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[email protected] MAPPING ITALIAN WOMEN’S FILMMAKING: URBAN SPACE IN THE CINEMA OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM by LAURA DI BIANCO A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty in Comparative Literature in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, The City University of New York 2014 ii © 2014 LAURA DI BIANCO All Rights Reserved iii This manuscript has been read and accepted for the Graduate Faculty in Comparative Literature in satisfaction of the dissertation requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Dr. Giancarlo Lombardi, Chair of Examining Committee Dr. Giancarlo Lombardi, Executive Officer August 21, 2014 Dr. Giancarlo Lombardi Dr. Monica Calabritto Dr. Paolo Fasoli Supervisory Committee THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK iv ABSTRACT MAPPING ITALIAN WOMEN’S FILMMAKING: URBAN SPACE IN THE CINEMA OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM by Laura Di Bianco Advisor: Professor Giancarlo Lombardi My dissertation lies at the intersection of Italian studies, film studies, women’s studies, and urban studies. Applying gender studies and feminist theoretical perspectives, I trace a thematic map of contemporary Italian women’s cinema (2000–2012) that investigates female subjectivity in urban contexts.