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Posthuman  Philosophy
For seminars, lectures, courses, publications or interviews:
contact Dr. Ferrando.

NEWS

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From left to right: Alex Klokus, Francesca Ferrando, Stuart Dambrot, James Hughes.
"World Technology Awards", WTN, Rockefeller Center, New York.
To watch the full video, click here.
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PUBLIC ​lectures

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Forthcoming
​​​​​PERU, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, 12th March 2022
Keynote Speaker at the 3rd Symposium “Coloquio sobre las Posthumanidades”, Lecture "Dialogue on Posthuman Existence", Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima. Chair: Prof. Victor J. Krebs. Inaugural Event of the Latin-American Posthuman Network.

​Forthcoming
CANADA, University of Ottawa and UNESCO, April 12-13 2022
Invited Presentation "The Art of Posthuman Existence", University of Ottawa’s Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC), Arts and Human Rights Symposium: "Building Positive Relations: The Arts, New Materialism, Posthumanism & Human Rights", April 12 and 13 2022, in celebration of WorldArtDay, UNESCO.

Forthcoming
USA - San Francisco State University, June 22-23 2022
Keynote at the "Posthumanist Management; Posthumanist Organizing: History or Becoming?" 12th Organizations, Artifacts and Practices (OAP) Workshop. Chair: Prof. Carlos Montemayor.

 
Forthcoming
GERMANY, American Academy, July 10-14 2022
Invited Talk and Workshop "Posthuman Gender" at the American Academy in Berlin, Germany.
Chair: Prof Moira Fradinger.

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Forthcoming
GERMANY, Ruhr-University, Bochum, August 10-12 2022
Lecture at the Conference "Thinking of the Body — The Body as Unthinkable Affect, Touch, and Vulnerability of the Body as a Challenge to Religion, Politics, and Understanding", Faculty of Theology, Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany. Chair: Prof Rebekka Klein.

Forthcoming
PAKISTAN, Forman College, October 19th-20th 2022
Keynote at the International Conference "Inter/Dis-connections of the Prefix ‘Post’ in Contemporary Literary, Linguistic and Cultural Studies" scheduled to be held at Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Lahore on October 19th-20th 2022.


Forthcoming
BRAZIL, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR), November 7-9 2022
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Lecture at the IX Workshop Wittgenstein " Linguagem, Sociedade e Fronteiras da Cognição".
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To see the full list of lectures, click here.

SELECTED LATEST VIDEOS

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​​Just Released!
Lecture "Covid19, TransMedia and the Art of Posthuman Existence" at the Seminar "Transmedia Arts", Mahindra Humanities Center, Harvard University, US, October 23rd 2020 (live on Zoom).

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INDIA, NIAS National Institute of Advanced Studies, 2021
Lecture "Existential Posthumanism: A Path of Self-Enquiry" at the Consciousness Studies Programme, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), ​Bangalore, India.
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Interview with Nikola Danaylov, Singularity Weblog
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​Keynote on "Philosophical Posthumanism, Embracing Change...Forging Ahead",
​at the APCoRE 2020 Conference, ASIA-PACIFIC CONSORTIUM of Researchers and Educators
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​Lecture "Planetary Crisis and the Humanities: Prospects in Theory and Praxis", Aliah University, Kolkata, India,
​August 28th 2020, (live on Google Meet).

​In Spanish / En español
Keynote Lecture "Presencia Posthumana, at the
​2nd Symposium “Coloquio sobre las Posthumanidades”, 

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Peru,
September 11th 2020 (live on Zoom).

​To watch more videos, click here.
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LATEST PUBLICATIONS

BOOKs

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1. Philosophical Posthumanism ​(Bloomsbury)
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Dr. Ferrando's monograph Philosophical Posthumanism was released by Bloomsbury Publishing as a paperback in June 2020, as a hardcover in June 2019. ​​Preface by Rosi Braidotti. ​
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​"Impressively scholarly, ethically engaged and engaging”
David Roden, Associate Lecturer in Philosophy
(​The Open University, UK)


To read more book endorsements, click here.
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Latest News
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The Journal of Posthuman Studies, Vol. 1 No. 2 (2021), has dedicated a full Dossier to Dr Ferrando's Philosophical Posthumanism Session at the 42nd Annual KJSNA Meeting. This includes 4 commentaries by eminent scholars, and the response by Dr. Ferrando: "Beyond Posthuman Theory: Tackling Realities of Everyday Life".

