Outreach
I also like to bring philosophy outside academia and share it with everyone!
Highlights
Social Media Presence
I run a page called Philosophy_Pills on Instagram and Facebook. Here I share short videos in which I present snapt-shots of philosophical ideas that I come across while I am conducting my research.
If you are curious on what is catching my attention and what I am working at the moment, consider giving me a follow here!
Forthcoming ...
TBC
Award
In 2024 I was shortlised for the for Warwick Award for Public and Community Engagement, in the Category “Rising Star” (WAPCE 2024) for the activities that I have conducted to bring philosophy to people.
Institutional Role
During my Fellow Early Career Research Fellowship at the Institute of Advanced Study at the University of Warwick, I also acted as a Fellow of the Warwick Institute of Engagement (from January to July 2024)
In person events
Event Series for Adults
During the academic year 2023/2024 as part of my Early Career Research Fellowship at the Institute of Advanced Study at the University of Warwick, I organised, designed and convened a series of meetings that included both seminar-like and lecture-like moments targeted at the general public. I was supported by Warwick Arts Centre in this project, which provided me with both the space to hold the meetings and help in distributing information concerning the event. The series also featured two guest presentations one by Maria Zanella, PhD student at University of Warwick, and the other by Professor Andrew Huddleston.
Details of the event on the related Facebook page here and Instagram page here
Presentations at Interdisciplinary Festivals
Over the years, I have provided a series of presentations at various Festivals:
- “Filosofia Contemporanea e Percezione Musicale” (in Italian), Rassegna Letteraria “Due Parole in Riva al Mare”: Quale Filosofia? Serata divulgativa sulla Filosofia nella Contemporaneità – invited talk – Diano Marina, Italy – 31 August 2022
- “Is Music a Special Case in the Realm of Auditory Perception?”, Scholar.social #Summerschool – Online event – 3 August 2022
- “What’s special in the perceptual experience of listening to music?” Pint&PhD – invited talk – University of Warwick Library – Online Event – 12 August 2020
- “The role of knowledge in the experience of listening to music”, M4C Digital Festival – Online Research Relays -13 & 14 July 2020
- “Listening to music: what kind of experience is it?”, 3 MinutesThesis (3MT) Competition – Organised by the Doctoral College, University of Warwick – finalist – Online event – 17 June 2020 – available here
Workshop for Children
In 2024, I also participated to the Resonate Festival of Arts and Culture at the University of Warwick with a workshop titled "Thinking Music" intended for your audience between 6 and 11 years old.
Programme of the event here
Unconventional Formats
I have also presented my research through unconventional formats:
- “Are you sure that you know what music is?” Interactive displays inside the session Research Showcase afternoon “Research-Out-Of-The-Box” of the Festival of Doctoral Research organised by the Doctoral College at University of Warwick – 5 July 2023
- “John Cage and Philosophy”, Representing John Cage in the Balloon Debate organised by Philosophy Society and Department of Philosophy – University of Warwick – 29 September 2022
Other Media
Blog Posts
Over the years, I wrote for some blogs too:
- Lorenzi, G., “What does music have to do with imagination?” – Blog post in The Junkyard. A scholarly blog devoted to the study of imagination – Online here – 29 May 2024
- Lorenzi, G., “Che cosa è la filosofia della percezione uditiva?” – Blog post in Philosophie.ch, Swiss Portal for Philosophy – Online here – 15 August 2022
- “The varieties of auditory perception (…)” Blog post in British Postgraduate Philosophy Association (BPPA) Blog, 2021
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