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Mimesis International is a publishing house in the humanities, launched in 2013 by the same group be

Mimesis International is a publishing house in the humanities, launched in 2013 by the same group behind Éditions Mimésis and Mimesis Edizioni. Like these other imprints, it is dedicated to an interdisciplinary approach towards research in the humanities, while maintaining a keen interest in philosophy. It is committed to supporting independent thought that, cutting across the traditional discipli

nes, opens up to uncharted areas of knowledge as well as to non-Western perspectives. Drawing from an ever growing network of universities and cultural centres, with which the publishing group has for many years closely collaborated, Mimesis International thus aims to extend the reach of its connections across Europe and beyond. Spurred on by this cosmopolitan spirit, Mimesis International publishes its texts in English and, in the case of its academic journals, with multilingual contributions. History

Founded in 1987, Mimesis Edizioni has since become one of the leading Italian publishers in the humanities, with a catalogue comprising more than 4,000 titles. As well as collaborating with almost all universities in Italy, effectively functioning as a University press, Mimesis Edizioni has also published and translated in Italian some of the most prominent international thinkers: to name a few, Theodor Adorno, Antonin Artaud, Etienne Balibar, Georges Bataille, Walter Benjamin, Jorge Luis Borges, Judith Butler, Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze, Roberto Esposito, Michel Foucault, José Ortega y Gasset, Felix Guattari, Martin Heidegger, Pierre Klossowski, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Jean-Luc Nancy, Jacques Rancière, Emanuele Severino, Simone Weil, María Zambrano and Slavoj Žižek. Having closely collaborated with academics outside of Italy since its inception, in 1999 the group behind Mimesis Edizioni formed the imprint Éditions Mimésis, publishing several cultural magazines and academic texts for the Francophone world.

17/11/2025

Science and technology have become inextricably intertwined with people’s daily lives, profoundly influencing social relations, habits, lifestyles and work activities, and exerting a substantial influence on public opinion. In response to these changes, institutions are required to reformulate communication models and knowledge governance strategies. In this scenario, Citizen Science emerges as a participatory tool that actively involves citizens in scientific production, thereby redefining the concept of openness in science and promoting more inclusive forms of knowledge construction. The present study proposes a sociological reflection on these dynamics, investigating the Italian case through a mixed methodological approach. The analysis focuses on the potential of Citizen Science to contribute to the definition of public policies, highlighting the social and political implications of this participatory change.

Noemi Crescentini, "When Science Belongs to Everyone. A Sociological Exploration of the Innovative Process of Citizen Science".

14/11/2025

The book focuses on the emerging ethical issues related to the dissemination of images produced by artificial intelligence. With the introduction of generative AI, it has become necessary to rethink the status of the image and the concept of imagination from an ethical perspective. The author discusses, in particular, the role of visual generative AI in advertising communication and in the domain of visual information, focusing on the polarizing power and biasing effects of certain images. Many ethical issues intersect with European regulations concerning techno-artificial images, for example in relation to copyright, co-authorship, bias, privacy, liability, etc. In conclusion, a reflection is offered on the fundamental role of ethics in the design of AI and on the ways in which generative AI models are used and brought into relation. The vulnerability of systems and individuals to the risk of an increasingly simulacral reality, and to the anesthetization of our gaze, is analyzed. Will technological progress, then, remain at the service of humanity, fostering ethical awareness, or will it lead us toward uncertainty and radical nihilism?

Veronica Neri, "Ethics and the Artificial Image. Accountability and Reliability for a New Status of the Visual".

12/11/2025

Despite the significance of suffering, illness, and disability, for long time little attention has been devoted to the moral flourishing of individuals living with chronic diseases. Instead, philosophers have primarily focus on examining healthcare providers’ virtues as well as those traits that are relevant to patient-caregiver relationships. This work aims to prioritize patients’ experiences, exploring the compatibility between illness and individual moral progress, while also identifying virtues that can help them in coping with their condition and enhancing their overall well-being. In summary, the book offers a nuanced understanding of the role of character in fostering functional coping and positive adaptation and promoting “illfullness”, the flourishing of the sick person amidst their illness.

Elena Ricci, "The Virtuous Patient. Cultivating Character Amidst Adversity".

10/11/2025

The history of the Italian peninsula is characterized by exposure to natural hazards due to geological fragility, intense volcanic and seismic activity, and hydrographic vulnerability associated with the Mediterranean climate. This volume aims to explore how Italian cinema, audiovisual imagery, and visual culture have reflected on this distinctive feature of the Italian territory and landscape. In doing so, it questions the very concept of catastrophe, beginning with its being visible: can catastrophe actually be seen? In what ways can it be represented? And how do images of catastrophe contribute to the development of a collective identity? Through different disciplinary approaches — primarily film studies, but also philosophy and sociology — the volume seeks to offer a new perspective on Italian cinema and visual culture.

Edited by Simona Busni and Angela Maiello, "Beyond Catastrophes. Visions and Perspectives on Post-anthropocenic Italy".

13/10/2025

Based on Roland Barthes' Mythologies from 1957, this book is dedicated to naming and exploring today's myths of everyday life almost seven decades after the publication of the famous classic. This “actualisation” from the perspective of the 21st century takes the form of short, pointed texts on contemporary everyday phenomena—just as Barthes himself did at the time. The more than 30 authors from Germany and abroad focus on topics and issues that are related to the fields of design, architecture, art and the environment or appear particularly relevant to them: on the one hand, designers are the authors of the collected contributions. On the other hand, those interested in questions of design, art and environmental design in general—including students in particular—are the primary target group of this project.

Hans Leo Höger, "Updating Roland Barthes’ Mythologies. Positionen aus Design, Architektur und Kunst".
This volume is written in German. .

06/10/2025

Following Italy’s unification in 1861, the new state faced the complex task of achieving political, administrative and cultural cohesion, which also required a unified body of knowledge about the national territory and its natural environment. This book explores how knowledge of Italian nature was produced, circulated, and institutionalised in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as part of the broader nationbuilding project, and how it contributed to the symbolic and material construction of the nation. Scientists played a crucial role in articulating a naturalistic unity of the peninsula, mapping its resources, and defining the idea of a distinct ‘Italian’ landscape. Through a critical analysis of scientific practices, actors, and institutions, the study reveals how Italian nature served as a symbol of national identity, an instrument of political legitimacy, and a means of shaping and consolidating a shared vision of Italy as Il Bel Paese – an image that remains deeply embedded in the country’s cultural imagination today.

Zoe Lauri, "The Nature of the Risorgimento. Science, Environment and Nation-Building in Nineteenth-Century Italy".

29/09/2025

Labour shapes contemporary life not only as an activity or institution, but as a mode of thought — a framework that organises time, structures society, and defines value. This book examines labour as a political force that produces subjectivity and sustains social legitimacy, moving beyond its conventional economic definitions. It develops a critical method to trace labour’s conceptual metamorphoses, analyse its contemporary crises, and open space for alternative imaginaries. In the age of algorithmic governance, fractured subjectivities, and performative selfhood, this is an invitation to pause: not to reject labour, but to rethink its centrality, trace its boundaries, and approach its transformations as a site of struggle, critique, and possibility.

Nicolò Maria Ingarra, "The Critique of Labour in the Neoliberal Era. On the Metamorphoses of a Concept between Pathology and Power".

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