​Latest reviews
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The Journal Interconnections (2021)
"With an impressive ability to combine a recognition of the current state of scholarship, a synoptic vision of the field, and an enthusiasm for research and discovery, Ferrando portrays the posthuman in its heterogeneity (...). Furthermore, she does this with the rigor and skill of a distinguished scholar, the explanatory ability of an expert teacher, the enthusiasm and pathos of a narrator, and the inspiration of a prophetic, “realistic” announcer."
Click here to read the full review.
 

​To read more book reviews, click here.
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​Translations
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Philosophical Posthumanism is currently being translated into:
- Russian by The Higher School of Economics Publishing House.

Chapters 9-10 and Interlude 1 have been translated into:
- Spanish by Dr. Gabriela Balcarce, Journal "Instantes Y Azares - Escrituras Nietzscheanas", Dossier: "Modos posthumanos de la subjetividad y del ser-con-otrxs",
Volume 21, Issue 26, pp. 97-121.

Some chapters are being translated into:
- German by the Research Center for Social and Cultural Studies, published by Brill.
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Philosophical Posthumanism has just been translated into Korean by Jeesun Rhee introduction by Sangkyu Shin: 철학적 포스트휴머니즘. Publisher: Acanet.

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2. Being Posthuman (Polity Press)
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​​Dr. Ferrando is currently writing her second monograph: Being Posthuman: Social Wisdom for the 21st Century. ​Book under contract. Polity Press, Cambridge, UK. 
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ARTICLES

FORTHCOMING

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"Will Posthumans Dream of Humans? A Message To Our Post-Planetary Descendants"
In: 
Reclaiming Space
Edited by Schwartz, J. et al. 

Published by Oxford University Press.

"To Be or Not to Be Enhanced? Just ask the Moon – in Posthuman Terms"
In: The Routledge Handbook of the Ethics of Human Enhancement 
Edited by Ienca, M. / Jotterand F. 
Published by Routledge.


"Who is Afraid of Artificial Intelligence? A Posthumanist Take on the AI Takeover Scenario"
In: AI and Humanities
Edited by Grunert, F.P.
Published by Joint Research Center, European Commission.


"Are We Becoming Gods?
Transhumanism, Posthumanism, Antihumanism and the Divine
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In: Religious Transhumanism and Its Critics
Edited by Green, B., Gouw, A., Peters, T.

Lexington Books, Rowman and Littlefield.

"Existential Posthumanism: A Manifesto"
​In: Posthuman Glossary (updated edition)

Edited by Braidotti, R. / Hlavajova, M.
Published by
 Bloomsbury Academic.

"Philosophical Posthumanism and Planetary Concerns"
co-written with Singh, S. A.
In: 
"Globalization and New Terrains of Consciousness: Phenomenologies of the Global/ Local"
Published by Routledge.


"Foreword: Posthuman Healing and Revealing"
In: Posthuman Pathogenesis: Contagion in Literature, Arts, and Media
Edited by Agin, B. / Horzum, S. 
Published by Routledge.​

​​"Posthuman Spirituality"
co-written with Banerji, D.
In: Mapping the Posthuman
Edited by Hamilton, G. / Lau, W.

Published by Routlegde.​

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These articles by Dr. Ferrando have just been released:
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"A Feminist Genealogy of Posthumanist Aesthetics in the Visual Arts" (re-publication)
In: Posthumanism in Art and Science: A Reader
Edited by Aloi, G. / McHugh, S.

Columbia University Press 2021.
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​Just released
"Beyond Posthuman Theory: Tackling Realities of Everyday Life"
In: Journal of Posthuman Studies 1 (2), 219-224.
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​Just released
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"Posthumanism in a Time of Crisis"
Ferrando, F.  / 
Rohan, H. / Ducros, H.

