Giovanni Pedrini

Giovanni Pedrini is a Researcher at Ca' Foscari University of Venice's Department of Humanities, where he coordinates the Wakhan Pamir Research Project. He holds a PhD in Historical, Geographical and Anthropological Studies with expertise in Iranian and Central Asian cultures. His primary research examines nomadic societies in Afghanistan's Wakhan Pamir region, focusing on cultural identity, ethnolinguistics, and historical travel literature.

Research interests include:

• Cultural anthropology of Central Asian nomadic peoples (Wakhi and Kyrgyz communities)
• Ethnogenesis and acculturation processes
• Historical Venetian-Oriental cultural exchanges
• Ethnographic photography and archival preservation

Pedrini has edited 10 scholarly volumes including the Hodoeporica series on Venetian-Oriental cultural relations. He directs field research missions in Afghanistan and teaches seminars on anthropological methods and Central Asian studies.

Affiliations:

• Laboratorio di Ricerca Demo-Etno-Antropologico
• Centro di ricerche Antropologiche Geografiche e Storiche (AGeS)