Patrizia Carioti

Patrizia Carioti is an Associate Professor of East Asian History and Far Eastern History and Civilizations at the University of Naples L'Orientale, Department of Asia, Africa and the Mediterranean (DAAM). She holds a Ph.D. in East Asian Civilizations from the Oriental University Institute and has extensive language expertise including Japanese, English, Chinese, and Dutch, with reading proficiency in Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Latin.

Her research focuses on the international maritime context of East Asia, with specific attention to the 16th-18th centuries. Professor Carioti has published extensively on topics including the Matsuura clan of Hirado, Sino-Japanese relations, maritime trade networks, overseas Chinese communities, and the Dutch East India Company's activities in East Asia. Her scholarly output includes 68 publications spanning book chapters, edited volumes, and journal articles.

Her recent work demonstrates a consistent focus on the intersection of maritime trade, political power, and cultural exchange in early modern East Asia, with particular emphasis on Taiwan, Nagasaki, and Hirado as key nodes in regional networks. Her publications reveal deep engagement with primary sources in multiple languages and a sophisticated understanding of the complex relationships between Chinese, Japanese, European, and Southeast Asian actors during this period.

• Member of the DAAM Board (since February 2012)
• President of the Master's Degree Course in Asian and African Languages and Cultures (2006-2008)
• Member of the University Commission for Teaching (since 2008)
• Member of the University Commission for Internationalization (since 2008)
• Head of Agreement with CASS
• Head of Agreement with Xiamen University
• Head of Agreement with Tokyo University

Professor Carioti serves on the scientific committees of several prestigious journals including Bulletin of Portuguese/Japanese Studies, Sulla via del Catai, and Il Giappone, which she has coordinated editorially since 2007. She is actively involved in numerous international academic associations including the European Association of Chinese Studies, European Association of Japanese Studies, and the International Association of Historians of Asia.