Senior Lecturer in Intercultural Studies, Brunel University London
Marco-Benoît Carbone is a Senior Lecturer in Intercultural Studies at Brunel University, London.
His interdisciplinary research revolves around the social and mediated dynamics of identity-making. He authored the monograph 'Geographies of Myth and Places of Identity' (Bloomsbury Academic, 2022) about heritage and identity in South Italy and is currently carrying out research projects on regional and transnational Italian identities.
His areas of expertise include the dimension of play and games research.
His recent study on Super Mario focuses on ethnicity and character creation in the cultural industries:
Carbone, M.B. (2022) 'Olive Face, Italian Voice: Constructing Super Mario as an Italian-American' (1981–1996). Cinergie, 11(22), 127–144. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2280-9481/15824
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