Biancamaria Vallortigara

Ms. Biancamaria Vallortigara is a doctoral candidate in the Zvi Yaavetz School of Historical Studies at Tel Aviv University. Her dissertation topic is "Banco di Roma and Economic Imperialism in Libya, 1880-1912," and is being advised by Dr. Brandon Friedman and Prof. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman.

Bianca completed her MA in Middle Eastern Studies at Tel Aviv University, graduating summa cum laude, and an MA in International Relations at the Libera Universite degli Studi Sociali, Rome, graduating magna cum laude. She currently serves as the Editorial Assistant for Bustan: Middle East Book Review, produced by the Moshe Dayan Center and published by Penn State University Press.