About
Chiara Stefanoni (she/her)
I am a philosopher at Leuphana University Lüneburg. I work within the continental tradition, drawing on critical theory, Marxist thought, and Foucauldian concepts, to investigate how social structures, scientific practices, and technologies shape human–animal relations and environmental problematizations. A second, connected line of research engages ecofeminism, Marxist feminism, and queer theory.
Since 2018, I am a member of the editorial board of the critical animal studies journal Liberazioni. Rivista di critica antispecista.
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Research Interests
My research approach is rooted in materialism and intersectionality and it combines three domains:
Critical Animal Studies
I explore how human-animal relations are configured as anthropocentric, hierarchical dualism - ontologically, ethically, and politically - through social structures, knowledge regimes, and technologies across Western contexts, especially animal agriculture and food systems
Feminist and Queer Theory
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I specialize in the thought of ecofeminist Val Plumwood to address gender and species intersections
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I work with Marxist feminism and queer theory (esp. Teresa de Lauretis) to analyze gender and reproduction in capitalist society
Marxist Tradition
I understand Marx's thought as an analysis of the historically specific form of socialization in capitalist society. My reference points for this reception are: the New Marx Reading (NMR), Louis Althusser, Jacques Rancière
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