Fernanda Gallo
@fernandag.bsky.social
Born in Naples 🇮🇹, roots in 🇵🇹, lived and worked in🇩🇪🇨🇭and now in 🇬🇧 Associate Prof in History and Politics at Homerton College, University of Cambridge. Author of “Hegel and Italian Political Thought: the Practice of Ideas, 1832-1900”(CUP, 2024)
I am truly honoured to share that my book “Hegel and Italian Political Thought” has been selected as one of the finalists for the Giuseppe Galasso Prize. The jury recognised the “excellent scientific quality and the valuable contribution to the international historiographical debate.”
November 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I am truly honoured to share that my book “Hegel and Italian Political Thought” has been selected as one of the finalists for the Giuseppe Galasso Prize. The jury recognised the “excellent scientific quality and the valuable contribution to the international historiographical debate.”
Delighted to have been awarded the CRASSH Fellowship for this term!
Who's Here? 👋
A warm welcome to:
Dr Audrey Borowski (Cambridge)
Dr Elizabeth Sarah Coles (Pompeu Fabra)
Dr Sheila Crane (Virginia)
Dr @darlingorlaith.bsky.social (UC Dublin)
Dr @kareemestefan.bsky.social (Cambridge)
Dr @fernandag.bsky.social (Cambridge)
Dr Jan Kerkmann (Freiburg)
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A warm welcome to:
Dr Audrey Borowski (Cambridge)
Dr Elizabeth Sarah Coles (Pompeu Fabra)
Dr Sheila Crane (Virginia)
Dr @darlingorlaith.bsky.social (UC Dublin)
Dr @kareemestefan.bsky.social (Cambridge)
Dr @fernandag.bsky.social (Cambridge)
Dr Jan Kerkmann (Freiburg)
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Who’s Here? Introducing CRASSH Fellows in Michaelmas Term 2025 - CRASSH
A brief introduction to new fellows joining CRASSH this term.
www.crassh.cam.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Delighted to have been awarded the CRASSH Fellowship for this term!
I am honoured to share this news!
📢 Congratulations to Fernanda Gallo, Associate Professor in History and Politics (@fernandag.bsky.social), recognised by @ecpr.bsky.social in the prestigious Political Theory Book Prize 2025.
Her "stunningly written" book 'Hegel and Italian Political Thought' was awarded an Honourable Mention.
Her "stunningly written" book 'Hegel and Italian Political Thought' was awarded an Honourable Mention.
September 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I am honoured to share this news!
Dear friends, this is great opportunity to come and work with us! This is a temporary (4 years) lectureship in European Social and Economic History post 1800. Please do apply!
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June 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Dear friends, this is great opportunity to come and work with us! This is a temporary (4 years) lectureship in European Social and Economic History post 1800. Please do apply!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNR005/s...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNR005/s...
Hi London friends! If you happen to be available tomorrow and are interested in hearing about my new book, I will be presenting at the IHR Seminar in the History of Political Ideas, hosted at the London School of Economics. I would be delighted if you could join us
www.history.ac.uk/events/ethic...
www.history.ac.uk/events/ethic...
The Ethical State in Italy: From Vico to Hegel
www.history.ac.uk
June 17, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Hi London friends! If you happen to be available tomorrow and are interested in hearing about my new book, I will be presenting at the IHR Seminar in the History of Political Ideas, hosted at the London School of Economics. I would be delighted if you could join us
www.history.ac.uk/events/ethic...
www.history.ac.uk/events/ethic...
It was great fun to have this conversation on my book with Lilly Goren for the New Books Network Podcast. If you want to know more about Hegel in Italy and have a few minutes to spare here is the link: newbooksnetwork.com/hegel-and-it...
April 26, 2025 at 6:42 AM
It was great fun to have this conversation on my book with Lilly Goren for the New Books Network Podcast. If you want to know more about Hegel in Italy and have a few minutes to spare here is the link: newbooksnetwork.com/hegel-and-it...
Join us today to know more about Labour in Italy!!
March 24, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Join us today to know more about Labour in Italy!!
It seems that my book launch appeared on the Homerton College website ☺️
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Dr Fernanda Gallo launches latest book 'Hegal and Italian Political Thought'
www.homerton.cam.ac.uk
March 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
It seems that my book launch appeared on the Homerton College website ☺️
www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/homersphere/...
www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/homersphere/...
Reposted by Fernanda Gallo
The upcoming speaker of our research seminar series this Wednesday from 10.30 am (CET) is @fernandag.bsky.social (@uniofcam.bsky.social), who will talk about the contribution of the political thought and praxis of Hegelians in Italy; more information: ripg.uni-nke.hu/hirek/2025/0...
