I graduated in Philosophy (Aesthetics) at the University of
Bologna in 2003, with a thesis on Lo stupore. Un percorso
estetico-ontologico attraverso la filosofia di Martin
Heidegger. I took my doctorate in Philosophy (Aesthetics and
Ethics) at the same university in 2007, with a PhD thesis on
Forme del conflitto. La filosofia di Heidegger degli anni
Trenta tra politica e arte. While I was studying for my
doctorate (from 2004 to 2006, with a scholarship from the
university), I've been twice in Germany (4 months in 2005 and 3
months in 2006), where I continued my research activity at the
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, with scientific guidance from
prof. Friedrich-Wilhelm von Herrmann. In 2007, after obtaining a
DAAD scholarship, I went back to Germany to improve my PhD research
and to study in depth the Nitzsche-Heidegger
Auseinandersetzung.
From 2007 to 2012, I have been Cultore della Materia in
Aesthetics at the Department of Philosophy of the University of
Bologna, organizing seminars on Husserl, Nietzsche and Heidegger,
helping students in the process of writing their degree thesis and
I sat on exam commissions. In 2004, I was Coordinator of the Master
in „Scienze e progettazione del paesaggio“, promoted by the
University of Bologna. During academic years 2005-2006 and
2006-2007, I was Tutor d'Ateneo at the Faculty of Literature and
Philosophy of the University of Bologna. In April 2012, I was
appointed Ricercatore non confermato in Aesthetics (M-FIL/04) at
the University of Bologna.
I have attended several congresses and held many lectures in
Italy and Germany. From 2005 I am member of the Logos-Arbeitskreis
Messina-Tübingen: as such I regularly attend its annual meetings.
From 2008 to 2010, I contributed to the PRIN (Programma di Ricerca
di Interesse Nazionale) on „Testo, extratesto, interpretazione.
Prosecuzione dell'edizione critica delle opere edite e inedite di
Schopenhauer e Nietzsche (lasciti, opere, carteggi)”, whose
National coordinator was prof. Giuliano Campioni.
I write on the journals «Estetica. Studi e ricerche» (as
editor-in-chief of the Bologna editorial office), «Studi di
estetica», «Antologia Vieusseux», «Rifrazioni. Dal cinema
all'oltre» (as associate editor), «Cineforum», «Parol» and «Il
Cubo» (as member of the editorial staff). I have also collaborated
with «Il ponte», «Philosophia», «Chora» (as member of the editorial
staff), «Il pensiero mazziniano», «Bibliomanie», «Carte di Cinema»
(as member of the editorial staff), «Cinergie» and
«Millimetri».
In 1998, I was second best at the XVIII edition of the Premio di
saggistica cinematografica “Adelio Ferrero”, with the paper
Fuochi di sentimento sull'orlo dell'abisso (dedicated to
Kitano's movie Hana-bi). In 2009, I obtained a “Menzione
Speciale” in the essays section of the Premio di Filosofia “Viaggio
a Siracusa” (X edition) for the book Luogotenente del nulla.
Heidegger, Nietzsche e la questione della singolarità.
From 2009, I am a member of the Martin-Heidegger-Gesellschaft
(Meßkirch). From 2004 to 2010, I have been a member of AISE
(Associazione Italiana degli Studiosi di Estetica), for which, from
2005 to 2008, I have been Treasurer. From 2011, I am a member of
SIE (Società Italiana di Estetica).
I have organized several cultural events in the field of philosophy
and film studies, among which: the film exhibition “L'individuo
inquieto. Un percorso tra cinema e filosofia”, that took place in
Bergamo with the support of Cineforum, Lab 80, Centro culturale
protestante di Bergamo, Comune di Bergamo and aise
(January-February 2006, with contributions of Sergio Givone, Carlo
Gentili, Franco Rella, Raffaele Milani, Sergio Rostagno, Bruno
Fornara, Peter Ciaccio and Jonny Costantino); the film exhibition
“La (dis)misura della volontà. Tra dominazione e dedizione”
(organized with Jonny Costantino and Sandro Sproccati), with
the support of Associazione “Arte ed estetica”, aise, Accademia di
Belle Arti of Bologna (May 2006, with contributions of Carlo
Gentili, Sandro Sproccati, Jonny Costantino, Vito Contento, Laura
Zardi, Francesco Cattaneo, Elisa Subini and Lucia Principe); the
film exhibition “A caccia di un posto nel mondo” on the behalf of
the Videoteca comunale di Carpi; the congress “Domandare con
Gadamer. Cinquant'anni di
Verità e metodo” (organized with
Stefano Marino), with the support of Dipartimento di Filosofia
dell'Università di Bologna, Tübinger Gesellschaft für
Phänomenologische Philosophie, and AISE (April 2010, with
contributions of Carlo Gentili, Giuliana Gregorio, Mariannina
Failla, Giovanni Matteucci, Dietmar Koch, Annamaria Contini,
Francisco Arenas-Dolz, Rosa Maria Marafioti, Stefano Marino and
Francesco Cattaneo); the congress “Gli specchi della poesia. Nel
centenario di Anceschi (1911-1995)” (organized with Giovanni
Matteucci, Carlo Gentili and Stefano Marino), with the support of
Dipartimento di Filosofia dell'Università di Bologna and SIE
(November 2011, with contributions of Carlo Gentili, Fernando
Bollino, Lucio Vetri, Giovanni Matteucci, Annamaria Contini, Rita
Messori, Raffaele Milani, Andrea Gatti, Francesco Cattaneo, Alessia
Ruco, Michele Gardini and Stefano Marino); the congress “Eredità
nietzschiane” (organized with Stefano Marino), with the supporto of
Dipartimento di Filosofia dell'Università di Bologna (December
2011, with contributions of Giuliano Campioni, Giampiero Moretti,
Federico Vercellone, Lucio Vetri, Carlo Gentili, Francesco
Cattaneo, Stefano Marino, Raffaele Milani, Annamaria Contini,
Francisco Arenas-Dolz, Gianluca Garelli and Andrea Spreafico); the
film exhibition “Città del dolore” (organized with Jonny Costantino
and Vito Contento), with the support of Laboratorio di Ricerca
sulle Città, Dipartimento di Filosofia dell'Università di Bologna
and Cineteca di Bologna (May 2012, with contributions of Raffaele
Milani, Andrea Morini, Francesco Cattaneo, Gianpiero Ariola, Vito
Contento, Silvia Mei, Sandro Sproccati, Jonny Costantino, Katia
Rossi and Pietro Babina). In addition, I made a significant
contribution to the organization of the congress “Heidegger
trent'anni dopo”, that took place at the University of Bologna in
2006, under the scientific responsibility of Carlo Gentili.
