The Black Body

ELLIS KIERANS is an assistant professor of teaching in the Italian Department at Pennsylvania State University and co-editor of the Other Voices of Italy series. She has published widely on the works of Italian women.

SANDRA WATERS is the managing editor of Italian Quarterly and co-editor of the Other Voices of Italy series. She is the editor of The Spaces and Places of Horror and translator of Porpora Marcasciano's AntoloGaia, among other publications.

IGIABA SCEGO is a Somali Italian writer, cultural activist, and freelance scholar. She was born in Rome to Somali parents who took refuge in Italy following a coup d'état in their native country, where her father served as foreign minister. She holds a PhD in education on postcolonial subjects, has done extensive academic work in Italy and around the world, and has a special interest in immigration and mobility. Her first memoir won Italy's prestigious Mondello Prize. Her novel The Color Line won the Premio Napoli. Scego received the International Viareggio-Répaci awards in 2021. Most recently, she was longlisted for Premio Strega for her second memoir Cassandra a Mogadiscio. Her previous novels include Beyond Babylon and Adua. She also co-edited the anthology series Africana (Feltrinelli) with Chiara Piaggio.