Marie Bossaert is an associate professor in contemporary history at Clermont Auvergne University. Her research focuses on the social, cultural and political history of the Mediterranean during the 19th and early 20th century, especially on scholarly Orientalism. She co-edited the book L'orientalisme en train de se faire. Une enquête collective sur les études orientales dans l'Algérie coloniale (2024).Annliese Nef is a professor in medieval history at the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Her research focuses on the Medieval history of Maghreb and Sicily, and on the way it was written in the 19th century. Among her publications: Conquérir et gouverner la Sicile islamique XIe-XIIe siècle (2011) et Révolutions islamiques (2021).