WARBEAR aka as Francesco Macarone Palmieri is a hectic character swinging across such fields as theorical research, music, cinema, contemporary art and cultural production. He is a social anthropologist and an international stimulator of confrontation in Cultural Studies with a focus on sex cultures, queer activisms and pornography. He published a series of books and essays in Italian, English, French, Spanish and Turkish with international editors and magazines. He works with different Research Istitutes, Universities, Editions and Newspapers. He  gave lectures all over the world  in such conferences, festivals and Events like “A.H.A. – Activism Hacktivism Artivism” (Berlin, Germany), “HomoBeat” (Bologna, Italy), “The Art and Politics of Netporn” (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), “C’lick Me, Second Netporn Conference” (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), “Berlin Porn Film Festival” (Berlin, Germany), “Vision’R” (Paris, France), “Interferencias Viscerales” (Valencia, Spain), “V.A.S.T.A.L. Virginarium” (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) encias Viscerales” (Valencia, Spain), “V.A.S.T.A.L. Virginarium” (Amsterdam, The Netherlands).

Conferences & Festivals (Partecipation):

TEKFESTIVAL. Ai Confini del mondo dentro l’occidente. Roma (Italy)
LPM I. II. III – Live Performers Meeting. Roma (Italy)
A.H.A. – Activism Hacktivism Artivism. Berlin (Germany)
HOMOBEAT – Drugs, trends, electronic music, gay culture Bologna (Italy)
QUEERING SOUND – (Digital Contributor) Washington DC, (U.S.A.)
THE ART AND POLITICS OF NET PORN – Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
C’LICK ME, SECOND NET PORN CONFERENCE – Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
U.E.E.H – Marseille (France)
BERLIN PORN FILM FESTIVAL – Berlin (Germany)
MANIFESTA 7  (Inside “The Shadow of Frenquencies” with the pièce “Psychosis, the dark side of the farce”) – Bolzano (Italy)
REFF.ERENCE – Senato Della Repubblica Italiana  – Roma (Italy)
VISION R  #4 – Paris (France)
INTERFERENCIAS VISCERALES – Valencia (Spain)
VISION R  #5 – Paris (France)
WHAT’S QUEER ON QUEER QUEER POP – HEBBEL AM UFER – BERLIN

Books:

“Free Party: techno Teoria per delinquenza giovanile”, Meltemi Ed. Roma, 2003,

Cultural Anthropology/Sociology/Cultural Studies Essays in books:

“Rave Off, scintille di pubblico disordine” , Castelvecchi, Roma, 1996;
“Attraversamenti”, Costa & Nolan, Genova, 1997;
“La riva sinistra del Tevere: Mappe e confliti nel territorio metropolitano di Roma, “, Transform! Italia, Roma, 2004;
“Possibilmente freddi. Come l’Italia esporta cultura (1964-1980)”, Derive Approdi, Roma, 2005;
“Letteratura chimica Italiana. Storie sotto”, Venera edizioni, Roma, 2005;
“Una Strana Rivista, 10 anni di Gomorra”, Meltemi Ed .Roma, 2007.
“Ricominciamo dalle periferie”, Manifesto Libri, Roma, 2009;
“Il potere delle minoranze, Immaginari, culture, mentalità all’assalto del mondo”, Mimesis, Milano, 2010.
“Reff. La reinvenzione del reale attraverso pratiche critiche di remix,mash up, ricontestualizzazione, reenactment”, Derive Approdi, Roma, 2010

LGBT and Gender Studies/Queer theory Essays in bookes & Magazines:

“Gay. La guida italiana in 150 voci”, Mondadori, 2006;
“Catalogo Queer to queer”, osservatorio sulle differenze di identità e di orientamenti sessuali, Venezia, 2007;
“Textures”, Meltemi Ed .Roma, 2007;
“A Netporn Studies Reader”, Institute of Network Cultures , Amsterdam, 2007;
“Tesmeralsekdiz” -  Turkish philosophy Magazine;
“Avatar”, Meltemi Ed.;
“Gomorra”, Meltemi Ed.;
“Männer” Bruno Gmünder Editor;
“Aut”, Circolo di Cultura Omosessuale Mario Mieli;
“Cassero Magazine”, Magazine del circolo arcigay “Cassero”;
“Pisszine” – D.I.Y.;
“Drome Magazine” – D.I.Y.;
“Mein Schwules Auge” – Kunkursbuch, Berlin, 2010.

Newspapers:

“Liberazione” – Italian Newspaper
“Queer” (Liberazione’s Sunday Supplement).

Reviews:

“Agender”  (Inside “Queer”, Liberazione’s Sunday Supplement)

Magazines Contributions:

“Blue”, Coniglio Ed.;
“Global” – D.I.Y.;
“Derive Approdi” – Derive Approdi Ed.;
“70″ – Liberazione;
“Carta”- Cantieri Sociali;
Taxi Driver Berlin.

Independent Magazines:

“Torazine”, Venerea Ed.;
“Catastrophe”, Venerea Ed.;
“Decoder”, Shake Ed. Underground;

Websites:

Romastyle.info
Verisimilitudes. Bear History Project, Nashoba Istitute (not on line anymore).
Ziguline.it