Emiliano Guaraldo

Emiliano Guaraldo is a Contract Lecturer and active researcher in the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, with additional affiliation to the Department of Asian and North African Studies. He is based at Palazzo Vendramin and teaches courses such as Environmental Humanities and Ecology and Art at the master’s level. Since 2024, he has also served as a Senior Researcher in Italian Culture and Environmental Humanities at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

His research lies at the intersection of literature, art, and ecological thought, focusing on the Environmental Humanities, Ecocriticism, and the Anthropocene. He explores how cultural forms—especially Italian literature, cinema, and contemporary art—represent environmental change, extinction, and human-nonhuman relations. His work frequently engages with Venice as a symbolic and material site of ecological crisis and cultural resilience.

Guaraldo’s recent publications reveal a consistent trend in interdisciplinary scholarship that combines literary analysis, visual culture, and ecological theory. He has contributed to journals such as Literary Geographies, Lagoonscapes, and Enthymema, and has edited volumes on ecological art and Italian science fiction. His research projects include visualizing the Anthropocene at the Venice Biennale and exploring planetary environmental change through arts-based representations.

• Ph.D. in Italian Studies, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2019)
• M.A. in Italian Studies, University of Virginia (2012)

Guaraldo has held research fellowships at Ca' Foscari University and the University of St. Gallen, working on projects related to climate change, extinction, and industrial disasters. He has curated scholarly volumes and contributed numerous book chapters and reviews, demonstrating strong engagement with the academic community. While no formal students or grants are listed, his editorial and collaborative work indicates mentorship and interdisciplinary leadership.

He is involved in ecological art practices and curatorial research, particularly through projects like Building Common Ground: Ecological Art Practices and Human-Nonhuman Knowledges. These efforts reflect a commitment to bridging academic research with artistic and public engagement in environmental issues.