Maura Gancitano

Philosopher · Educator · Writer

Co-founder of Tlon. Twelve books translated into eight languages. Philosophical director of the Festival del Pensare Contemporaneo. Creator of Festa della Filosofia and ilPod.

12 books, 8 languages
Einaudi · HarperCollins · Mondadori · Zanichelli
Festival del Pensare Contemporaneo
Piacenza · Philosophical director
Tlon
Cultural project · co-founder · 2015
Tlon Projects
Festa della Filosofia · ilPod · Festival
Podcast & Media
Audible · RaiPlaySound · Vanity Fair
Universities & Teaching
Columbia · IED · Konkoly · Politecnico
Publications & Research
HBR Italia · Mondo Digitale · Nuovi Argomenti
News
Updates · events · releases

Activities

Artistic direction

Festival del Pensare Contemporaneo

Philosophical director of the Piacenza festival, devoted to philosophy as a tool for reading the present.

Creation

Festa della Filosofia

Creator of the format at Milan's Triennale and in Rome, bringing philosophy outside of academic halls.

Creation

ilPod – Italian Podcast Awards

Creator of the award dedicated to the Italian podcasting world.

Scientific committees

Fondazione WoW, AANT, Rizzoli Education

Scientific director of Fondazione WoW. Member of committees for United Network, geniaLAB at AANT, Rizzoli Education, Intrecci series (Firenze University Press).

Teaching

Universities & institutions

Prompt Thinking course at IED Rome since 2022. Lectures and seminars at Columbia University, Konkoly Observatory, Politecnico di Milano, LUISS, Cattolica, Bicocca, Trento, Foggia, Verona, Padova, Udine, Bari.

Publications

Academic research

Articles for Harvard Business Review Italia, Mondo Digitale, Vita e Pensiero, Nuovi Argomenti. Contributions in UTET, Treccani, Sperling & Kupfer, IlSole24ore, Quodlibet volumes.

Awards

Premio Rapallo 2022

For Specchio delle mie brame (Einaudi), ex aequo with Bianca Pitzorno. Vanity Fair «Generazione futuro» (Italy, France, Spain). StartUpItalia «Unstoppable Women».

Media

Collaborations

«Prendila con Filosofia» column in Vanity Fair with Andrea Colamedici. Collaborations with La Repubblica, La Stampa, Linus, Radio 1, Radio 24, Radio Freccia.

Podcast

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