Michele Gama Sosa

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Location
Berries Springs, MI
School
Yale University, University of Chicago
Expertise
Untold Italy, Religious tourism, European travel destinations
  • Michele has worked for Grunge Features as a history writer, often writing about events in places he has visited.
  • He has traveled throughout Europe, especially Italy, learning about the history, language, and culture of lesser-known places that give each country its charm.
  • His expertise as a trained historian has allowed him to make places truly come to life for eager travelers by taking a set of historical facts and explaining why they matter. He has also helped make a place the way it is today.

Experience

Michele has worked as a writer since finishing graduate school. His expertise is primarily in the Bronze Age Mediterranean, with a focus on the Hittite Empire. However, his interests extend into other historical fields, particularly the history of Christianity, linguistics, Romance languages, and Eastern Europe. His training as a historian is particularly relevant for weaving different threads together to form a coherent picture to explain how the past influences our present world and why it matters.

Education

Michele earned a B.A. in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from Yale University in 2014 and a Ph.D. in Near Eastern History from the University of Chicago in 2020.

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