2 (2022/2023)   9  eLearning 7 
Bachelor's degree in Languages and Cultures for Tourism and International Commerce German literature and culture 1 [Cognomi M-Z] (2022/2023)   6  eLearning 4 
Foreign Literatures and Languages PhD Course (2022/2023)   50    1 
Bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures German literature 1 (2021/2022)   9  eLearning 9 
Bachelor's degree in Languages and literatures for publishing and digital media German literature 2 (2021/2022)   9  eLearning 7 
Bachelor's degree in Languages and Cultures for Tourism and International Commerce German literature and culture 1 [Cognomi M-Z] (2021/2022)   6  eLearning 4 
Bachelor's degree in Languages and literatures for publishing and digital media German literature 2 (2020/2021)   9  eLearning 9 

Di seguito sono elencati gli eventi e gli insegnamenti di Terza Missione collegati al docente:

  • Eventi di Terza Missione: eventi di Public Engagement e Formazione Continua.
  • Insegnamenti di Terza Missione: insegnamenti che fanno parte di Corsi di Studio come Corsi di formazione continua, Corsi di perfezionamento e aggiornamento professionale, Corsi di perfezionamento, Master e Scuole di specializzazione.

Research groups

“Krisis. Literature, Criticism, Culture and Politics”
The research group “Krisis. Literature, Criticism, Culture and Politics” aims to position itself at the intersection of different fields of knowledge and disciplines, with the goal of promoting, coordinating, and organizing research and training activities in the areas of literature, cultural studies, philosophy, history, and political and sociological theory. In particular, the group seeks to serve as a platform for fostering reflection—across diverse disciplinary perspectives—on the role that the humanities traditions can play in addressing political, social, and cultural issues, with special attention to the most pressing ones (authoritarianism, crisis of representation, democracy).
Research interests
Topic Description Research area
Botho Strauß Analisi della poetica del "velamento" e del conservatorismo in Botho Strauß German and Austrian literature
German literature: Individual authors or works
Estetica tedesca del Settecento Traduzione e curatela di "Grazia e dignità" (Schiller) e "Plastica" (Herder) German and Austrian literature
Germanic Cultural Studies and Mentalities
"George-Kreis" Ricerche su Karl Wolfskehl e Ludwig Klages (poetologia, estetica, "Ausdruckskunde") German and Austrian literature
German literature: Individual authors or works
Projects
Title Starting date
Progetto di Eccellenza: Rappresentazione dell'alterità, della diversità e della marginalità nelle letterature europee ed extraeuropee contemporanee 1/1/23




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