Writer and anthropologist, will be at Play 2026
Giulia Paganelli, writer, anthropologist, and historian, has been working for over 15 years on the ethnography of the body, discursive practices, and power. Starting from witches and monsters, moving through contemporary nonconformities (fat bodies and weight-based discrimination), and up to digital disembodiment, she explores and analyzes narratives, representations, and stereotypes.
She writes about bodies and literature on Bolena, her Substack newsletter, in specialized journals, and on her Instagram profile @evastaizitta. She received the award for Best Digital Product at the Diversity Media Awards 2023.
She has published Corpi Ribelli – Storie umane di rivoluzione (Sperling, September 2023), Maleficae – I corpi avvelenati (Einaudi), and the podcast Herbariae, streghe dell’anima mia (Storytel). Her next essay will be published by Bollati Boringhieri. Her debut novel, to be published by E/O, is scheduled for release in 2026.
