Decameron Web 2.0 (2025–)
The current phase of the project is directed by Massimo Riva (Professor of Italian Studies, Brown University), founding editor of the Decameron Web, and led by Pablo a Marca (Brown PhD, 2025), who oversees its design and development.
The experiment in “bidirectional ekphrasis” is carried out in collaboration with a research team at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia led by Prof. Claudia Canali and Dr. Cecilia Marchetti.
Technical development is supported by Brown University’s Center for Digital Scholarship.
Current doctoral students contributing to the project: Sara Buitrago Montero, Irene Fiducia, Elettra Solignani.
Decameron Web 1.0 (1995–2010)
The Decameron Web was founded in 1995 by Massimo Riva and a group of graduate and undergraduate students in Italian Studies at Brown University, among them Michael E. Papio (now Professor of Italian Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst), who became the project’s co-editor and maintained it with Riva for over two decades.
Over the years, the project was managed by a succession of project directors: Michael Hemment (1999–2001), Cristiana Fordyce (2001–2003), and Vika Zafrin (2003–2005).
Advisory Board (1998–2010): Gian Mario Anselmi, Zygmunt G. Barański, Teodolinda Barolini, Renzo Bragantini, Franco Fido, Victoria Kirkham, Jean-Jacques Marchand, Giuseppe Mazzotta, Cormac Ó Cuilleanáin, Lino Pertile, Lucia Battaglia Ricci, Janet Levarie Smarr, Jonathan Usher, Paolo Valesio.
Editorial Board (1998–2010): Cristina Abbona-Sneider, Dario Del Puppo, Nicole Gercke, Evelyn Lincoln, Roberto Ludovico, Giorgio Melloni, Ronald Martinez, Anthony Oldcorn, Sergio Parussa, Giovanna Roz, Vika Zafrin
Contributors
The materials gathered on the Decameron Web are the work of many scholars, teachers, and students who contributed essays, translations, annotations, and teaching resources between 1995 and 2010. Contributors are identified by the initials appearing at the foot of each document; the full list is preserved on the archived site.