Dr. Lorena Grigoletto
Long-Term Fellow
January – December 2026

Bio
Lorena Grigoletto holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Naples Federico II and the University of Seville. Since 2019, she has taught Semiotics of Art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples, and since 2022 she has directed a research programme at the Collège International de Philosophie in Paris. She has carried out research and collaborative projects with several international institutions, including UNAM (Mexico City), the University of Tübingen, and the University of Seville. She is the author of numerous articles, primarily in the field of Latin American and Spanish philosophy, and of the monograph Lógoi. Sul sentiero “orfico-pitagorico” di María Zambrano (2022; Lógoi. On the “Orphic-Pythagorean” Path of María Zambrano). Her recent research focuses on the relationship between representations of nature and the postcolonial collective imaginary – particularly in Latin America – as well as on the links between environmental aesthetics, especially forest aesthetics, and urban design. She has also worked on the relationship between philosophy and fairy tales and on creative writing practices.
In addition to her teaching and research activities, Grigoletto is a member of the editorial boards of Rocinante. Rivista di filosofia iberica, iberoamericana e interculturale (ISPF-CNR / University of Naples Federico II), Cuadernos sobre Vico and Fedro. Revista de Estética y Teoría de las Artes (University of Seville), Mechane. Rivista di filosofia e antropologia della tecnica (University of Naples Federico II), Antígona. Revista de la Fundación María Zambrano (María Zambrano Foundation), and RTH – Research Trends in Humanities. Education & Philosophy (University of Naples Federico II / CNR). She is also a member of the artistic–scientific secretariat of SPAART – Project/Space Arts & Research (QUIDRA_SITE_SPAART).
Research
Aesthetics, History of ideas, Intercultural philosophy, Decolonial studies, Phenomenology, Gender studies
Regions
Latin America, Spain
Languages
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, Nahuatl
books
María Zambrano. Forme e figure del pensare (María Zambrano. Forms and Figures of Thought), Pisa, ETS (upcoming in 2026, accepted for publication).
Lógoi. Sul sentiero “orfico-pitagorico” di María Zambrano (Lógoi. On the “Orphic-Pythagorean” Path of María Zambrano), Mimesis, Milan, 2022.
Voci scalze. Declinazioni dell’opera letteraria nel mondo iberico e iberoamericano (Barefoot voices. Declinations of literary works in the Iberian and Ibero-American world), «Pagine inattuali. Rivista di Filosofia e letteratura», Ed. Grigoletto L., Salerno, Arcoiris edizioni, 2019.
Articles
“Rhythm, Contagion, “Cosmic Race”: new paths of mimesis in post-colonial Mexico,” in: «Fedro, Revista de Estética y Teoría de las Artes», Sevilla, September 2024.
“‘Serbatoi celesti’. La foresta come dispositivo di riconfigurazione dello spazio urbano” (“Heavenly Reservoirs”. The forest as a device for reconfiguring urban space). In: «Mechane. Rivista di filosofia e antropologia della tecnica», n. 4, January 2023.
“Metamorphoriázūsai. Mimicry delle piante e trasduzione + Fiaba estetica: La pianta abitata e l’onagro celeste” (Metamorphoriázūsai. Plant mimicry and transduction + The inhabited plant and the celestial onager). In: «PHT (Perfomative Thinking in Humanities)», Ed. R. Diana, n. 3; 55-80; «RTH», n. 10., 2023.
“‘El afán de la piedra’. Musica e matematica in José Vasconcelos” (“The eagerness of the stone”. Music and mathematics in José Vasconcelos). In: «Per la filosofia – Filosofia e insegnamento», Eds. S. Santasilia et M.T. Russo, (Pisa: Fabrizio Serra Editore), n. 108, 2020.
“Da mostri a giganti: la cornice “inumana” nella prospettiva filosofica di Vico e Zambrano” (From monsters to giants: the “inhuman” frame in the philosophical perspective of Vico and Zambrano). In: Le trame dell’ingegno. Vico nell’orizzonte della cultura iberica e iberoamericana, «Rocinante. Rivista di filosofia iberica, iberoamericana e interculturale», n. 11/2019-2020, Eds. Cacciatore, G., Sanna, M., Mascolo A. (Naples: Diogene Edizioni), 51-63.
“I mezzadri di dio: la metafora del Castello in María Zambrano tra Teresa d’Avila e Franz Kafka” (God’s sharecroppers: the metaphor of the Castle in María Zambrano between Teresa of Avila and Franz Kafka). In: Voci scalze. Declinazioni dell’opera letteraria nel mondo iberico e iberoamericano, «Pagine inattuali. Rivista di Filosofia e letteratura», Ed. Grigoletto, L. (Salerno: Arcoiris edizioni), 2019, 87-117.
“Gepatra lingvo (Lingua madre): il problema di una glossopoiesi al femminile in Italia” (Gepatra lingvo (Mother tongue): the problem of a female glossopoiesis in Italy). In: Repensar o femenino em contexto lusófono e italiano / Ripensare il femminile in ambito lusofono e italiano, Eds. Ricci D., de Silva F.M., Apa L., Vilela A.L., Rita A. (Lisbonne: CLEPUL), 2017, 283-292.
“Les gouvernantes-philosophes: la femme entre famille et État dans la République de Platon et dans l’hyper-traduction de Badiou” (The philosopher-governors: women between family and state in Plato’s Republic and Badiou’s hyper-translation). In: «Revista internacional de culturas y literaturas», n. 15 [24], 2014, 1-13.
Activities
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Transatlantic Resonances as a Site of Philosophical Inquiry (Roundtable)
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Forests and Rivers: Rethinking Relation and Representation in Philosophy (Workshop)
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Nepantla as a Transitional Space: The Colonial and Decolonial Destiny of a Nahuatl Concept (Lorena Grigoletto)
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Transatlantic Resonances: Philosophical Entanglements between Africa and the Americas (Lecture Series)
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Abbed Kanoor: Du métissage à la pensée métisse, Nouveau numéro de revue Rue Descartes 2025/1 n° 105


