Research and research management
Prof. Jean-François STASZAK (UNIGE)
Research interests : cultural geography, tourism and visual studies.
Position within the project: general management, supervision of Laura Saysanavongphet's and Lisa Zanetti's theses, research on World Tours guides and brochures, and on visual devices (cinematographic World Tours).
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Prof. Odile GANNIER (Univ. Côte d'Azur)
Research interests: history of travel and comparative literature.
Position within the project: supervision of research on Around the World literature, supervisor of Laura Saysanavongphet's thesis on Round the World travelogues.
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Dr. Raphaël PIERONI (—HEAD Genève/UNIGE)
Research interests : cultural geography, tourism and visual studies.
Position within the project : co-directing research on virtual and real world tours; publishing and promoting research.
Dr. Fabio ROSSINELLI (Swiss Italian University)
Research interests: Swiss history, geographical societies and imperialism.
Position within the project: supervision of research on the archives and collection of Swiss globetrotters, supervisor of Lisa Zanetti's thesis on Emilio Balli's round-the-world trip, research on Swiss globetrotters' trips.
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Prof. Vanessa SCHWARTZ (Univ. of Southern California)
Research interests: history of France around 1900, visual studies, history of globalisation.
Position within the project: supervisor of research on visual devices allowing virtual round-the-world tours.
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Prof. Sonia FAVI (Univ. Turin)
Research interests: history of Japan, Japanese travels and the development of tourism in Japan.
Position within the project: research on Western globetrotters in Japan.
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