February 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The upcoming speaker of our research seminar series this Wednesday from 10.30 am (CET) is @fernandag.bsky.social (@uniofcam.bsky.social), who will talk about the contribution of the political thought and praxis of Hegelians in Italy; more information: ripg.uni-nke.hu/hirek/2025/0...
It was a great honour to discuss my book with David James, Axel Körner, and all my amazing colleagues and friends in Cambridge who shared with me their insights and comments. Thank you all!
January 28, 2025 at 10:29 AM
It was a great honour to discuss my book with David James, Axel Körner, and all my amazing colleagues and friends in Cambridge who shared with me their insights and comments. Thank you all!
So excited to kick off the Cambridge Political Thought and Intellectual History Seminar discussing my book with David James (Warwick) and Axel Koerner (Leipzig) on Monday 27th of January. Please join us if you are around!
www.polthought.cam.ac.uk/seminar/lent
@thecambridgeschool.bsky.social
www.polthought.cam.ac.uk/seminar/lent
@thecambridgeschool.bsky.social
January 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
So excited to kick off the Cambridge Political Thought and Intellectual History Seminar discussing my book with David James (Warwick) and Axel Koerner (Leipzig) on Monday 27th of January. Please join us if you are around!
www.polthought.cam.ac.uk/seminar/lent
@thecambridgeschool.bsky.social
www.polthought.cam.ac.uk/seminar/lent
@thecambridgeschool.bsky.social
A very busy year with special guests at Homerton such as Reverend Al Sharpton, Diana Abbott, and Armando Iannucci; incredible conversations with great colleagues…and finally holding my new book in my hands.
My students filled with energy and sparks this very intense 2024 and I am so very thankful.
My students filled with energy and sparks this very intense 2024 and I am so very thankful.
December 31, 2024 at 2:35 PM
A very busy year with special guests at Homerton such as Reverend Al Sharpton, Diana Abbott, and Armando Iannucci; incredible conversations with great colleagues…and finally holding my new book in my hands.
My students filled with energy and sparks this very intense 2024 and I am so very thankful.
My students filled with energy and sparks this very intense 2024 and I am so very thankful.
JOB‼️ 4 years postdoc in Politics at our amazing @homertoncollege.bsky.social www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/junior-resea...
Junior Research Fellow Competition 2025
www.homerton.cam.ac.uk
December 23, 2024 at 2:36 PM
JOB‼️ 4 years postdoc in Politics at our amazing @homertoncollege.bsky.social www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/junior-resea...
The book is now available on line here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/h...
For more info look at the Cambridge History webpage:
www.hist.cam.ac.uk/news/hegel-a...
For more info look at the Cambridge History webpage:
www.hist.cam.ac.uk/news/hegel-a...
Across 19th-century Italy, a generation of intellectuals engaged with Hegel’s philosophy while participating in Italian political life.
New publication by @fernandag.bsky.social tells the story of these liberals who helped to forge modern Italian political thought.
Link below ⬇️
New publication by @fernandag.bsky.social tells the story of these liberals who helped to forge modern Italian political thought.
Link below ⬇️
December 11, 2024 at 12:59 PM
The book is now available on line here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/h...
For more info look at the Cambridge History webpage:
www.hist.cam.ac.uk/news/hegel-a...
For more info look at the Cambridge History webpage:
www.hist.cam.ac.uk/news/hegel-a...
It is a special feeling to hold your book in your hands and maybe even more special to find it in the Cambridge University Press bookshop.
I could not be happier❤️
30% discount with the code HIPT2024: www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
@thecambridgeschool.bsky.social @homertoncollege.bsky.social
I could not be happier❤️
30% discount with the code HIPT2024: www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
@thecambridgeschool.bsky.social @homertoncollege.bsky.social
December 10, 2024 at 6:31 PM
It is a special feeling to hold your book in your hands and maybe even more special to find it in the Cambridge University Press bookshop.
I could not be happier❤️
30% discount with the code HIPT2024: www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
@thecambridgeschool.bsky.social @homertoncollege.bsky.social
I could not be happier❤️
30% discount with the code HIPT2024: www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
@thecambridgeschool.bsky.social @homertoncollege.bsky.social
In two days my book will be available and you can buy it here with 30% discount with the code HIPT2024 at checkout.
@thecambridgeschool.bsky.social
www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/homersphere/...
@thecambridgeschool.bsky.social
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How 19th Century liberals made modern Italy
www.homerton.cam.ac.uk
December 3, 2024 at 11:53 PM
In two days my book will be available and you can buy it here with 30% discount with the code HIPT2024 at checkout.
