Franco GATTI

Franco GATTI is an Associate Professor at the Department of Asian and North African Studies, Ca' Foscari University of Venice. His research focuses on Chinese and Southeast Asian languages and literatures, with particular emphasis on classical Taoist literature, modern Chinese linguistic studies, and business language applications. He teaches courses in advanced Chinese language for business and academic contexts. GATTI is fluent in Italian, Chinese, English, and has basic Japanese proficiency.

Research & Publications

• Specializes in Tang Dynasty literature, Taoist texts, and cross-cultural communication strategies.
• Authored/co-edited works on classical Chinese poetry, linguistic corpora, and cultural studies.
• Contributes to editorial boards of Annals of Ca' Foscari, Oriental Series and Sinica venetiana.

Teaching & Engagement

• Teaches Chinese language courses with a focus on business and professional communication.
• Supervises students in language studies and literary analysis.

Notable Works

• 2022: Analyzed Buxuci poetry of Wei Qumou.
• 2020: Co-edited linguistic research on modern Chinese.
• 2015: Studied narrative techniques in the Xuanshi zhi.