Cecilia Pennacini

Dr Cecilia Pennacini teaches Ethnology and Visual Anthropology at the University of Turin and at the University Suor Orsola Benincasa in Naples. She has carried out ethnological researches in the Great Lakes region of Africa since 1988, focusing mainly on traditional religions and ritual performances. She is the author of two volumes, Kubandwa: La possessione spiritica nell’Africa dei Grandi Laghi (Turin, 1998) and Filmare le culture: Un’introduzione all’antropologia visiva (Rome, 2004), as well as several articles and ethnographic films.