About us

The Lake Como Summer School in Critical Theory of Society is brought to you by the organising group of the postgraduate course in Critical Theory of Society at the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy.

The group—informally known as gruppo MIR, or “MIR group”—consists of scholars, students, activists, and independent researchers working in the tradition of Marxism and critical theory, broadly understood.

The group strives to create strong international ties with people who are equally convinced that critical theory should be brought to bear on current affairs. The summer school is part and parcel of this effort.

Organising committee

Director

Vittorio Morfino
(University of Milano-Bicocca)

Vice directors

Stefano Pippa
(University of Milano-Bicocca)

Gianluca Pozzoni
(University of Milano-Bicocca)

Members

Magda Taverna
(Independent researcher)

Emanuele Lepore
(University of Venice)

Caterina Orsenigo
(World Congress for Climate Justice)

Paolo Murrone
(University of Pisa)

Scientific committee

Luca Basso
(University of Padua)

Giorgio Bertolotti
(University of Milano-Bicocca)

Svenja Bromberg
(Goldsmiths, University of London)

Giorgio Cesarale
(Ca’ Foscari University of Venice)

Maria Chehonadskih
(Queen Mary University of London)

Luisa Lorenza Corna
(University of the West of England)

Filippo Del Lucchese
(University of Bologna)

Lucie K. Mercier
(Université de Fribourg)

Stefano Petrucciani
(Sapienza University of Rome)

Natalia Romé
(University of Buenos Aires)

Andrés Saenz De Sicilia
(Northeastern UniversityLondon)

Marco Vanzulli
(University of Milano-Bicocca)