B.A., University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil, 2011
Master I Livello, Sapienza University of Rome, 2012
Ph.D., Sapienza University of Rome, 2017
Tatiana Golfetto has been Lecturer in Sociology at John Cabot University since 2022. As a social scientist and cultural anthropologist, she is dedicated to understanding the dynamic ways that religious traditions travel and transform across borders. Her research is rooted in the study of religion and globalization, with a particular focus on the growing presence of Afro-Brazilian religions—such as Candomblé and Umbanda—in Italy and the rest of Europe.
Building on her academic foundation in History (UNICAMP, Brazil) and Cultural Mediation (Sapienza University of Rome), she earned her Ph.D. from Sapienza University of Rome in History, Anthropology, and Religion. She also completed a professional development course in Anthropology of Museums and Anthropology of Art at the University of Milan-Bicocca. Her works explore the processes of re-territorialization, examining how these religions adapt to new cultural landscapes and how their elements are re-signified, sometimes by integrating with local spiritualities or the New Age movement. In addition to her research on these transnational communities, her work also delves into the relationship between ethnographic museums and Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Beyond academia, she has a background in cultural mediation and experience assisting migrant and refugee communities.
