DR. FRANCESCA FERRANDO

philosopher of the Posthuman 
Ph.D. in philosophy, M.A. in Gender Studies

Dr. Ferrando's TEDx Talk "Humans, Cyborgs, Posthumans", 2012. 
In the history of TED talks, Dr. Ferrando was the first speaker 
to give a talk on the subject of the posthuman.

Dr. Francesca Ferrando is a professional philosopher and an international lecturer, 
actively involved in the posthuman scene as a thinker and organizer.  

Dr. Ferrando teaches Philosophy at New York University (US),
 NYU-Program of Liberal Studies,
as an Adjunct Assistant Professor.

She has earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy at the University of Roma Tre (Italy), 
to which the European Doctoral Fellowship was applied.
She holds an M.A. in Gender Studies, Director of the Program: 
Prof. Rosi Braidotti, Utrecht University (Holland). 

Dr. Ferrando is an Award-Winning Philosopher. 
She is the recipient of the Philosophical Prize "Premio Sainati", 
with the Acknowledgment of the President of the Italian Republic, 2014.

Dr. Ferrando has repeatedly been a Visiting Scholar at Columbia University (US).
She was also an Independent Researcher at the University of Reading (England), 
working on Cyborg Theory with Prof. Kevin Warwick. 

Dr. Ferrando has been named one of the 100 Top Creatives
making change in the world by ‘ORIGIN’ magazine.

praises

​"Ferrando is both a Classicist and a Futurist:
Erudite and Upbeat, Committed but Critical, Conceptual and Poetic, at Once" 
Rosi Braidotti

"Francesca Ferrando is at the Forefront of Thinking Philosophically"
Stefan Lorenz Sorgner

"Prof. Ferrando is the Best Teacher I've had in My Life"
NYU Student