Cristina Benedetti
Folk & Traditional Arts Contractor, Ohio Arts Council
Cristina.Benedetti@oac.ohio.gov
218 Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
43210
Areas of Expertise
- Festivals and Public Gatherings
- Performance
- Alternative Economies
Education
- Ph.D. in Comparative Studies in 2018, The Ohio State University
- M.A. in Arts Policy and Administration in 2013, The Ohio State University
- M.A. in Italian in 2007, The Ohio State University
- B.A. degrees in English and Italian in 2003, The Ohio State University
Dr. Cristina Benedetti completed her Ph.D. in Comparative Studies at Ohio State with a specialization in Folklore and research interests including public space and public gatherings, alternative economies and volunteerism, the politics of performance, and logistics and infrastructures. Benedetti is a Folk and Traditional Arts Contractor at the Ohio Arts Council.