Federico Luisetti

Federico Luisetti is a Full Professor of Italian Studies and Environmental Humanities at the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland), affiliated with the School of Humanities & Social Sciences (SHSS). His career includes serving as Chair of the Department of Romance Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2014–2017). He specializes in Critical Theory, Political Philosophy, and decolonial thought, with a focus on Earth Beings, environmental justice, and neoliberal ecologies. His current project, 'Unruly Topologies,' explores socio-natural dynamics through transdisciplinary collaboration. Luisetti’s research bridges philosophy, anthropology, and art, addressing topics like biopolitics, indigenous epistemologies, and the Anthropocene. His work challenges capitalist enclosures of nature and advocates for counter-hegemonic ecopolitical initiatives.

• Education: Doctorate in Philosophy (not explicitly stated in texts)
• Affiliations: Member of the Environmental Humanities Center Amsterdam; Collaborator on the 'earth-beings' project at University of St. Gallen

Research Interests: Political Animism, Quechua cosmologies, neoliberal virus theory, Pasolini’s political thought, and the intersection of art/environmental crises. He critiques anthropocentric frameworks and advocates for multispecies solidarity. Key projects include analyzing melting glaciers as earth-beings and viral subjectivities resisting commodification.

Publications: Over 39 works including Nonhuman Subjects (2023), Essere pietra (2023), and The Anomie of the Earth (2015). His essays explore topics like Petrolio’s geopower and neoliberal art.

Labs/Teams: Leads the 'Unruly Topologies' initiative at University of St. Gallen; collaborates with the Environmental Humanities Center Amsterdam.