Rate My Professor Nerida Newbigin

University of Sydney

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Performing Arts Practice Dramaturgy / Dramatic Criticism Philology

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4.08/20/2025

Inspires students to aim high and excel.

4.05/21/2025

Helps students unlock their full potential.

5.03/31/2025

Encourages creativity and critical thinking.

4.02/27/2025

Encourages students to explore new ideas.

5.02/4/2025

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Nerida Newbigin is Emeritus Professor of Italian Studies in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Sydney. She taught Italian language and literature there from 1970 until her retirement in December 2008, during which time she was appointed to a personal chair in Italian Studies in January 2001 and served as Pro-Dean of the Faculty of Arts. In 1995, she was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. Newbigin's scholarly career has centered on the philology and history of theatre and performance in medieval and Renaissance Italy, particularly late medieval lay piety, and the editing, transcription, and interpretation of theatrical texts and archival sources. Her research encompasses the spectacle and drama of fifteenth-century Florence, comedies of sixteenth-century Florence and Siena, the Confraternity of the Gonfalone in Renaissance Rome, and drama in fourteenth-century Umbria.