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CSS 2026 - AI & Cultural Production

Keynote Speakers

Francesca Ferrando
Francesca Ferrando Ph.D. teaches Philosophy at New York University (US), NYU-Program of Liberal Studies. Dr. Ferrando is a leading voice in the field of Posthuman Studies and the author of several publications, including The Art of Being Posthuman (Polity) and Philosophical Posthumanism (Bloomsbury); their work has been translated into a dozen languages. Dr. Ferrando was awarded the philosophical prize "Sainati" by the President of Italy; named "One of the 100 Top Creatives Making Change in the World" by ‘ORIGIN’ Magazine, and defined as "the Philosopher Poet of our Times". More info: www.theposthuman.org
 
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Stefan Lorenz Sorgner

Stefan Lorenz Sorgner is a philosophy professor at John Cabot University in Rome, Director and Co-Founder of the Beyond Humanism Network, Fellow at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET), Research Fellow at the Ewha Institute for the Humanities at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, academic Advisor of Humanity+, and Visiting Fellow at the Ethics Centre of the Friedrich-Schiller-University in Jena. He is editor of more than 10 essay collections, and author of the following monographs: Metaphysics without Truth (Marquette University Press 2007), Menschenwürde nach Nietzsche (WBG 2010), Transhumanismus (Herder 2016), Schöner neuer Mensch(Nicolai, 2018), Übermensch (Schwabe 2019), On Transhumanism (Penn State University Press 2020), We have always been cyborgs (Bristol University Press 2022), Philosophy of Posthuman Art (Schwabe 2022), Transhumanismus (with Philip von Becker, Westendverlag 2023), Homo ex Machina (together with Bernd Kleine-Gunk, Goldmann 2023, in German), Homo ex Machina (together with Bernd Kleine-Gunk, Mirae N Co, Ltd 2024, in Korean translation), Philosophy of Posthuman Art (Epikentro 2024, in Greek translation). In addition, he is Editor-in-Chief and Founding Editor of the “Journal of Posthuman Studies” (a double-blind peer review journal, published by Penn State University Press since 2017). Furthermore, he is in great demand as a speaker in all parts of the world (World Humanities Forum, Global Solutions Taipei Workshop, Biennale Arte Venezia, TEDx, Colours of Ostrava) and a regular contact person of national and international journalists and media representatives (Die Zeit, Cicero, Der Standard; Die Presse am Sonntag, Philosophy Now, Il Sole 24 Ore). CV & www.mousike.de

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Günseli Sönmez İşçi

Günseli Sönmez İşçi is a professor of English literature, specialising in Shakespeare and critical theory. She served at Ege University until her retirement in 2009, during which time she published extensively on Shakespeare and women’s literature. With the support of a Fulbright grant, she conducted research and taught at Temple University in Philadelphia between 1999 and 2000. A founding member and long-time organiser of the Ege University Cultural Studies Symposium, she played a key role in shaping its academic direction. She currently teaches at Istanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University, where she serves as Chair of the Department of English Language and Literature.
  

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Sümeyra Buran Utku

Dr. Buran Utku teaches at Texas A&M University, specializing in Anglo-American fiction and world literature, with a specific focus on science fiction and speculative fiction. She delves into the areas of eco/digital/ post-humanities, film, media and culture, Anthropocene and ecocriticism, and new materialism with a particular interest in feminist technoscience studies. Her research interests lie at the intersection of AI, VR, AR, and posthuman studies, exploring how these advanced technologies influence digital humanities.

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