Jonathan J. Cavallero

Jonathan J. Cavallero is associate professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies at Bates College. His interest in studying Italian Americans springs from his own Italian American background. Cavallero's great grandparents immigrated to the US with their families between 1910 and 1912. As a third generation Italian American growing up in the suburbs of Washington, DC and Philadelphia, Cavallero often looked to the movies and television for a sense of cultural definition. Cavallero lives in Yarmouth, ME, with his wife Kathryn, their son, and their pets.