Corsi di Studio del Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza

Queer Studies

Queer Studies

Anno accademico 2025/2026

How to enroll
Undergraduate students: simply select queer studies as a 6 CFU fully elective course, in your study plan (piano carriera). If it does not appear, contact your students registry office.
Postgraduate students: contact your Students registry office and ask to add the course to your study plan, as you cannot do it directly yourself.

Sommario insegnamento

• Obiettivi formativi
• Risultati dell'apprendimento attesi
• Programma
• Modalità di insegnamento
• Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento
• Note
• Strumenti didattici
• Scheda del corso

Obiettivi formativi

Students from all degree programs at the University of Turin can enroll in the course: they simply need to select it, as a 6 CFU fully elective option, in their study plan (piano carriera). 

Undergraduate students: simply select queer studies as a 6 CFU fully elective course, in your study plan (piano carriera)
Postgraduate students: contact your Students registry office and ask to add the course to your study plan, as you cannot do it directly yourself.

The course is transdisciplinary and it addresses some of the classic themes of queer theory (sexual and gender orientation, feminism, intersectionality of different forms of discrimination), as well as topics typically approached from other perspectives (fashion, medicine, architecture, theater, etc.) through the lens of queer theory.

Risultati dell'apprendimento attesi

Throughout the course, students will familiarize with some of the classic themes of queer theory (sexual and gender orientation, feminism, intersectionality of different forms of discrimination), as well as with topics typically approached from other perspectives (fashion, medicine, architecture, theater, etc.) through the lens of queer theory.

Programma

Queer Studies

2025-2026

Mondays and Tuesdays, 4-6 pm | Classroom E4

Monday, February 16: Federico Zappino (Philosopher and Queer Theorist) Queer Studies
Today

Tuesday, February 17: Marco Pustianaz (Associate Professor of English Literature and
Theater, Queer theorist, University of Eastern Piedmont), Cristian Lo Iacono (Philosopher and
Activist) Towards a Queer Glossary

Monday, February 23: Mia Caielli (Associate Professor of Public Comparative Law, University
of Turin) Sara Prandi (Post-Doctoral Researcher in Criminal Law, University of Turin)
An Introduction to Antidiscrimination Law

Tuesday, February 24: Antonio Pizzo (Full Professor of Performing Arts, University of Turin),
Giovanna Maina (Associate Professor of Film Studies, University of Turin) Queerness in
Cinema and Theatre

Monday, March 2: Matteo Cresti (Assistant Professor of Moral Philosophy, University of Turin),
Sofia Darino (Activist, President of Maurice GLBTQ and Member of the Board of Coordinamento
Torino Pride) Andrea Corgiat Loia (Clinical Psychologist) Trans* People and Gender
Identity

Monday, March 9: Elena Casetta (Associate Professor of Theoretical Philosophy, University of
Turin), Federica Turco (Adjunct Professor of Philosophy of Language, University of Turin)
Biology and Semiotics of Gender

Tuesday, March 10: Chiara Cirillo (Migration Law Expert, IRES Piemonte) Laura Ruggiero
(Senior Consultant on Migration and Human Trafficking, IRES Piemonte) LGBQI+ Migrants: Asylum and International Protection on the Ground of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

Monday, March 16: Chiara Bertone (Associate Professor of Sociology of Cultural and
Communication Processes, University of Eastern Piedmont) Luca Rollè (Associate Professor of
Dynamic Psychology, University of Turin) Francesca Maiorano (PhD candidate in Private Law,
University of Turin) Queering Family: Between Law, Sociology, and Psychology

Tuesday, March 17: Seminar: Douglas NeJaime (Anne Urowsky Professor of Law, Yale Law
School) Antonio Vercellone (Associate Professor of Private Law, University of Turin) Queering
Parenthood: A Legal Analysis

Monday, March 23: Antonio Vercellone (Associate Professor of Private Law, University of
Turin), Nicole Braida (Post-Doctoral Researcher in Sociology of Cultural and Communicative
Processes, University of Turin) Beyond Monogamy: Polyamory, Relationship Anarchy
and New Forms of Families

Tuesday, March 24: Silvia De Francia (Associate Professor of Pharmacology, University of
Turin), Raffaella Ferrero Camoletto (Associate Professor of Sociology of Culture and
Communication) The Gender Dimension of Medicine

Monday, April 13: Simona Sacchi (Full Professor of Social Psychology, University of Milan
Bicocca) Queer(ing) Architecture: from the Private to the Public Space

Tuesday, April 14: Gabriele Segre (Director of Vittorio Dan Segre Foundation, Columnist for
La Stampa and Domani), Natascia Curto (Assistant Professor of Methodologies of Teaching and
Special Education, University of Turin) Disabilities, Sexuality and Ableism

Monday, April 20: Gian Luca Carrega (Delegate of the Bishop for the LGBTQI+ Pastoral
Care, Professor at the Theological Faculty of Turin), Gabriele Bertin (Waldensian Pastor, Expert
in LGBTQ Theology) Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Christianity

Tuesday, April 21: Joelle Long (Associate Professor of Private Law, University of Turin), Sara
Veggi (Social Psychologist and Post-Doctoral Researcher in the JUSTEqual Project, University of
Turin) Discriminatory Language and Gender Stereotypes in Judicial Decisions

Monday, May 4: Alessio Ponzio (Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Sexual
and Gender Diversity, MacEwan University, Edmonton) Dario Pasquini (Adjunct Professor of
Contemporary History, University of Turin) I found myself in an article. Italian Press and
Homosexuality (1950s/1980s)

Tuesday, May 5: Marina della Giusta (Full Professor of Political Economy, University of Turin)
Behavioral Economics of Gender Identity

Tuesday, May 19: Cristina Voto (Assistant Professor of Philosphy and Theory of Languages,
University of Turin) Queer Studies and Generative Artificial Intelligence

Modalità di insegnamento

The course involves the participation of different professors from a wide range of disciplinary fields (law, political science, medicine, literature, languages, psychology, history, etc.), as well as experts from the professional world and civil society.

It is divided into several seminars and sessions.

Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento

Group works

In alternative:

In-class, open-book essay written on paper. Throughout the course, materials relevant to each lesson will be uploaded on Moodle. Students are expected to read and engage with these materials as they progress through the course.

During the exam, students are allowed to consult all course materials provided throughout the semester, including printed materials and personal notes (for those who attended classes). The essay topic will be broad enough to allow students to develop their argument based on their own perspectives, sensitivities, and background.

The primary goal of the exam is to demonstrate familiarity with the course texts and the ability to engage critically with them. To support students, two copies of the printed materials will be made available in the exam room for consultation.

⏳ Exam duration: 3 hours

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Note

• Materiale didattico
• Bacheca appelli
• Orario lezioni
• Vai a Moodle
• Registrati a questo insegnamento
• Studenti registrati
• Invia email agli studenti registrati
• Esporta tabella