Federico Castigliano

Federico Castigliano holds a Ph.D. from the University of Turin and is qualified as an Associate Professor in Comparative Literature and Culture. After working for several years in France, he currently teaches in Shanghai, China. He has been a member of the research team at the University of Paris-Sorbonne, the Associazione di Teoria e Storia Comparata della Letteratura, and the American Comparative Literature Association. His research focuses on the relationship between art, literature, and urban spaces. His latest publications, including "Flaneuring the Buyosphere" (Journal of Consumer Culture, 2023), explore the aesthetic experience of phantasmagorias in contemporary society. His book "Flâneur: The Art of Wandering the Streets of Paris" (2017), where he describes city wandering as a form of art, has been translated into four languages.