DATTERO ALESSANDRA

Alessandra Dattero


Scientific and professional experiences

2017 – present Associate professor of Early Modern History at the Faculty of Humanities, State University of Milan

2012 Successfully passed the national examination (abilitazione) for Associate Professor of Early Modern History

2002 - 2017 Assistant Professor of Early Modern History at the Faculty of Humanities, State University of Milan

2000 - 2002 Awarded a two years grant for a research in Early Modern History at the State University of Milan

1999 - 1999 Awarded a grant at the Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Institut für Geschichte, for the project Arge Alpen-Adria, Steiermärkischen Landesregierung

1996 - 1998 Awarded a two years grant for a research in Early Modern History at the State University of Milan

1995 PhD in History (History of the European Society) at the State University of Pavia, Historical Geographic Departement “Carlo Maria Cipolla”


Memberships In Research Programmes of National Pertinence (Prin)

2010 - 2011 Disciplina del territorio e identità: norme, corpi e istituzioni (XVII-XX secolo), directed by Livio Antonielli, State University of Milan

2005 - 2007 Città di frontiera, insediamenti e vie di comunicazione nell'arco alpino in età moderna, directed by Alessandro Pastore, State University of Verona

2003 - 2005 Frontiere, ceti, territori, culture nell'Italia dell'età moderna, directed by Alessandro Pastore, State University of Verona

2000 - 2002 Esercito, corpi armati, polizia in Italia dal Settecento all'Età Napoleonica, directed by Livio Antonielli, State University of Messina,

1998 - 2000 Eserciti e carriere militari nella Lombardia Austriaca del Settecento directed by Claudio Donati, State University of Milan


Memberships In University Research Programmes

2016 Alla ricerca della “modernità”: temi e problemi di storia moderna, directed by Antonino De Francesco, State University of Milan

2014 Tempi e modi di diffusione della modernità (XV-XIX secolo), directed by Vittorio Criscuolo, State University of Milan

2009 Percorsi al femminile in età moderna tra emarginazione e integrazione, directed by Susanna Peyronel, State University of Milan

2008 Circolazione di uomini, idee, saperi nei secoli XVI-XIX, directed by Claudia Di Filippo, State University of Milan

2007 Circolazione di uomini, idee, saperi nei secoli XVI-XIX, directed by Claudio Donati, State University of Milan

2004 Istituzioni e società nel Ducato di Milano e negli stati limitrofi all’epoca delle dominazioni spagnola e austriaca (secoli XVI-XVIII), directed by Claudio Donati, State University of Milan

2003 Istituzioni e società nel Ducato di Milano e negli stati limitrofi all’epoca delle dominazioni spagnola e austriaca (secoli XVI-XVIII), directed by Claudio Donati, State University of Milan

2002 Stati, chiese, eserciti nell’Europa Cristiana dei secoli XVI e XVII, directed by Claudio Donati, State University of Milan


Member of the Board of scientific journals

2008 - 2015 Co-founder and member of the Scientific Board “Annali di Storia Militare Europea”

2003 - present Co-founder and member of the Scientific Board of the website www.stmoderna.it

2008 - 2017 In charge of the section Research Projects of the website www.stmoderna.it


Conferences organization

- Milano, città d'acqua e di ferro. Una metropoli europea fra XVI e XIX secolo with the sponsorship of the Municipality of Milan, Milan, Palazzo Marino, 27 ottobre 2017

- Alle frontiere dello Stato di Milano (secoli XVI-XVIII): religione, politica, guerra, Milan, State University, 22 giugno 2005, Co-organized with Claudio Donati

- Border-line: la storia militare in età moderna tra società, economia e territorio, Milan, State University, 30 giugno 2004, Co-organized with Stefano Levati

She has presented many papers in national and international conferences.


Teaching and organizing activity with PhD

2016 - 2017 Member of the selection board for the admission to the PhD in History, Culture, Social and Intitutional Theories, XXXIII cycle, State University of Milan

2010 Member of the PhD thesis commission, State University of Turin, candidate: Marco Francesco Dolermo, thesis title: Modelli di mercato matrimoniale. Il caso degli ebrei piemontesi (sec.XVIII-XIX), Thesis supervisor Luciano Allegra

2008 - 2009 Participation to the teaching activity with the PhD in Historical Studies, State University of Turin

2003 - 2004 Participation to the teaching activity with the PhD in Historical Studies, State University of Pavia

2001 - 2002 Participation to the teaching activity with the PhD in Preservation of Architectural and Environmental Heritage, Politechnic of Milan


Teaching Appointments

2006 - 2010, 2011 - 2012, 2014 – present Early Modern History (BA 9 ECTS)

2010 – present History of the Ancient Italian States (MA, 9 ECTS)

2004 – 2005 History of the Military Institution (MA, 3 ECTS)

2001 - 2004 and 2012 - 2013 Workshop in Early Modern History (MA 3 ECTS)


International teaching experiences

2014 - present Annual Professor of History of the Ancient Italian States (BA, 5 ECTS), Swiss University of Lugano


Administrative appointments

2012 - present Member of the board for the admission to the master’s degree in Historical Science, State University of Milan

2012 - 2017 Member of the commission of review of the degree course in Historical Science, State University of Milan

2015 - present Member of the Scientific Board of the PhD in History, Culture, Social and Intitutional Theories, State University of Milan

2010 - 2012 Member of the Scientific Board of the PhD in Historical Studies (Medieval, Modern and Contemporary History), State University of Milan

2007 - 2009 Member of the Scientific Board of the PhD in European society and International Life in Modern and Contemporary age, State University of Milan

2004 - 2008 Researcher’s deputy in the Faculty of Literature and Philosophy, State University of Milan

2003 - present Member of the Italian Society for the Modern History