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Chiara Giaccardi

Martina Ricciardi — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 14:41:52 +0000

Chiara Giaccardi graduated in Philosophy and holds a PhD in Social Sciences from the University of Kent (UK). She is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology of Communication at the Università Cattolica in Milan, where she also serves as editor-in-chief of the journal Comunicazioni Sociali. Her research focuses on the notion of social generativity as a framework for critiquing capitalism and promoting social change. Her books include La comunicazione interculturale nell’era digitale (Il Mulino, 2025), and, co-authored with Mauro Magatti, Generativi di tutto il mondo unitevi! (Feltrinelli, 2014), Supersocietà (Il Mulino, 2023), and Generare libertà (Il Mulino, 2024).

Isabella Guanzini

Martina Ricciardi — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 08:22:20 +0000

Isabella Guanzini is Full Professor of Fundamental Theology at the Catholic Private University of Linz. In 2024, she held the Guardini Chair in Philosophy of Religion and the History of Theological Ideas at Humboldt University in Berlin. She holds a doctorate in Theology from the University of Vienna, a doctorate in Humanities from the Catholic University of Milan, and completed her habilitation at Goethe University Frankfurt. Her research explores the translation of biblical and theological categories into contemporary thought, the relationship between theology and aesthetics, and the dialogue between Christianity and psychoanalysis. She is the author of Tenerezza. La rivoluzione del potere gentile (2017) and Filosofia della gioia. Una cura per la malinconia del presente (2021), both published by Ponte alle Grazie.

Fabio Genovesi

Festival della Mente — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:03:11 +0000

Fabio Genovesi was born in 1974 in Forte dei Marmi, where he currently lives. He contributes to Corriere della Sera, its weekly magazine La Lettura and La Gazzetta dello Sport. He is the cultural voice of the RAI commentaries on the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France. Among his novels, “Il mare dove non si tocca” (Mondadori, 2017), “Cadrò sognando di volare” (Mondadori, 2020), “Il calamaro gigante” (Feltrinelli, 2021), “Oro puro” (Mondadori, 2023).

Elena Granata

Festival della Mente — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 08:27:57 +0000

Elena Granata, professor of Urban Planning at the Politecnico di Milano, is vice-president of the School of Civil Economy. She was a member of the Sherpa Staff, Presidency of the Council of Ministers, G7/G20 (2020-21) on biodiversity issues. Among her books: “Biodivercity” (Giunti, 2019); “Placemaker” (Einaudi, 2021); “Ecolove” (with F. de Lettera, Edizioni Ambiente, 2022); “Il senso delle donne per la città” (Einaudi, 2023).

Cristiano Godano

Festival della Mente — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:08:16 +0000

Cristiano Godano, known as the frontman of the Italian music band Marlene Kuntz, is a poliedric artist, singer, guitarist, author, actor and writer. Since 2012, he has been a lecturer at the Master in Music Communication at the Catholic University of Milan. He has published “I vivi” Nuotando nell'aria” (La Nave di Teseo, 2019). His first solo album, entitled “Mi ero perso il cuore”, was released in 2020.

Gianluca Guida

Festival della Mente — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 14:13:40 +0000

Gianluca Guida is director of the Istituto penale per minorenni (Juvenile Criminal Institute) of Nisida in Naples and director of the European Centre for the Study of Deviance and Juvenile Crime in Nisida.

Gerd Gigerenzer

Festival della Mente — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 13:17:05 +0000

Gerd Gigerenzer is director of the Harding Center for Risk Literacy at the University of Potsdam and partner of Simply Rational: The Institute for Decisions. He is the author of numerous books on heuristics and decision-making published by Cortina including: Quando i numeri ingannano (2003), Decisioni intuitive (2009), Imparare a rischiare (2015) and Perché l'intelligenza umana batte ancora gli algoritmi (2023).
ph. credits: Arne Sattler

Willy Guasti

Festival della Mente — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 09:33:23 +0000

Willy Guasti has a degree in Natural Sciences at the University of Florence. He is a scientific populariser: he has been the face of Focus TV, has collaborated with various Italian museums related to the world of natural sciences and has been author for various programmes on DMAX. He manages Zoosparkle, one of the most popular projects dedicated to animals, evolution, and palaeontology in Italy. He is the author of Il coccodrillo ha il cuore tenero (Rizzoli, 2022).
ph. credits: Ruggero Rollini

Mariangela Gualtieri

Festival della Mente — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 10:34:39 +0000

Mariangela Gualtieri graduated in architecture from IUAV in Venice. In 1983, she co-founded Teatro Valdoca with director Cesare Ronconi, where she serves as a playwright. From the beginning, she has been dedicated to the oral delivery of poetry, with a strong focus on voice amplification and the fusion of poetic verse with live music. Her published works include: "Antenata" (Crocetti, 1992 and 2020), "Le giovani parole" (Einaudi, 2015), "Voci di tenebra azzurra" (Stampa 2009, 2016), "Beast of Joy: Selected Poems" (Chelsea Editions, New York, 2018), "Album dei Giuramenti e Tavole dei Giuramenti di Teatro Valdoca" (with L. Barlaam, Quodlibet, 2019), "Quando non morivo" (Einaudi, 2019), "Paesaggio con fratello rotto" (Einaudi, 2021), "L’incanto fonico. L’arte di dire la poesia" (Einaudi, 2022), "Bello mondo" (Einaudi ET Poesia, 2024), and "Ruvido umano" (Einaudi, 2024).

David Grossman

Festival della Mente — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 09:55:24 +0000

David Grossman (Jerusalem, 1954) is one of the greatest contemporary writers. In 1988, his See Under: Love became a literary case; he is also known for his commitment to a peaceful solution of the Palestinian issue. He won the prestigious Man Booker International Prize in 2017 with A Horse Walks into a Bar. His latest books include Life Plays with Me and Every Wrinkle has a Story, all translated also into Italian.