Giuseppe Balirano is Full Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the Department of Literary, Linguistic and Comparative Studies, University of Naples L'Orientale. He serves as Rector's Delegate for E-Learning, Lifelong Learning and Multimedia, and President of the Italian Association of English Studies (AIA). His academic roles include coordinating international research networks and editorial boards. Full Professor (2020-present) President, Italian Association of English Studies (2023-present) Scientific Coordinator, PRIN 2022 Project "ECHOES" Director, Interuniversity Research Center I-LanD (2015-2023) Research focuses on English linguistics as a tool for identity construction , with specific emphasis on: Discursive mechanisms of gender representation Online hate speech and solidarity discourse Multimodal analysis of media texts Audiovisual translation studies Post-pandemic language education His 15 most recent publications demonstrate expertise in hate speech mitigation and multimodal discourse analysis , particularly through projects like: "ECHOES" (2023-present) - Combating online hate through English studies "Different Cinematographic Ideas" (2023) - Innovative teaching methodologies "Digital Education" series - eTandem and autonomy research Scientific recognition includes: FFABR 2017 research fund National Scientific Qualification (2017) Editor-in-Chief, Textus journal (2023-present) As academic leader, he: Chairs research committees Coordinates international conferences Supervises 13 doctoral and research students Manages EU-funded projects like "EU-MADE4LL"









