Francesca D'Alessandris

I am a Postdoctoral Researcher in Philosophy at the University of Geneva, honored to hold a Swiss Excellence Scholarship for Foreign Researchers. Currently, I am a member of the "Thumos" research group, working on the interplay between emotions, aesthetic value, and norms. Previously, I completed my PhD at both EHESS in Paris and the Fondazione San Carlo in Modena, after which I served as a teaching assistant in Aesthetics at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. My doctoral research delves into the pivotal role of narrative and aesthetic experience in shaping self-identity, drawing upon the thought of Paul Ricœur. In 2023, my thesis was published as a monograph by ETS (Pisa, Italy). I also hold both an MA and BA in Philosophy from La Sapienza University in Rome and a MA in Humanities from La Sapienza School for Advanced Studies.