In: EuropeNow Journal, Issue 45, published by the Council for Council for European Studies, Columbia University.

​Just released
​"Postumanesimo Filosofico" (in Italian)
In: Abbecedario del Postumanesimo

Edited by Baioni, E., Cuadrado, L. M., Macelloni, M.
Published by Mimesis 2021.

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"A Dialogue on Posthumanism, Covid19 and Environmentalism"
Ferrando, F. / Datta, A. 
in: 
"The Posthuman Imagination: Literature at the Edge of the Human"
Edited by Sarkar, S. and Kundu, T., Cambridge Scholars 2021, pp. 167-185.
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"A Feminist Genealogy of Posthumanist Aesthetics in the Visual Arts"
(extracts)
In: Science Fiction
Edited by Byrne-Smith, D., 
MIT Press
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​​"Posthuman Feminist Ethics: Unveiling Ontological Radical Healing"
​In: Bloomsbury Handbook of Posthumanism​​
Edited by Thomsen, M. R., Wamberg, J., Bloomsbury 2020.

​"A Call to Posthuman Scholars for Racial Justice and Social Change" 
In: IM magazine, June 2020, pp. 46-53.
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"A Posthuman Call to Scholars" (foreword)
In: Beyond the Romans: Posthuman Perspectives in Roman Archaeology, edited by Webb, L. and Selsvold, I., Oxbox Books, 2020.

Guest Editorial "
Leveling the Posthuman Playing Field"
Journal Theology and Science, Vol 18 No 1, February 2020, Routledge, 2020.
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Italian
​Just released
​"Postumanesimo Filosofico"
In: Abbecedario del Postumanesimo
Edited by Baioni, E., Cuadrado, L. M., Macelloni, M.
Published by Mimesis 2021.


​To read more articles, click here.
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LATEST TRANSLATIONS

These articles by Dr. Ferrando have been translated into:
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​Romanian

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“O Genealogie Feministă a Esteticilor Postumane din Artele Vizuale”

translated by Sandu, L. In: Post/h/um. Jurnal de Studii Postumaniste (Post/h/um: Journal of Posthumanist Studies), Issue n. 6, 2021.​
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​Turkish

"Posthümanizm, Transhümanizm, Antihümanizm, Metahümanizm ve Yeni Materyalizmler: Farklar ve İlişkiler" by Muhsin Yanar and published by Transnational Press in the collection Edebiyatta Posthümanizm (ed. Sümeyra Buran), 2020, pp. 37-48.
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​Spanish

Dr. Ferrando's article "Posthumanism, Transhumanism, Antihumanism" has been translated into Spanish and published in the Journal "Xenomórfica Magazine", Holobionte Ediciones, June 2020.
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​Mandarin

Two of Dr. Ferrando's articles have been translated into Chinese / Mandarin (July 2020): 

- "Posthumanism, Transhumanism, Antihumanism" translated by Selina Tang: ​后人类主义,超人类主义,反人类主义,元人类主义,新物质主义 差异与关联.
​This article has also been previously translated into Mandarin by Ji Haiqing Shanghai, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Institute of Philosophy, Journal of Luoyang Normal University:  "
后人类主义、超人类主义、反人本主义、元人类主义和新物质主义:区别与联系"​.
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- "The Body", translated by Joanna Wang and Carol Long: 身体.​

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​Italian

Dr. Ferrando's article "Humans Have Always Been Posthuman: A Spiritual Genealogy of the Posthuman" has been translated into Italian by Alessia Imperatori: "Gli Esseri Umani Sono Sempre Stati Postumani: Una Genealogia Spirituale del Postumano", 
​published in the Journal NEU, June 2020, pp. 37-49.


