Marco Ceresa

Marco Ceresa was Full Professor of Chinese Language and Literature at Ca' Foscari University of Venice and Director of the Department of Asian and North African Studies. A distinguished sinologist, he earned his Ph.D. from University of Naples 'L'Orientale' (1992) after graduating from Ca' Foscari (1984). He directed the Confucius Institute (2008-2018) and co-founded the Italian Tea Culture Association, organizing international conferences on tea culture.

Research spanned:

• Pre-modern Chinese literature
• European perceptions of Asian culture
• Food-culture-literature connections