Course Overview

The program is fully online, with optional in-person events. Asynchronous access is also available for added flexibility.

This course provides an immersive approach to Posthuman Education, structured around one keynote speech and four thematic modules that guide participants through key concepts, ethical considerations, and practical applications. Each module includes:

Three pre-recorded lectures (approximately 20 minutes each) led by the module instructor (1 hour total);
One live Zoom session for interactive dialogue and Q&A with the Professor and / or Keynote Speaker (1 hour and a half);
Curated reading materials, including at least one scholarly article or book chapter;
Engaging assignments completed both individually and collaboratively—these experiential exercises are designed to explore how posthuman concepts may apply to participants’ lives, communities, and trajectories.

Throughout the course, participants will develop an individual project that reflects their posthumanist inquiry and praxis. Each participant will have access to three open office hour sessions with the Assistant Professors, receiving personalized project feedback. The participants will also benefit from the collective wisdom of their peers through group sessions focused on project development and exchange. Beyond the module work, the course features:

Online group sessions fostering collective reflection, dialogue, and peer-to-peer exchange;
Personalized tutoring to support each participant’s unique learning journey;
In-person optional events for deeper connection and embodied learning;
Introductory and closing ceremonies, receiving the award of a Certificate of Completion.

Admitted participants will receive a comprehensive program guide, including session schedules, links to live meetings, and access to all reading materials and recorded lectures. With their permission, they will also be listed in the page "Legacy" - Posthuman Educators.

COURSE FULLY BOOKED

We are delighted to announce that our course has reached full capacity.

Registration and the waiting list are now closed:

Thank You for Your enthusiasm, interest, and support!

Open Day

August 9th 2025, 4:30 - 5:30 PM (CET), Live on Zoom

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM: Course Overview by Faculty

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM: Q/A with the Audience

VIDEO RECORDING

We are thrilled to share that more than 100 people registered for our Open Day!

A heartfelt thank You to everyone who joined us live on Saturday, August 9 — it was a truly special moment of sharing, energy, and vision! We deeply appreciated hearing Your thoughts and look forward to continuing the conversation together during the course.

If You couldn’t attend, You can watch the video recording here:

Schedule

Opening Circle

Live plenary: September 20th, 2025 (4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CET; 1.5 hour)

Circle introduction of the course participants.

Assignment: due by September 27th (deadline)

Watch full online Course “The Posthuman” (3 hours) and answer a few questions.
Recommended readings: “Vision Quest in Posthumanist Education: Focuses, Praxes and Experiences”, International Journal of Philosophical Studies, Issue 4, n. 31, 2024, Print ISSN: 0967-2559 Online ISSN: 1466-4542, pp. 586-611.

Introductory Ceremony

Live plenary: September 27th, 2025 (4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CET; 1.5 hour)

Welcoming session; teachers’ introduction (20’); programme overview (10’) + Second Circle

Module 1:
“Posthuman Education as an Existential Technology of Individual, Species and Planetary Evolution” by Francesca Ferrando, Ph.D.

Recorded lectures: available from October 4th (1 h)

Live session with Francesca Ferrando: October 11th, 4:30 – 6:00 CET (1,5 h)

Assignments: From October 11th to October 18th (deadline)

Module 2: “Posthuman Education, Big Data, Human Enhancement, and Bioethics” by Stefan Lorenz Sorgner, Ph.D.

Recorded lectures: available from October 18th (1 h)

Live session with Stefan Lorenz Sorgner: October 25th 2025, 4:30 – 6:00 CET (1,5 h)

Assignments: From October 25th to November 1st (deadline)

Tutor week #1: 20-25 October

Each participant will have access to three open office hour sessions with the Assistant Professors, receiving personalized project feedback. Each session lasts about two hours, with 15 minutes allocated per each participant. The participants will also benefit from the collective wisdom of their peers collective feedback.

