UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1318

Submission information
Submission Number: 1318
Submission ID: 21186
Submission UUID: b9325f8d-f7a1-4640-b8f4-6492f631ef0b

Created: Fri, 08/22/2025 - 01:27 PM
Completed: Fri, 08/22/2025 - 01:28 PM
Changed: Wed, 08/27/2025 - 01:48 PM

Remote IP address: 128.186.84.64
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No
Primary Research Mentor Name Silvia Valisa
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns Prof.
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) svalisa@fsu.edu
Position Title Faculty
FSU College (if applicable) Arts and Sciences
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Modern Languages and Linguistics
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Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above)
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated)
Name of Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) (if applicable)
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Title of the Project Sonzogno Project - Newspaper Il Secolo (1866-1927)
Project Keywords update homepage - research through newspaper articles (Italian)
Are you currently looking for research assistants? Yes
Number of Research Assistants Needed 1
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Open to all majors.
Required: Intermediate to advanced reading knowledge of Italian
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation? No, the project is remote
Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s): Partially Remote
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work? 5
Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work? Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Overall Research Project Description The Sonzogno Project gathers a series of digital and print-based initiatives devoted to the study of Italian publishing house Sonzogno. The two main digital components are an OMEKA website gathering data about the year 1885 publication records of the firm, and an FSU libraries managed Repository of the Sonzogno-owned daily newspaper Il Secolo (1866-1927), the most important daily newspaper in the 19th century in Italy.
Research Tasks The student will assist professor in updating Main Page of Research website as well as an OMEKA site showcasing a previous DH project. Most of the research hours will be devoted to browsing through different issues of Il Secolo to find interesting material to post on social media and/or on a dedicated page on the Sonzogno Project Homepage. Student will become familiar with a digital resource that is being used internationally and with the history of Italian journalism. Student need to have intermediate to advanced understanding of written Italian.
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Student need to have intermediate to advanced understanding of written Italian.
Fluency in computer-based resources such as Omeka and similar archival applications is a plus.
Students need to be interested in journalism, literature, and Italian history.
Mentoring Philosophy I like to state clearly my expectations from the start, so that the mentee has a clear idea of what they are being asked to do and within which timeline. At the same time, I highly value individual experience and initiative, and I am very open to feedback and to input on the part of the mentee.
Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable): https://progettosonzogno.create.fsu.edu/
Please add any additional information here (if applicable): the link above (https://progettosonzogno.create.fsu.edu/) leads to a series of pages that are related and that explain different part of my project.
For a sample of my scholarship, see
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3f8449v2
Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable? Yes
Roundtable times and Zoom links
Roundtable Info
  • Day: Wednesday, September 3
    Start Time: 3:00
    End Time: 3:30
    Zoom Link: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/6746013616
Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation Yes
Materials Grant Yes
UROP Poster Presentation Yes
Year 2025
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