Fabio Corsini, Ph.D., is the coordinator of the Communication Program – College of Communication and Information, at Kent State University Florence Center. He earned a BA in Political Science (2005) and an MA in Communication Studies (2006) from The University of Florence and a PhD in Sociology and Social Research (2011) from the University of Molise.
At KSU–Florence he served as professor since 2010 and he taught a variety of courses for the College of Communication and Information, for the Fashion Program (College of the Arts) and for the College of Arts and Sciences. In his role as academic coordinator, he develops programs, academic activities, field trips and course syllabi by working as a liaison between the Kent campus and Florence.
He has been Research Fellow at the University of Urbino (2014-2018) and collaborates as lecturer and adjunct professor with different Italian Universities (Sapienza University of Rome, Accademia Costume e Moda, Unicollege Firenze) and American College Programs in Florence (UCEAP–University of California Education Abroad Programs).
As a researcher he is interested in mediated representations and more specifically in the evolution of television narratives and how they represent relevant contemporary issues such as diversity, gender, and cultural identities. He also investigates brands and brand communication strategies, with a focus on made in Italy in relation to Italian fashion, Italian food, and wine.
He has published various articles focused on mediated representations – mainly television narratives – and on fashion branding and consumer culture. In 2014 he co-edited with F. Monceri Schegge di genere. Dagli stereotipi alla cittadinanza (Pisa: ETS, 2013). Together with P. Biondi and F. Monceri, and as member of the International Short Movie Festival UniversoCorto, he co-edited five volumes (2014-2021) on short movies and the representation of diversity for the book series Sakura (ETS Edizioni). In 2018 he coauthored the book together with Bernardo Valli Quel che resta del Made in Italy, Liguori, Napoli. In the same year he edited the book Italian Pop Culture: Media, Products, Imageries, for Kent State University European Studies Series published by Viella.