ABC-Lab is an interdepartmental research unit, composed by members affiliated with the Departments of Lettere e Filosofia (DILEF – Philosophy and Literature), Biologia (BIO - Biology), Architettura (DIDA - Architecture), Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie, Alimentari, Ambientali e Forestali (DAGRI – Sciences and Technologies for Agriculture, Nutrition, Environment and Forestry), and Lingue, Intercultura, Letterature e Psicologia (FORLILPSI - Education, Languages, Interculture, Literatures, and Psychology).
The establishment of the research unit addresses the need for an interdisciplinary space of research and discussion within the framework of the so-called “Environmental Humanities”, focusing on humanistic approaches to environmental issues, conservation biology, and sustainability in the broadest sense.
"ABC-Lab - Aesthetics for Biological Conservation. Interdepartmental Laboratory of Aesthetics and Environmental Humanities for Biological Conservation" arises from the intention to create a dynamic space for work, research, and discussion on the themes of “Environmental Humanities” for biological conservation within the Università di Firenze. In particular, ABC-Lab highlights the specific contribution of aesthetics – and, more generally, philosophy, literature, design sciences, and the arts – in close collaboration with natural and environmental sciences for a more in-depth discussion and management of the ecological crisis.
The establishment of the ABC-Lab research unit aims to:
The expected duration for the research unit is three years.
Coordinator
Members
Luca Degl’Innocenti (DILEF)
Fabrizio Desideri (DILEF)
Andrea Mecacci (DILEF)
Mariagrazia Portera (coordinator and spokesperson for DILEF)
Vincenzo Zingaro (DILEF)
Federico Cappa (BIO)
Andrea Coppi (BIO)
Leonardo Dapporto (spokesperson for BIO)
Bruno Foggi (BIO)
Giulia Simbula, research fellow (BIO)
Elena Tricarico (BIO)
Elia van Tongeren, research fellow (BIO)
Francesco Cantini, PhD student (DIDA)
Eleonora D’Ascenzi, PhD student (DIDA)
Irene Fiesoli (DIDA)
Anna Lambertini (DIDA)
Giuseppe Lotti (spokesperson for DIDA)
Marco Marseglia (DIDA)
Tessa Matteini (DIDA)
Marco Fioravanti (spokesperson for DAGRI)
Luisa Ghelardini (DAGRI)
Martina Pollastrini (DAGRI)
Cosimo di Bari (FORLILPSI)
Diego Salvadori (FORLILPSI)
Nicola Turi (spokesperson for FORLILPSI)
External members (non-UNIFI)
Simona Bonelli, Associate Professor of, Zoology, Università degli Studi di Torino;
Alessandro Cini, Senior Researcher in Zoology (Università di Pisa)
Elena Casetta, Tenure-track Assistant Professor (RTDb in Theoretical Philosophy (Università di Torino)
Gianluca Gemmani, PhD in Theoretical Philosophy, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele di Milano
Serenella Iovino, Full Professor in Environmental Humanities (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Francesco Valagussa, Full Professor in Theoretical Philosophy (Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele di Milano)
Last update
07.02.2024