Alessandro Dal Lago has taught Sociology of culture at the Universities of Milan, Genoa, Bologna, Pennsylvania and California. He collaborates with the Palermo School of Fine Arts. His writings on social theory and philosophy include: Eroi e mostri. Il fantasy come macchina mitologica (il Mulino, 2017); Populismo digitale. La crisi, la rete e la nuova destra (Raffaello Cortina, 2017); and Blind Killer. L’Europa e la strage dei migranti (Manifestolibri, 2018).