Erica Moretti

Erica Moretti holds a Ph.D. in Italian studies and her research interests include modern Italian intellectual and social history, biopolitics, gender studies, and modern and contemporary Italian literature. 
 
Moretti’s book, The Best Weapon for Peace: Maria Montessori, Education, and Children’s Rights reframes Montessori’s pacifism as the foundation of her educational activism, emphasizing her singular vision of the classroom as a springboard to reshaping society.  This title was awarded the American Association for Italian Studies (AAIS) and the International Standing Committee for the History of Education (ISCHE) first-book prizes and is shortlisted for the Laura Shannon Prize in Contemporary European Studies.