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EDI at the EUI

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EDI Podcast | Queer history, disability activism, and the politics of naming

In this episode, historian and Max Weber Fellow Elisa Heinrich explores how ideas of “normality” are shaped through history, language, and power. Drawing on queer history, disability activism, and her research, she reflects on labels, resistance, and activism’s power to challenge exclusion.

EDI Podcast | Decolonialism and activism in a time of polycrisis

In episode nine of the EDI podcast ‘The Elephant in the Room’, former EUI Policy Leader Fellow, humanitarian worker, and author Carla Vitantonio explores coloniality, power and solidarity dynamics, and the politics of ‘othering’ through the lens of her years living in North Korea, Myanmar and Cuba.

EUI sparks dialogue on feminist knowledge at ‘L’Eredità delle Donne’ festival

The EUI took part in the annual Eredità delle Donne festival with a joint live event organised by the team dedicated to equity, diversity and inclusion and the Library in collaboration with local associations. The initiative fostered a vibrant space for dialogue between the Institute and the city of Florence.

EDI Podcast | Academia, queer futures and resisting authoritarian patterns

In celebration of Pride Month 2025, the EDI podcast hosted its first-ever live episode, featuring EUI alumnus and EDI consultant Konstantinos Eleftheriadis. The episode explores the backlash against EDI, queer experiences in Europe, and how inclusion has evolved at the EUI since his time at the Institute.

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