DR. FRANCESCA FERRANDO
Philosopher of the Posthuman
Ph.D. in Philosophy, M.A. in Gender Studies
Photo by Angelo Marino
Award-Winning Philosopher and Lecturer,
Globally involved in the Posthuman
as an Author, Professor (NYU), Educator, and Organizer.
Public Intellectual, named:
"One of the 100 Top Creatives Making Change in the World"
by ‘ORIGIN’ Magazine.
A Leading Voice in the Field of Posthuman Studies.
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 the Philosopher Poet of our Times"
Robin D. G. Kelley
"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
"Ferrando is both a Classicist and a Futurist:
Erudite and Upbeat, Committed but Critical, Conceptual and Poetic, at Once"
Rosi Braidotti
"Francesca Ferrando is the Philosopher Poet of our Times"
Robin D. G. Kelley
"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
Dr. Ferrando's lecture "How to Become Posthuman", Princeton University, US 2019.
BIO
Dr. Ferrando (pronouns: they/them) teaches Philosophy at New York University (US),
NYU-Program of Liberal Studies, as an Adjunct Assistant Professor.
Dr. Ferrando holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy (University of Roma Tre, Italy),
to which the European Doctoral Fellowship was granted.
They received an M.A. in Gender Studies (Utrecht University, Holland),
Director of the Program: Prof. Rosi Braidotti.
Dr. Ferrando was a Visiting Scholar at Columbia University (US) twice,
and an Independent Researcher at the University of Reading (England),
working on Cyborg Theory with Prof. Kevin Warwick.
Recipient of the Philosophical Prize "Premio Sainati",
with the Acknowledgment of the President of the Italian Republic,
Dr. Ferrando is the author of several publications,
including Philosophical Posthumanism (Bloomsbury).
Their upcoming book is The Art of Being Posthuman (Polity).
Their work has been translated into a dozen languages, including (in alphabetic order):
Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), German, Hungarian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Turkish, Spanish and Urdu.
Dr. Ferrando is the Founder of the Global Posthuman Network.
In the history of TED talks, they were the first speaker
to give a talk on the subject of the posthuman.
Dr. Ferrando has delivered more than 100 keynotes and lectures in international institutions, such as: Harvard University, Princeton University, and the Asia-Pacific Consortium of Researchers and Educators (APCORE), introduced as:
"The World's Foremost Post-Human Philosopher"
A Posthuman Celebrity. An Influencer.
Introduction to Dr. Ferrando's Keynote,
Asia-Pacific Consortium of Researchers and Educators, APCORE 2020.
Asia-Pacific Consortium of Researchers and Educators, APCORE 2020.
COMMITMENT
Dr. Ferrando is committed to existential well-being and mindfulness;
justice and diversity for humans and non-humans alike.
MEDIA GALLERY
1. TEDx Talk "Humans, Cyborgs, Posthumans", 2012.
2. Lesson "What does 'POSTHUMAN' mean?", Course "The Posthuman", 2017.
3. Keynote "Can Technology be Enlightened?", I AM Festival, 2019.
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For more info on Dr. Ferrando's work:
1. NEWS - Latest news
2. TALK - Keynotes, Lectures and Talks
3. WRITE - Books, Articles, Edited Collections and Translations
4. VIDEOS - Videos-Lectures, Interviews and Vlogs
5. TEACH - Teaching and Courses
6. CV - Curriculum Vitae
7. NETWORK - Community Building and Organizing
8. CONTACT - Contact Form, Links and Credits