Lorenzo Bernini

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Position
Associate Professor
Academic sector
SPS/01 - POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Research sector (ERC)
SH2_3 - Diversity and identities, gender, interethnic relations

SH5_12 - Ethics; social and political philosophy

540 - POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS

Telephone
+39 045 8028687
E-mail
lorenzo|bernini*univr|it <== Replace | with . and * with @ to have the right email address.
Personal web page
https://univr.academia.edu/LorenzoBernini

Office Hours

Tuesday, Hours 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM,   Palazzo di Lettere, Floor 2°, room 2.04

Curriculum

Lorenzo Bernini is associate professor in Political Philosophy at the University of Verona, Italy. With Professor Adriana Cavarero, he founded the Research Centre PoliTeSse (Politics and Theories of Sexuality, www.politesse.it) which he now directs. His interests range from classical political philosophy (especially Thomas Hobbes) and French thought of the twentieth century (especially Michel Foucault), to contemporary theories of radical democracy, critical race theories and and queer theories. Among his books: Queer Apocalypses: Elements of Antisocial Theory (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017), that was previously published in Italian (Edizioni ETS, 2013) and Spanish (Editorial EGALES, 2015); and Le teorie queer: Un'introduzione (Mimesis, 2017), translated into Spanish (Editorial EGALES, 2018).

Modules

Modules running in the period selected: 21.
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Course Name Total credits Online Teacher credits Modules offered by this teacher
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy Philosophy of language (2019/2020)   6    6 
Master's degree in Philosophy Political philosophy and sexuality (2019/2020)   6    6 
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy Workshop in Political philosophy and sexuality (2019/2020)   3    3 
Master’s degree in Historical Studies (interuniversity) History of Political Thought [Sede VR] (2018/2019)   6    6 
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy Philosophy of language FI (p) (2018/2019)   6    6 
Master's degree in Philosophy Political philosophy and sexuality (2018/2019)   6    6 
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy Workshop in Political philosophy and sexuality (2018/2019)   3    3 
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy Philosophy of language FI (p) (2017/2018)   6    6 
Master's degree in Philosophy Political Philosophy and Sexuality (2017/2018)   6    6 
Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies Political philosophy SC (p) (2017/2018)   6    6 
Master's degree in Philosophy Political Philosophy and Sexuality (2016/2017)   6    6 
Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies Political philosophy SC (p) (2016/2017)   6    6 
Master's degree in Philosophy Political Philosophy and Sexuality (2015/2016)   6    6 
Master's degree in Philosophy Political Philosophy and Sexuality (2014/2015)   6    6 
Master’s degree in Publishing and Journalism History of Political Doctrines (m) (2013/2014)   6    6 
Master’s degree in Historical Studies (interuniversity) History of Political Thought (2013/2014)   6    6 
Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies Political philosophy SC (p) (2013/2014)   6    6 
Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies Political philosophy SC (p) (2012/2013)   6    6 
Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies Political philosophy SC (p) (2011/2012)   6    6 
Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies Political philosophy SC (p) (2010/2011)   6    6 
Degree in Communication Science: publishing and journalism Political philosophy (p) (2009/2010)   6    6 

 
Skills
Topic Description Research area
Political philosophy and sexuality Political philosophy has always questioned the relationship between politics and sexuality. From 1900 onwards, three theoretical approaches exists that have developped different visions of that relationship, confronting the Freudian concepts of drive, desire, and identification: 1) Freudomarxist theories of sexual liberation, 2) social constructivist theories of sexuality and performative theories of gender, 3) antisocial queer theories. Teorie e pratiche della cura
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Michel Foucault One of the most influential philosopher of the Twentieth century, Foucault changed our understanding of power by introducing new political cathegories: 'disciplinary power', 'biopolitics', 'apparatus of sexuality'. Teorie e pratiche della cura
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Queer Theories Queer Theories are a branch of contemporary critical theory that questions power relations from the point of view of sexual minorities. Società inclusive e pratiche di cittadinanza
Social and political philosophy
Projects
Title Starting date
SPACES: Sex, disPlacement, And cross-Cultural EncounterS 9/1/18
Soggetto di diritto e vulnerabilità: modelli istituzionali e concetti giuridici in trasformazione 2/5/17
I filosofi e gli zingari 1/1/15
INTERSEXIONS: The Sociological aspects of the Management of Intersexuality 9/1/14
Tecnica governamentale come tecnica inclusiva: problematiche di partecipazione sociale, sicurezza e qualità della vita 1/1/13



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