KNL "The Dark Mirror - The Cultural (Mis)representation of Non-human Animals"; Organisiert in Kooperation von GCSC & RCSC
- https://www.uni-giessen.de/en/faculties/ggkgcsc/ggk-gcsc-calendar/wise2526/knl/knl-the-dark-mirror
- KNL "The Dark Mirror - The Cultural (Mis)representation of Non-human Animals"; Organisiert in Kooperation von GCSC & RCSC
- 2026-01-27T16:00:00+01:00
- 2026-01-27T18:00:00+01:00
Jan 27, 2026 from 04:00 to 06:00 (Europe/Berlin / UTC100)
GCSC Conference Room
Prof. Dr. Dario Martinelli,
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Prof. Dr. Dario Martinelli (1974), musicologist and semiotician, is Full Professor of History and Theory of Arts at Kaunas University of Technology, and is also affiliated to the University of Helsinki, as Adjunct Professor in Semiotics and Musicology, and to the University of Lapland, as Adjunct Professor in Methodologies of Semiotics and Communication Studies.
He graduated at Bologna University in 1999, under the supervision of Prof. Gino Stefani, and earned his PhD at Helsinki University in 2002, under the supervision of Prof. Eero Tarasti. As of 2025, he has published 17 monographs and ca. 200 among edited collections, studies and scientific articles. His most recent monographs include: Anche Hitler era vegano – Demagogia e stereotipi della vegafobia (Mimesis, 2025), The Beatles and the Beatlesque – A crossdisciplinary Analysis of Sound, Production and Stylistic Impact (Springer, 2023) The Intertextual Knot – An Analysis of Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope (Springer, 2021), What You See Is What You Hear – Creativity and Communication in Audiovisual Texts (Springer, 2020), Give Peace a Chant – Popular Music, Politics and Social Protest (Springer, 2017), Basics of Animal Communication (CSP, 2017), Arts and Humanities in Progress (Springer 2016), Lights, Camera, Bark! (Technologija, 2014), Authenticity, Performance and Other Double-Edged Words (Acta Semiotica Fennica, 2011), A Critical Companion to Zoosemiotics (Springer, 2010). He also wrote a monograph of the “popular philosophy” type, entitled Lettera a un futuro animalista (Mursia, 2014), and translated in Lithuanian under the title Laiškai sūnui vegetarui (Kitos Knygos, 2017), and a collection of poems and lyrics entitled Comporre e ricomporsi (WorteSekundant, 2025).
A common denominator in these research paths is the theoretical platform called “Numanities”, which Martinelli has developed and disseminated in various ways, including three organised international congresses and a Springer book series he founded and directed until 2023. Numanities are devoted to the rethinking of the role and paradigm of the humanities in nowadays society.
He has been a recipient of several prizes, including, in 2006, a knighthood from the Italian Republic for his contribution to Italian culture.