​To access all the available translations, click here.
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EDITOR

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Dr. Ferrando is the Editor of the Special Issue: “Posthumanism, Transhumanism and the Future of Religions”, released in the Journal: "Sophia: Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures" Springer, Vol, 58, N. 4, January 2020.
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​To access all the editorial works, click here.

editorial and ADVISORY BOARDS

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Dr. Ferrando has been appointed as a member of the Board of Advisors of the European Center for Posthumanism and Citizenship. 
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​Dr. Ferrando has been appointed as a member of the Board of Advisors of the Journal of Posthumanism (Transnational Press).

Dr. Ferrando has been appointed as a member of the Board of Advisors of the Journal of Ecohumanism (Transnational Press).



​Dr. Ferrando was invited to join the Advisory Board of the "Lifeboat Foundation", a think-tank of scientists and scholars whose goal is "Safeguarding Humanity". ​The Board includes Ray Kurzweil and several Nobel Laureates. 

Dr. Ferrando is in the Academic Committee of the Posthuman Indian Network and of the Symnposium "Posthumanism and India: Envisioning and Manifesting" (June 5-13 2021).
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​Dr. Ferrando has been appointed as a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Posthuman Studies: Philosophy, Technology, Media (Pennsylvania State University Press).


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Dr. Ferrando has been appointed as a member of the Board of Advisors of the Nietzsche Circle.

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LATEST INTERVIEWS

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"If We Can Make Animals Smarter, Should We?"
​in the media platform "Vice
" by Shayla Love (2020).

"The benefits and risks of AI and post-human life"
in the media platform "Independent Australia" by Paul Budde (2020).

​​​In English
"Post- and Trans-Humanism"
in the media platform FutureSnaps by ​James Bickerton (2020)

​"Beyond 2030: Dr. Francesca Ferrando
​on the Many Voices of Transhumanism and Posthumanism
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in the media platform FM2030 
​by Johnny Boston (2020)
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​​​In Spanish
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"Interview with Francesca Ferrando" by Prof. Moira Fradinger (Yale University)
in the Journal "​Divagancias" (January 2020): "Lo posthumano", and In the Journal "La Letra Urbana" (March 2020): "Entrevista a Francesca Ferrando"
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“Che cos’è il digitale?” in the magazine Millionaire.it, March 2021.

"Il Postumanesimo" in the Podcast of the Cultural Association Leich Leicha  "La Filosofia del Nuovo Decennio"  by Dr. Davide Assael, April 2021.

"Redefining the Human is Not Enough" in the Journal ​"Vivo Futuro" ​by Dr. Giorgio Boccaccio (February 2020): ​"Ridefinire l'Uomo non e' sufficiente"
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​Interview on "Postumanesimo"
Societa' Digitale "Sottosopra", by Giandomenico Potestio, May 2021.

crash course "the Posthuman"

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The Course, with added quizzes and transcripts, is now available for free on OpenLearn!​

Dr. Ferrando has released the crash course "The Posthuman", addressing, in 6 short lessons, the main topics related to the posthuman turn. The Full Course is freely available here and on  Youtube. 


Dr. Ferrando is an advocate for free circulation for knowledge
​and supports the creative commons approach.


​To watch more videos, click here.
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VLOG

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​In this ​Vlog "​Posthumans", Dr. Francesca Ferrando (NYU) interviews philosophers, scholars, artists and scientists whose works revolve around the topic of the posthuman.
​Currently, interviews are offered in English, Italian and Spanish.


Just released
Episode 22 "​Radical Life Extension in the Posthuman Era"
Dr. Audrey De Grey (SENS).


Episode 20 "​The Near Future and the Transhuman"
Dr. Anders Sandberg, Oxford University, UK.


Episode 19 "Black Participation in the Posthuman Discourse"
Prof. Philip Butler, Loyola Marymount University, US.

Conference ORGANIZER

​​​​Postponed Due to the Coronavirus Outbreak*
Dr. Ferrando is one of the Organizers of the Fourth Edition of the Posthuman Global Symposium on the topic "Posthuman Agency", NYU, April 30th-May 2nd 2020. Keynote: Katherine Hayles. 

To access the full list of Conferences and Events
organized by Dr. Ferrando with the Global Posthuman Network, click here.


