Education
2020: University of Rome "Tor Vergata", PhD in Philosophical-Social Sciences.
2017: University of Bologna, PhD in Architecture.
2013: University of Bologna, MA in Visual Arts.
2010: University of Bologna, BA in Philosophy (Aesthetics).
International Research Activities and Fellowships
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Department of History and Philosophy; Center for Dewey Studies, Carbondale, Illinois (July 2022)
Visiting Scholar
- Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale (June-July 2022)
Alwin C. Carus Grant Researcher, funded research stay.
- CUNY, The Graduate Center, Department of Philosophy, New York City, New York (August 2019)
Visiting Scholar
- American Institute for Philosophical and Cultural Thought, Murphysboro, Illinois (June-July 2019)
William S. Minor Dissertation Fellow, position funded by a scholarship awarded by the Institute.
- Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Helsinki, Finland (from July 2016 to February 2017 for a period of 4 months, and from June to September 2017)
Visiting PhD Student, position funded by a Marco Polo Project Scholarship.
Editorial Roles
January 2015-present
Studi di Estetica – Italian Journal of Aesthetics.
Associate Editor (since 2023) and Reviews Editor (since 2019).
April 2024-present
Contemporary Aesthetics
Member of the Scientific Committee.
December 2023-present
Collana Syllabus CLUEB
Member of the Scientific Committee.
June 2020-present
Emergenze dell’estetica (Aesthetica Publishing House)
Member of the Scientific Committee.
December 2019-present
Aesthetica Preprint
Member of the Editorial Office.
April 2020-present
Sull’abitare – Rivista Scenari
Member of the Editorial Staff.
July 2017-present
International Lexicon of Aesthetics (ILAe).
Member of the Editorial Staff.
Roles in Research Groups, Centers and Institutes
January 2020-present
almæsthetics – Research Centre for Aesthetic Studies, Università di Bologna
Member of the Scientific Board; co-ordinator of the Center's internship program
June 2022-present
RAMO – Radici e Motivi del Pragmatismo, Research Group, Università di Bologna
Co-coordinator
January 2023-present
Cassirer Center for International Scholarship and Cooperation - University of Wrocław
Member of the Scientific Board
October 2017-present
Sensibilia – Colloquium on Perception and Experience
Member of the Scientific Board.
June 2019-present
American Institute for Philosophical and Cultural Thought (Illinois, U.S.A)
Fellow.
November 2016-present
CFC – Culture Fashion Communication International Research Centre, Università di Bologna
Junior Fellow.
Memberships
Società Italiana d'Estetica (in the Executive Committee from 2019 to 2022)
European Society for Aesthetics
Nordic Society of Aesthetics
Experience Research Society (Founding member, Secretary from 2021 to 2023, and in the Executive Committee since 2021)
Teaching Activities
Academic year 2021/22-present
- Teacher of the course “Everyday Aesthetics” (ssd M-FIL/04), Università di Bologna, Department for Life Quality Studies, Second Cycle Degree in Fashion Studies (FAST)
Academic year 2021/22-present
- Teacher of the course “Storia dell'estetica” (ssd M-FIL/04) Università di Bologna, Department of Philosophy and Communication Studies,First Cycle Degree in Philosophy
Academic Year 2022/23
- Teacher of the course “Estetica e culture del Novecento” (ssd M-FIL/04), Università di Bologna, Department for Life Quality Studies, First Cycle Degree in Fashion Cultures and Practices.
Academic Year 2020/2021-present
- Adjunct Professor for the course “Aesthetics” (ssd M-FIL/04), Politecnico di Milano (Mantova) –MA in Architectural Design and History.
Academic Year 2021/22
- Teacher of a learning module in the framework of the course “Estetica e culture del Novecento” (ssd M-FIL/04), Università di Bologna, Department for Life Quality Studies, First Cycle Degree in Fashion Cultures and Practices.
Academic Year 2021/22
- Teacher of a learning module in the framework of the course "Estetica e Teorie del Gusto” (ssd M-FIL/04), Università di Bologna, First Cycle Degree in Sciences and Culture of Gastronomy.
Academic Year 2020/2021
- Teacher for the seminar “20th Century Aesthetics and Culture” (ssd M-FIL/04), Università di Bologna, Department for Life Quality Studies, Second Cycle Degree in Fashion Studies (FAST)
Academic Year 2019/2020-2020/21
- Teacher for Domus Academy di Milano addressing topics concerning the aesthetics of the everyday, of Experience Design, of sustainability and creativity.
Academic Year 2015/2016-2016/2017
- Teacher (class preparation, lecturing, grading) of the course “Aesthetics of Design: Theory and Practice” (ssd M-FIL/04), Università di Firenze in collaboration with Tongji University’s (Shanghai) Overseas Campus.
