Chiara Bertulessi, PhD University of Milan, is an Assistant Professor of Chinese Language and Culture at the University of Insubria, Italy. Her research, grounded in discourse analysis, explores the interconnections between language, discourse, and ideology, with a focus on contemporary Chinese political and media discourses, as well as lexicography.

Marco Aurelio Golfetto, PhD Ca' Foscari University of Venice, teaches Arabic language and culture at the University of Milan, Italy. His research interests encompass applied linguistics and Islamic studies. He has addressed research on TAFL, heritage students' motivation and needs, and the language of politics through corpus linguistics, topics on which he has published widely.