I am a PhD student in history of science at the University of Bologna, in joint supervision with the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. My research focuses on knowledge related to animal husbandry in Italy between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and extends to animal care practices in the early modern period, at the intersection of history of science, food history, environmental history, and animal history.
Education
2024 – present PhD in Philosophy, Science, Cognition and Semiotics (Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna), in joint supervision with the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (Centre de Recherches Historiques, Paris). Provisional title: A "necessary evil": science, techniques and the economy of animal welfare in Italian zootechnics (18th–19th centuries)
2021 – 2024 Master's Degree in Philosophical Sciences (Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna). Thesis title: More-than-human histories in the early modern period. Animals, science and society in the 17th century. Supervisor: Paolo Savoia; co-supervisor: Manlio Iofrida. Final grade: 110 with honours and distinction for publication
2018 – 2021 Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy (Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna). Thesis title: The Chiasm and the Flesh. An ecosophy starting from Merleau-Ponty. Supervisor: Manlio Iofrida; co-supervisor: Prisca Amoroso. Final grade: 110 with honours
Administrative and Teaching Roles
2024 – present Subject Expert (Cultrice della materia) in History of Science (Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy – University of Bologna)
2024–2025 Teaching Tutor in History of Science (Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy – University of Bologna)
2023 – 2024 Orientation Tutoring appointment, Department of Philosophy and Communication – Master's Degree in Philosophical Sciences and Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy
2022 – 2023 Orientation Tutoring appointment, Department of Philosophy and Communication – Master's Degree in Philosophical Sciences and Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy
Research Activities
2023 Research period abroad for the development of the Master's thesis at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA)
Grants and Awards
2024 PhD fellowship titled Chronicles from the Climate Crisis, funded by the Emilia-Romagna Region's FSE+ Programme 2021–2027
2023 Research grant for a study period abroad in preparation for / in-depth study of the Master's thesis (2 months). Funding body: University of Bologna – Department of Philosophy and Communication (FILCOM). Location: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (USA)
Editorial Boards and Affiliations
Since 2025 I have been a member of the editorial board of the journal Aldrovandiana, where I also serve as Assistant Book Review Editor.
I am a member of the Italian Society for the History of Science (SISS), the European Society for the History of Science (ESHS), and the History of Science Society (HSS).