ACADEMIC IMPACT

TEACHING

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Ongoing
Dr. Ferrando is teaching two sections of the course "From Humanism to Posthumanism" at NYU-Liberal Studies in the Spring 2021; both sections are fully booked.

This course routinely receives the highest score of 4.9 out of 5 
points in the students' evaluations at NYU! To read the anonymous Students Evaluations, click here. These are some samples:

"This course changed my life! This course has transformed my life and has everything to do with current affairs of existence. It is an honor to study with Professor Ferrando!"

"I have learnt that it is our job to make a change in this world" 


"This class was da bomb!"

"Professor Ferrando is a phenomenal instructor and this is the best course I have taken in my college career so far. I think this course should be offered to everyone at NYU and not just LSP students."

CITATIONS AND H-INDEX

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September 2021: According to Google Scholar, Dr. Ferrando has been cited 1.2K times since 2013; her h-index is 13, and her i10 index is 14.​

Dr. Ferrando is in the top 1% more viewed researchers' profiles on Academia.edu, with more than 53k total views. Statistics as of December 2020.
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recognitionS

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NYU President Andrew Hamilton and NYU Provost David McLaughlin invited Dr. Ferrando to the Faculty Honor Reception to recognize her with the members of NYU Faculty who have received major prizes, awards, and honors during the last year. Dr. Ferrando was recognized for being named by Origin Magazine as one of the 100 Top Creatives. Dr. Ferrando would like to express her sincere gratitude for such an honor.
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AWARDS

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​Dr. Ferrando was awarded the Prize “Premio Sainati” 2014, with the Acknowledgment of the President of the Italian Republic
, for the Oustanding Doctoral Dissertation in the area of Philosophy. 

COMMITment TO mindfulness, justice and DIVERSITY


​Dr. Ferrando has been certified in the "Mindfulness Zone", "Belonging Zone", "Disability Zone" and in the "Diversity Zone" as someone committed to mindfulness, social justice and diversity, NYU-CMEP, Center for Multicultural Education and Programs, New York University (US).
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Dr. Ferrando awarded the Prize "Premio Sainati" for Philosophy, 
with the Acknowledgment of the President of the Italian Republic, Pisa (Italy) May 19th 2014.

GLOBAL NETWORKS

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In order to develop a diverse, comprehensive and sincere plurilogue on the posthuman, Dr. Ferrando (who co-founded the Global Posthuman Network in 2012), is currently helping facilitating the development of the following networks: the Posthuman Latin-American Network, the Posthuman Italian Network, the Posthuman Chinese Forum and the Indian Posthuman Network. She is also collaborating with the Australasian Post-Humanities.

SOCIAL IMPACTS

NOMINATIONS & HONORARY TITLES

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Dr. Ferrando has been nominated for the 2014 World Technology Awards, section "Ethics", in Association with the magazines "Time" and "Fortune". Among the other nominees: Nick Bostrom, Patricia Churchland, Julian Savulescu. 

Dr. Ferrando has been granted the title of Honorary Fellow of the Department of Humanistic Studies, University of Naples "Federico II" (Italy), October 2014.


IMPACT on society

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​In the history of TED talks, Dr. Ferrando was the first speaker to give a talk on the subject of the posthuman: "Humans, Cyborgs, Posthumans" was lectured in New York, 2012. It has been viewed more than 43k times.
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Dr. Ferrando has been named one of the Top Speakers, by the global agency MindShare, "Journey of the Posthuman" Huddle 2017.


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

CONSULTATIONS WITH DR. FERRANDO

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After much demand and many requests, Dr. Ferrando is now offering consultations for private companies and individuals. To make sure her expertise is affordable to different world economies, her honorarium is based on a sliding scale. For a private or public consultation, please contact Dr. Ferrando.

community care


​A video-message from Dr. Ferrando (April 2020):  
"Dearest All, I would like to send my Energy and Presence
In this delicate historical moment, with this short video on COVID-19 and deep existential insights. We are in this together, connected as a biological species. Posthumanism can be of help. 
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​Peace, Health and Appreciation to All, Francesca".
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