@thecambridgeschool.bsky.social
www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/homersphere/...
@thecambridgeschool.bsky.social
www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/homersphere/...
A brief snapshot of a piece of my current research on the podcast The Academic Minute is on air today. It only takes a minute to listen to it 🙂
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academicminute.org/2024/11/fern...
Fernanda Gallo, University of Cambridge - Italy and the United States of Europe - The Academic Minute
An earlier version of the European Union was imagined by secret societies centuries ago. Fernanda Gallo, associate professor in history and politics at the University of Cambridge, delves into this hi...
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November 27, 2024 at 7:09 PM
A brief snapshot of a piece of my current research on the podcast The Academic Minute is on air today. It only takes a minute to listen to it 🙂
academicminute.org/2024/11/fern...
academicminute.org/2024/11/fern...
Hi everyone! A lot of new followers recently so want to introduce myself. Interested in intellectual history, history of modern European political thought, Italian history and political philosophy. My new book is coming out on December 5th: www.cambridge.org/core/books/h.... Here the discount flyer
November 13, 2024 at 11:13 PM
Hi everyone! A lot of new followers recently so want to introduce myself. Interested in intellectual history, history of modern European political thought, Italian history and political philosophy. My new book is coming out on December 5th: www.cambridge.org/core/books/h.... Here the discount flyer
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To get around the limit, I have made a Part 2! If you think I should add anyone or I missed you do let me know & I will add you go.bsky.app/7DTVem6
November 8, 2024 at 2:40 PM
To get around the limit, I have made a Part 2! If you think I should add anyone or I missed you do let me know & I will add you go.bsky.app/7DTVem6
Reposted by Fernanda Gallo
I have created a "starter pack" for intellectual history, broadly construed, composed of historians, philosophers, political theorists, literary scholars, & more! Sorry for those I missed & cannot add (limit 150), but do reply, like, & share this post so that people can find you!
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November 8, 2024 at 10:44 AM
I have created a "starter pack" for intellectual history, broadly construed, composed of historians, philosophers, political theorists, literary scholars, & more! Sorry for those I missed & cannot add (limit 150), but do reply, like, & share this post so that people can find you!
go.bsky.app/77uSk3m
go.bsky.app/77uSk3m
My book is ready for pre-order here and you can also have a look inside :) www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
Here the flyer to get 30% discount on the book!
Here the flyer to get 30% discount on the book!
November 3, 2024 at 2:20 PM
My book is ready for pre-order here and you can also have a look inside :) www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
Here the flyer to get 30% discount on the book!
Here the flyer to get 30% discount on the book!
Very excited to be presenting about my forthcoming book at the Oxford Political Thought Seminar on Monday 21st of October. If you happen to be around please join us 😊
October 17, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Very excited to be presenting about my forthcoming book at the Oxford Political Thought Seminar on Monday 21st of October. If you happen to be around please join us 😊
Our Modern European History term card is out and we start on Thursday with a seminar in collaboration with the Modern British history Seminar with our own @SarCaputo and Julia Moses (Sheffield) on “Writing British Histories in European Contexts: Challenges and Opportunities”
October 16, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Our Modern European History term card is out and we start on Thursday with a seminar in collaboration with the Modern British history Seminar with our own @SarCaputo and Julia Moses (Sheffield) on “Writing British Histories in European Contexts: Challenges and Opportunities”
It was so much fun to talk about my book on “Hegel and Italian Political Thought: The Practice of Ideas, 1832-1900” at the Political Theory Workshop at Yale University. Great conversations, insightful comments, and a very interesting exchange of ideas. www.cambridge.org/core/books/h...
October 3, 2024 at 11:06 AM
It was so much fun to talk about my book on “Hegel and Italian Political Thought: The Practice of Ideas, 1832-1900” at the Political Theory Workshop at Yale University. Great conversations, insightful comments, and a very interesting exchange of ideas. www.cambridge.org/core/books/h...
My review essay on Richard Bourke’s “Hegel World’s Revolutions” is out on “History of European Ideas”…and in great company!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Re-thinking the history of political thought with Hegel: on Bourke’s Hegel’s World Revolutions
Richard Bourke brings Hegel back to the forefront of the debate with masterful theoretical clarity, philosophical acumen, historical accuracy, and impressive knowledge, presenting to us a vivid acc...
www.tandfonline.com
October 2, 2024 at 10:48 AM
My review essay on Richard Bourke’s “Hegel World’s Revolutions” is out on “History of European Ideas”…and in great company!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....