Argia
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ARGIA is an Italian playwright and professor based in New York. She teaches creative writing, Italian language, and literature at many institutions in New York using a creative writing approach. She created her own business for English speakers with Italian roots, specializing in Elena Ferrante’s work and the tetralogia napoletana. She was a professor of Creative Writing at Accademia Albertina of Turin from 2019 to 2021, creating her first course on Adaptation, a multidisciplinary course on different approaches to creative writing. She holds a BA in Playwriting and Dramaturgy from D.A.M.S. (School of Arts) in Turin, an MFA in Drama from the same university, and a PhD in Drama with an Italian concentration from Columbia University and the University of Turin. She is a current member of The Dramatist Guild of America.