gender/sexuality/italy is an online annual, peer-reviewed journal that publishes research on gendered identities and the ways they intersect with and produce Italian politics, culture, and society.
by Francesca Rigotti
Here, an account is provided, in autobiographical form, of the path of the author toward philosophy, as a calling, from the choice of university faculty to the first experiences as researcher, until her encounter with the theme of metaphor, true love at first sight, and beyond. You can read about the birth of her form of thought: “impertinent thought,” including the contamination of genders and the philosophy of daily life,
by Anna Argirò
This article focuses on motherhood as a point of arrival for the biological and social spheres, as well as the public and private, the physical and psychic. Feminist philosophies of our age converge and confront each other around this topic. The article proposes that we emancipate motherhood from its biological status by elevating it into a philosophical category which allows us to reflect on the complexity of the human condition and initiate a dialogue between the varying philosophical perspectives of contemporary feminism.
