Dr. Smith has taught at Temple Rome since 1996. His research interests include urban trends especially in the peripheral areas of Rome. He is completing a book on Pier Paolo Pasolini and his impact on urban art forms, such as street art and rap. His other area of interest is farming, especially social farming. He published a book in 2012 on farmers in central Italy, and is currently working on a project involving social farming, including initiatives directed by antimafia activists. He has an article under a review for publication entitled “Social Agriculture, Antimafia Movements and Beyond.” Deriving from the same set of interests was a lecture given in April 2019 at the University of Arkansas Rome Center under the title “Paesaggi Pini Pini: Notes on Rome’s Edible Landscape.” He is co-editor of a collection of essays published by Ashgate on Public Space in Rome through the Ages. He has collaborated actively with The International House of Women.
Degrees
PH.D. in Social Anthropology, Oxford University
M.Litt. in Social Anthropology, Oxford University
M.A. in Social Anthropology, conferred upon successful completion of a one-year post-graduate degree course from Oxford University.
B.A. in Anthropology, University of Washington
Courses taught
SOCIOLOGY 3230: Selected topics: Italian Mafia
GEOGRAPHY & URBAN STUDIES 4000: Special topics: Italian Mafia
CRIMINAL JUSTICE 3000: Special topics: Italian Mafia
ANTHROPOLOGY 2227: Popular culture in Modern Italy
Contacts
Lungotevere Arnaldo da Brescia, 15
00196 Rome, Italy
+39 06 320 2808