GENERAL INTEREST:

Assistant Professors for Module 1 and 2 will share their videos.

Key words from Module 1 and 2 will be reviewed and discussed.

Module 3:
“Posthuman Education and the Integration of World Wisdom Traditions” by Debashish Banerji, Ph.D.

Recorded lectures: available from November 1st (1 h)

Live session with Debashish Banerji: November 8th 2025 (4:30 – 6:00 CET) (1,5 h)

Assignments: From November 8th to November 15th (deadline)

Module 4:
“Posthuman Education: Ecologies, Nonhuman Entities and the Anthropocene” by Roberto Marchesini, Ph.D.

Recorded lectures: available from November 15th (1 h)

Live session with Roberto Marchesini: November 22nd 2025 (4:30 – 6:00 CET) (1,5 h)

Assignments: From November 22nd to November 29th (deadline)

Tutor week #2: 24-30 November

GENERAL INTEREST:

Assistant Professors for Module 3 and 4 will share their videos.

Key words from Module 1 and 2 will be reviewed and discussed.

Live Guest Lecture:
“Bacteria to AI. Human Futures with our Nonhuman Symbionts” by N. Katherine Hayles, Ph.D.

Live session with N. Katherine Hayles: December 13th 2025 (4:30 PM – 6:00 PM CET) (1,5 h)

Assignments: available from November 29th from December 13th by 2:30 PM CET (deadline)

Student-led circle session #1

Participants will benefit from the collective wisdom of their peers through group circles focused on project development, idea exchange, and mutual feedback. These student-led sessions create a collaborative learning environment that supports diverse perspectives and co-creation. These sessions are highly recommended but not mandatory.

Live session: January 3rd 2026 (4:30 – 6:30 CET) (2+ hours)

Student-led circle session #2

Live session: January 17th 2026 (4:30 – 6:30 CET) (Recommended) (2+ hours)

Tutor week #3: 19-24 January 2026

In-Person events

Participation in at least one in-person event is highly recommended to foster collaborative engagement and deepen experiential learning. Alternatively, with prior Faculty approval, participants may attend a local event aligned with the Course and their posthuman project.

September 2025 - January 2026 (Dates: TBA)
Posthuman Meetings in Europe, The Americas, Asia and Oceania

A full list of curated events will be listed month by month.

Biosfera - Bologna, Italy (25-26 October 2025)

Biosfera. Essere parte della natura

Bologna, October 25–26, free entry with registration. Limited seats available: https://siua.it/gis/

An annual event that brings together philosophy, ethology, ecology, and art in a festival open to everyone, featuring international guests, scholars, artists, and science communicators. Since 2013, the GIS has promoted ecological and posthumanist thinking with a multidisciplinary and accessible approach.This year too, 5 thematic sessions will offer reflections on biodiversity, trees, animals, ecology, and nature in art.

Featuring talks by: Marc Bekoff, Francesca Ferrando, Margherita Paiano, Mia Canestrini, Richard O’Barry, Roberto Marchesini, and many others. Plus an exclusive interview with Prof. John Baird Callicott.

Posthuman Winter School - University of Turin, Turin, Italy (27-29 November 2025 )

(IN ITALIAN) POSTHUMAN WINTER SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TURIN (November 26-30)!

We are delighted to announce the first Posthuman Winter School at the University of Turin, titled "Posthuman Coexistence: Otherness, Ecologies, Technologies": four intensive days with Roberto Marchesini, Francesca Ferrando, Angela Balzano (Lole Montale), and Anna Specchio! The school, organized by CIRSDe and the Departments of Cultures, Politics, and Society and of Foreign Languages and Literatures and Modern Cultures, will be held from November 26 (Lecture) to November 30. The school is free. Registration is open until November 5, 2025:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc76JnEJ-FpT_xqPEDq9WPH9Kbs1aO_aYrBaDMfh1PfhrY1Pw/viewform

