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Lines of Longitude and Latitude. Defining text genres in popular music discourse
Get PDFThis paper explores the discourse of popular music (PMD) and the complex ways in which language is used to represent popular music (PM). After tracing the development of PMD, which established itself as a self-standing type of discourse notably after the rise of rock 'n' roll as a significant phenomenon of mass culture, this paper examines – through a qualitative analysis – the interrelation and characteristics of three main PMD genres: musicology, musicography, and musical biography. Musicology genres, typically authored by music experts, are found to offer top-down categorization and precise analyses of PM as an object of art and craftsmanship and, as such, an object of study and investigation. Musicography genres, mostly written by journalists and critics, focus on the organisation and canonisation of PM as an ongoing process of collective creation. Biography genres, written by musicians themselves or by their acolytes and collaborators, disclose the musicians’ personal sphere and present PM as the product of their subjective and emotive creativity. This study highlights the varying rhetorical and semiotic strategies employed in each genre, aiming to contribute to a deeper understanding of PMD as a multifaceted and socially significant discourse practice, revealing how different genres shape and reflect our perception of PM
Trump, il re del carnevale e il buffone incoronato = Trump, the King of Carnival and the Crowned Fool
No full textThis article examines Donald Trump as a hybrid figure who merges two historically intertwined roles: the King and the Fool. Through an interdisciplinary analysis that draws on carnival theory, the history of satire, pop-cultural archetypes, and contemporary political communication, the essay argues that Trump operates simultaneously as sovereign and jester, rendering traditional satirical critique ineffective. His rise is interpreted as the culmination of a cultural shift in which comedy, trolling, and digital meme culture reshape political authority. From medieval misrule to the alt-right's online irony, from the malign clown archetype in American popular culture to the trickster figure theorized by anthropology and psychology, the article traces how laughter has become a potent but ambivalent political force. Trump's performances - part stand-up routine, part authoritarian spectacle - create a closed circuit of ridicule in which he channels mockery directed at him and redirects it toward opponents, neutralizing satire as a tool of dissent. The essay also explores the limits of comic resistance, comparing Trump's self-parodic persona with past attempts to deflate authoritarian power through humor, from Chaplin to Brecht. Ultimately, Trump's dual embodiment of ruler and buffoon reveals a structural vulnerability in democratic discourse: when political reality adopts the logic of carnival, laughter no longer destabilizes power but may instead reinforce it
The Return of the Palestinian Question in the Arab World and Beyond
Get PDFThe article introduces the main themes that the special issue tackles and provides several insights on the impact of the October 7 attacks and Israeli retaliation. There are three broad themes emerging from the findings. First is the religious rhetoric to a place of considerable prominence in the conflict. This is true for both sides and although there is of course a significant power asymmetry in the relationship, the centrality of God's will in speeches and declarations give the participants a maximalist position which it becomes difficult to de-escalate. The second aspect is changing patterns of mobilization both inside and outside Israel/Palestine. In this context, the prominent role of individual mobilization stands out. Finally, the article examines the way in which political and social movements rationalise their strategies and behaviours
Freedom of conscience and confession in acts of international law and European law
Get PDFThe subject of this article is religious freedom, which is one of the basic and most important values from the point of view of an individual. The scope of this freedom is subject to constitutional and international protection, as well as provided for in acts of internal law. Religious freedom is also protected on the basis of ultima ratio by means of criminal and civil law. This study focuses on the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights, as they exerted the greatest influence on the jurisprudence of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal. The study includes an analysis of the provisions of the constitution of April 2, 1997 relating to the issue of religious freedom in the individual and institutional aspect. Moreover, an attempt was made to answer the question whether the guarantees of religious freedom are adequately secured under international and national law
«Turbando con il contagio dell'eresia la quiete dei popoli vicini»: Giovenale Vegezzi e il Memoriale storico-statistico intorno ai Valdesi (1829)
Get PDFItIl seguente contributo si concentra sulla vita e sulle opere di Giovenale Vegezzi Ruscalla, in particolare sul Memoriale storico-statistico intorno ai Valdesi, redatto nell'anno 1829. Il documento, orientato a favorire la politica conservatrice di Carlo Felice, sottolinea strategicamente la magnanimità di Casa Savoia nei rapporti con il popolo valdese. Giovenale, corroborando la sua narrazione tramite il ricorso a fonti cattoliche, accusava le cronache protestanti di riportare dati storici e statistici spesso fuorvianti.EnThe following paper aims to investigate the life and works of Giovenale Vegezzi Ruscalla. Among these is the historical-statistical memoir about the Waldensians written in the year 1829. The document, aimed at favouring Carlo Felice's conservative policy, strategically sublimates the magnanimity of the House of Savoy towards religious dissidents. Juvenal, corroborating his narrative through recourse to Catholic sources, accused Protestant chronicles of reporting historical and statistical data that were often misleading
La relazione nell’era digitale: comuni-care
Get PDFRiassunto: L’articolo esplora la narrazione come forma di conoscenza, relazione e cura, dal Sé narrativo di Bruner alla scrittura autobiografica come pratica pedagogica e terapeutica. Nella società digitale, il racconto si rinnova nello storytelling digitale, che unisce parola, immagine e interattività, favorendo apprendimento e benessere. “Comuni-care” significa dunque avere cura di sé e degli altri, restituendo alla parola — anche tecnologica — la sua funzione di ponte tra identità e umanità condivisa.Parole chiave: Identità narrativa; scrittura autobiografica; storytelling digitaleAbstract: The article explores narration as a form of knowledge, relationship, and care, from Bruner’s narrative Self to autobiographical writing as a pedagogical and therapeutic practice. In the digital age, storytelling is renewed through digital storytelling, which combines words, images, and interactivity to foster learning and well-being. “Comuni-care” thus means to care for oneself and others, restoring to language — even in its technological form — its original function as a bridge between identity and shared humanity.Keywords: Narrative identity; autobiographical writing; digital storytellin
Women Make Waves A Pendulum Swing between Dutch Transnational and Domestic Abortion Activism
Get PDFThe article explores how and why the activism of the Dutch initiative Women on Waves (WoW) represents a distinctive mode of feminist organizing for abortion and women’s reproductive rights. The analysis focuses on the organizational characteristics, strategies, action repertoire and dynamics of WoW, as a women’s movement-supporting organization founded by an entrepreneurial activist physician. By revisiting (feminist) social movement theories and concepts, including typologies of social movement organizations and their roles, NGO-ization, the boomerang effect of leveraging international political opportunities through and for domestic activism, shopping for receptive political venues and the cyclical pattern of contentious activism, I highlight several distinct features of WoW’s activism. Drawing on WoW, I propose three concepts relevant for analyzing the dynamics of (feminist) social movement organizations: the “ignition effect” of transnational activism that exposes the need for domestic activism and strategies that involve “level switching” and “geographic venue shopping” to leverage and effect changes in political opportunities and threats and anticipate chances of success
