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Save the Date | Left-behindness contested: Place, power and pathways to change
13 February 2026 at the University of Barcelona
Final conference of the Horizon Europe project "EXIT" - Exploring sustainable strategies to counteract territorial inequalities from an intersectional approach. Join researchers, civil society and policymakers to critically examine the manifestations, root causes and implications of territorial inequalities. Engage with interdisciplinary insights on the power dynamics shaping place-based disadvantage, and explore transformative pathways for change.
Incroci in musica launches in Venice sounds, instruments and inspirations from across the world
Starting on 4 October 2025
The crossroads of culture in Venice are expanding: Incroci in Musica / Crossroads in Music is the new music series organised by Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Fondazione di Venezia and Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari, in collaboration with Veneto Jazz and directed by professor, musicologist, and musician Giovanni De Zorzi.
8th International PhD Congress in Philosophy and Education Sciences
18-20 February 2026, Venice
The 8th International Doctoral Conference, organized by Ca' Foscari University of Venice and Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, aims to undertake a collective examination of the concept of systematicity, considering its philosophical and pedagogical dimensions. The event will be organized into thematic panels designed to encourage scholarly dialogue and foster interdisciplinary exchange.
The First Lecture in... Migration Policy
Take a look at the opening of the 'Migration Policy' course, delivered by Professor Francesca Campomori. This introductory lecture delves into core concepts of immigration as a public policy, examining its manifestations across subnational, national, and European migration policies. Furthermore, it offers an initial survey of public problems concerning international migration and the various stakeholders involved in policy design, decision-making, and implementation.
Our research
Research areas
The Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage (DFBC) encompasses four main research areas: philosophical science, art history, social science, and education.
Each of these areas contributes to the building of knowledge that is interdisciplinary, international, and characterised by critical thinking. Such knowledge embraces the various branches of philosophy (theoretical philosophy, the philosophy of logic, moral philosophy, political philosophy, aesthetics, the philosophy of language, the philosophy of science), as well as history of the arts (architecture, art, museum studies) and performing arts (music, theatre, dance, cinema, audiovisual media). It also engages with various pedagogical perspectives regarding education, and with the complex and profound changes happening in society, which require new and sustainable models of governance and development.
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Our Department is the first Department in Italy in terms of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions funding (48) in the fields of arts and humanities. We also host 5 European Research Council grantees. The decidedly interdisciplinary approach of our research makes the Department an ideal platform for project design at a national, European and international level.
HealthXCross - Remaking Health in a Microbial Planet by Crossing Space, Time, Species and Epistemic Cultures.
Researcher: Roberta Raffaetà;
Length: 60 months
ISEED - Inclusive Science and European Democracy
Researcher: Eleonora Montuschi;
Length: 36 months
EarlyGeoPraxis - Positioned Cosmology in Early Modernity: The Geo-Praxis of Water-and-Land Management in Venice
Researcher: Pietro Daniel Omodeo;
Length: 49 months
The publications of the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage reflect the heterogeneous interests of its community. Most of the publications regard philosophy, art history, social sciences and education.
The Department also publishes articles on history, psychology, architecture, chemistry, mathematics and law, thanks to the expertise of some staff members. Publications are often interdisciplinary. The Department’s international outlook is resulting in the publication of an increasing number of articles in languages other than Italian. T
he bibliographic information regarding the Department’s publications can be accessed through ARCA, Ca’ Foscari’s open-access archive.