Gender history, feminist and transfeminist studies
Historical and sociological analysis of gender relations and of the history of feminist and transfeminist movements, with attention to political practices, situated knowledges, conflicts, alliances, and the transformations of collective subjects.
Trans studies and gendered citizenship
Study of the social, political, and institutional processes through which gender identities are constructed, with particular attention to bodies, self-determination, medico-legal discourses, and forms of gendered and LGBTQIA+ citizenship.
History and sociology of feminist and trans movements
History of feminist and trans movements in Italy, from the 1970s to the present, through an interdisciplinary approach combining history, sociology, memory, oral sources, and the analysis of political cultures.
Memory, oral history, and feminist and LGBTQIA+ archives
Study of the practices of preservation, transmission, and production of memory within feminist, trans, and LGBTQIA+ movements, with particular attention to archives as political and cultural spaces of collective elaboration.
Gender-based violence
Analysis of gender-based violence in its historical, social, cultural, and symbolic dimensions, with attention to media representations, gender stereotypes, relationships, and forms of violence within social and affective relations.
Transition to adulthood and youth political participation
Research on the biographical trajectories of younger generations, transitions to adulthood, and forms of political participation, with attention to processes of subjectivation, agency, belonging, and identity construction.
