Simonetta Milli Konewko is Assistant Professor in the Department of French Italian and Comparative Languages at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Her current research interests include: Twentieth Century Italian literature and film, Holocaust studies, theories of emotions, and Food studies. Her articles have appeared in "Forum Italicum," "Rivista di Studi Italiani," and "Holocaust and Modernity." She has presented her work at international conferences in Europe as well as in the USA.