Cultural Mobilities Between China and Italy

“Throughout the volume, the careful and in-depth analysis by the contributors at large is evident. An exhaustive amount of research is reflected in the volume, and it is equally approachable and valuable for specialized and non-specialized readerships. Cultural Mobilities Between China and Italy is a most valuable contribution that achieves the goal of providing a relevant and viable model of analysis for further research in Chinese and Italian Cultural Studies from a variety of historical and socio-political viewpoints.” (Kristina Rose Varade, Annali d’italianistica, Vol. 42, 2025)

Valentina Pedone  is Associate Professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Florence, Italy. Her academic interests lie in the languages and cultures of people of Chinese origins, inside and outside China.  She is author of  A Journey to the West: Observations on the Chinese Migration to Italy  (Firenze University Press). 

Gaoheng Zhang  is Associate Professor of Italian Studies at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver). He is the author of  Migration and the Media: Debating Chinese Migration to Italy, 1992–2012  (University of Toronto, 2019). He is a recipient of major grants and fellowships from American, Canadian, and European institutions.