FANTO' MASSIMILIANO
Biography
Massimiliano Fantò is an anthropologist and PhD student in the interdisciplinary program of Marine Sciences, Technology, and Management at the University of Milano-Bicocca, working on a project titled Invasive Alien Species from a Socio-Cultural Perspective: Ethnographic Research on Human-Animal Interactions in the Mediterranean Area. Since his MA in Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, his research interests have included human-animal companionship, thanatopolitics in species eradication, and biological invasions. His current ethnographic work examines the spread of the blue crab (Portunus segnis) in the Kerkennah Islands (Tunisia), exploring how ecological disruptions intertwine with local narratives and imperial legacies through the lens of anthropology of human-animal relations, animal geographies, and the anthropology of science.
Publications
Fanto, M. (2024). Patrimonializzare l’invasione biologica: mostri, dinieghi e possibilità nel Golfo di Gabes, Tunisia - Patrimonializing Biological Invasion: Monsters, Denials, and Possibilities in the Gulf of Gabes. Intervento presentato a: Geografia e Patrimonio: teorie, discorsi e questioni, per la sessione Patrimonio e Mare, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Vercelli, Italia., Vercelli. Detail
Fanto', M. (2024). On burdens and blessings of the blue crab: an anthropological reflection in times of ecological disenchantment. Intervento presentato a: Conference: Vital Elements Seminar: The past, present and future of biodiversity: crabs, chouettes and colonial legaciesAt: Sousse, University of Sousse. Detail
Fanto, M. (2024). "Yes, we call it Dāʿish": blue crab assemblages in Tunisia. Intervento presentato a: EASA 2024 Barcelona | European Association of Social Anthropologists Association, Barcelona, Spain. Detail
Fanto', M. (2024). (Un)Contaminated Relationships in a Contaminated World: human-animal proximities in the era of Ecological Disenchantment. Intervento presentato a: Nonhuman Animal in the Age of Extinction and Mass Production, Environmental Humanities Conference, UCD - 17 May 2024, Online - UCD Dublin. Detail
Fanto', M. (2023). Invasive Alien Species as assemblages: a critical analysis. Intervento presentato a: The Ocean and Seas in Geographical Thought - IGU Thematic conference, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italia. Detail