Title: A Milk-Washed History. Retracing the Colonial History of Swiss Chocolate
Expected Completion Date: September 2026
PhD Supervisor: Davide Rodogno and Mohamed Mahmoud Mohamedou
Retracing the colonial origin of the Swiss national product per excellence: chocolate
Letizia Pinoja is a PhD candidate at the International History and Politics Department at the Geneva Graduate Institute. She holds a master's degree in International History and Politics from the Geneva Graduate Institute and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the University of Geneva. Her doctoral project aims to retrace the colonial history of Swiss chocolate since the late 18th century.