More Info:

https://www.cirsde.unito.it/it/eventi/scuola-postumana-invernale-coesistenza-postumana-alterita-ecologie-tecnologie?fbclid=IwY2xjawNldpJleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHg_Xq2Fq5YoqSvfDHkCM8U8v7yYzi-47fTKGV1wrU6ZCIb2fzHBhuyDGJzaj_aem_aqzwUEQP2_GoA_ncSKsrtA

Full Program below:

Open Lecture University of Venice IUAV, Venice, Italy (November 18 2025)

Existential Posthumanism Conference - Presidency University, Kolkata, India (14-17 January 2026)

The Second International Conference on Existential Posthumanism: "Posthuman Renaissances: Making Self, Making Worlds", to be held at Presidency University, Kolkata, 14–16 January 2026.

In this fragmented world, this unique event seeks to create a serene space where we can come together, co-exist, and manifest new possibilities. The conference is experiential and experimental, offering not only academic debates and talks but also fostering a sense of glocal community through workshops and activities at local places of interest: unity in diversity.

This is going to be transformative: we hope you can join us! Additionally, there will be a pre-event in Auroville from 8–10 January—details coming soon. The CFP is attached below. Submission deadline: October 2025: https://puconference20262.wixsite.com/pu-conference

Posthuman Pedagogies: Mindful Creativity in the Age of AI - Lasalle University, Singapore (4-5 March 2026)

This symposium explores issues surrounding posthuman creativity through a hybrid lens that foregrounds the technological agency of AI systems and the embodied awareness of human creators in artistic practice. This is a hybrid event.

CFP Deadline: December 1st 2025

Admission: Free

Info: https://www.lasalle.edu.sg/events/posthuman-pedagogies-mindful-creativity-age-ai

Individualized Option

To be proposed by the participants.

Project

Throughout the course, participants will dedicate approximately 50 hours to developing an individual project that reflects their posthumanist inquiry and praxis. Participants will be supported by dedicated Faculty and benefit from the collective wisdom of their peers through office hours consultations (see above) and two group circles dedicated to project development and exchange.

By the end of the course, each participant is expected to submit a final version of their project. This work may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to:

A multidisciplinary research
An innovative academic article blending theory and practice
A detailed documentation of a performance or installation
A technological, ecological, or social initiative designed for real-world impact
Other formats, subject to prior approval by the Faculty.

Final Submission

Deadline: January 31st 2026

Although Your work can be as long as needed, writing projects will be evaluated up to a maximum length of 3,000 words. Please keep Your project submission within this limit to ensure a thorough review.

Conclusions

Requirements for Certificate of Completion

A Certificate of Completion, recognizing meaningful participation and demonstrated commitment to the theoretical and practical dimensions explored in the course will be awarded to participants who fulfill the following requirements:

Attendance and Participation: Attend and actively engage in at least 75% of all course activities, including live sessions, group discussions, and the timely completion of assignments within each module;
Tutoring Engagement: Participate in at least one open office hour with the Assistant Professors and one student-led circle.
One in-person event: Attend one in-person event—academic or non-academic—aligned with the course’s themes, and prepare a brief summary presentation (4 slides, approximately 250 words) to share with fellow participants.
Final Project Submission: Successfully complete and submit the final project deliverable by the established course deadline.

The certificate will be issued in digital format. It may be used to document continuing education, professional development, or participation in academic programs, in accordance with the policies of the relevant institutions.

Certificate Ceremony

Live session: February 21st, 4:30 – 6:00 CET (1,5 h)

Posthuman Educator Certification

This certifies that
[Full Name]
has successfully completed the program requirements of
Posthuman Educator: Plurality, Mediation, Praxis
comprising 100 hours of engagement, including:

training activities, in-person events, and a final project grounded in posthuman inquiry.

This certification recognizes a commitment to ethical, transformative, and future-oriented pedagogies aligned with posthumanist values.

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