TOSCANO Bruno Walter Renato

Walter earned his Bachelor in Philosophical and Historical Studies in 2016 at the University of Palermo with a dissertation entitled “George Lachmann Mosse: the New Politics for the New Man” under the supervision of Professor Salvatore Lupo (grade: 110 cum laude). Following archival research at the University of Berkeley and Stanford University, he obtained his master’s degree in History at Alma Mater Studiorum in Bologna with a dissertation entitled “Revolution and Reformism in Babylon. The American Revolution of the Black Panthers (1966-1972)” under the supervision of Professor Raffaele Laudani and co-supervised by Professor Raffaella Baritono (grade: 110 cum laude).

He earned a Ph.D. in History from the University of Pisa (grade: Excellent cum Laude) for a dissertation in U.S. History entitled “Their struggle is our struggle”: the Third World Women’s Alliance and the Alliance Against Women’s Oppression between anti-imperialism, reproductive rights, and transnational activism (1970-1989) under the guidance of Professor Vinzia Fiorino and Professor Elisabetta Vezzosi.

As U.S. historian, he is now a Post-Doc Researcher for the ERC-Project entitled “WO-NAM – Women and Non-Alignment in the Cold War era: biographical and intersectional perspectives” (P.I. Chiara Bonfiglioli) at University Ca’Foscari in Venice.

Since 2019, he has collaborated with Rai Storia and Rai 3, participating in debates for the Italian TV show “Passato e Presente.” His research focuses on the history of the United States, the history of African Americans (with a focus on Afro-American activism in the 1960s, the 1970s, and 1980s), gender history, and transnational history during the Cold War.