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The Power of Oil
No full textThesis (B.A. in Political Science)--John Cabot University, Fall 2019.Oil is the bedrock of global economy, fueling and directing human life at an inconceivable scale.This paper explores to what extent the environmental degradation in Nigeria’s Niger Delta isrevelatory of oil’s agency in crafting economic and socio-political spaces antithetical to Earth’snatural space. It is hypothesized that the conflict in the Niger Delta is not local or regional, butglobal - between an anthropocentric worldview (oil fueled life) and an ecocentric worldview (nonoilfueled life). Based on the scholarship focusing on the political economy of petroleum, the limitsof the “resource curse” and related approaches will be outlined, with a view to integrate theenvironmental dimension and conceptualizations of “space” from the discipline of urban studies,combined with the historical trajectory of oil, Nigeria’s legal framework and Niger Delta voices.The power of oil and its ability to hide in everyday objects is thought to have fueled human’s falsebelief to be able to control nature. The resulting damage is borderless, suggesting a radical shift inthe focus of the resource scholarship, to consider and prioritize the Earth at an ontological level.A divestment from petroleum is recommended, as well as the establishment of regulatory agencies
Brussels, Rome, Budapest, More Distant Than Ever: The EU’s Inability to Manage the Refugee Crisis
No full textThesis (B.A. in Political Science, Minor in History)--John Cabot University, Spring 2019.The purpose of this thesis is to understand the effectiveness of the European Union and itsmember states response towards the refugee crisis, and why the implementation of a leadingmigration policy has been difficult. By doing this, the paper will first demonstrate a literaturereview on the different concepts as to why the EU has acquired difficulties towards enforcing apolicy, due to the fact that there has been an institutional crisis within the EU. These ideas will belinked to the case studies on Italy and Hungary, and their association to Europe’s refugee crisis.Further on, the thesis will examine the history of migration into Europe from the 1950s-forwardand compare it to the current migration flows. This will portray a comparative analysis because itis necessary to understand the patterns on migration through a historical aspect. The thesis willthen draw its attention towards the progression of the enforced EU migration policies which hadthe potential to restrain the flows but were insufficient to do so. Eventually, the paper will progressinto its represented case studies of Italy and Hungary, which will introduce their securitization andrestrictive border control notions due to the influence of both of their right-wing governmentstowards managing the situation. The conclusion will precisely bring up the question if this crisiswill be able to surpass to a certain extent, and what will the future dictate for the European Unionand its allocated member states
The Unseeing Masks: The Meaning of the Two Masks in Michelangelo Buonarroti’s Venus and Cupid of 1532-1534
No full textMaster of Arts in Art History -- John Cabot University, Fall 2019.It is hard to ignore the satyr-like mask that ogles Venus and her son in Jacopo da Pontormo’s Venus and Cupid (1532-34) (Fig. 1), a painting based on a lost cartoon by Michelangelo (Fig. 2). Partly obscured by this mask, a more impassive mask faces the opposing direction, as if deliberately to evade the erotic interaction between the incestuous couple. Michelangelo was the first to introduce the motif of masks accompanying the goddess of love and her son, a motif that was soon replicated and elaborated upon by a number of sixteenth century artists. The masks themselves have received little attention in scholarly literature; they have typically been dismissed as symbols of love’s deceit. An explanation of how Michelangelo’s use of two masks accompanying Venus and Cupid was meant to be interpreted by the painting’s contemporary Florentine audience will argue for a more complex reading, and will question whether the masks were simply symbols of a single idea
Ruinenlust and Monumental Wish Fulfillment: La Basilica di San Paolo rovinata e risorta
No full textMaster of Arts in Art History -- John Cabot University, Fall 2019.This paper will focus on printed images of the church of San Paolo fuori le Mura in Rome produced directly following a fire that caused significant damage to the church in July, 1823. These printed depictions of the ruined church, which fit within the canon of representation established by Piranesi, may be interpreted within the context of recent historical events, including the French occupation of Rome in the first decades of the nineteenth century. Various factors, including the recent trauma of French occupation and the sense of ruinenlust ubiquitous in the period, contributed to the immense popularity of these images in the popular imagination. Through careful analysis of the reception of these images within the context described above, this paper aims to account for the continued popularity of images of the ruined church, even after the church had been entirely reconstructed. In addition, the thesis posits a typology of viewers that illustrates how various sorts of people alive in the early nineteenth century would have likely seen and related to these images
External migration policies of the European Union: a multi-level analysis of their framework and decision makers
No full textThesis (B.A. in Political Science)--John Cabot University, Spring 2019.This paper will describe the multi-levelled, polymorphic nature of the EuropeanUnion’s migration management. Beginning with an examination of the keyinstitutions and decision-making bodies which have contributed to the regulationof migration at the EU level, this analysis will go on to demonstrate how, in itsfailure to create a common framework for the management of migration flows,the EU is left instead with a patchwork of policies as a result of other actorscoming in to fill that vacuum. This lack of uniformity allows for the abuse ofvulnerable third-country nationals and undermines the Union’s ability to managemigration at the supranational level
Literature and Technologies: The Evolution of the Serial Novel
No full textThesis (B.A. in English Literature)--John Cabot University, Fall 2019.This thesis focuses on the technological evolution of the serial novel. Starting from the 19th century, this thesis takes into consideration the influence new technologies had on serial novels over the last three centuries. To understand the impact that the serial novel has in the 21st century, I analyzed Geek Actually from a narrative point of view. This analysis allowed me to observe similarities and differences between this modern text and the previous works that influenced it – 19th century serial novels and TV series. The analysis of the text shows that TV series had a greater influence on Geek Actually than serial novels
What does the UN Security Council’s response in Libya, Syria and Yemen say about its commitment to Responsibility to Protect?
No full textThesis (B.A. in Political Science, Minor in History and Business Administration)--John Cabot University, Spring 2019.The aim of this thesis to go into depth into the concept of Humanitarian Intervention, and itslatest addendum: Responsibility to Protect. It will analyze its three supporting pillars and thenapply them to the cases of Libya, Syria and Yemen. All three countries underwentcircumstances of grave human right’s violations. Through this, there will be an evaluation onwhether the ideal of Responsibility to Protect is not only effective, but if the internationalcommunity is willing to commit to it. Finally, it will close on the question of whether thisconcept truthfully reached its goals
Antinous: Constructed Identity and Adapted Divine Responsibility
No full textThesis (B.A. in Art History, Minor in Classical Studies)--John Cabot University, Fall 2019.Art historical scholarship is no stranger to Antinous and his cult, but while there has been a greatdeal of serious inquiry, his role as a localized deity has rarely been taken into consideration. Hisdeath (and life) is iconic: a young provincial lover to a philhellenic emperor, Antinous drownedtragically in the Nile at the tender age of twenty. Hadrian, purportedly weeping like a woman,deified him and the rest is history. His cult, up until recently, was trivialized and considered to bethe product of a forlorn emperor’s lunacy, with most of his statues being dated to between hisdeath and that of Hadrian’s (130-138 CE). This, in combination with the sheer amount ofAntinous portraits remaining today (third only to Augustus and Hadrian himself), has created theassumption that his portraits were simply objectification and homosexual idolatry. However, hisimages were far more significant and often signaled towards a local identity. This thesis willexamine four primary case studies, Antinous’ role at Villa Adriana, at Loukou, at Lanuvium, andat Leptis Magna. Each case presents a different context, but they are all linked through theirchoice of Antinous as the exemplified deity, as well as their intense adaptation of his image toserve the local needs. The key is to consider his guises as iconographical tools, used to ascribe arole to the blank slate of a new god, and through this, a small glimpse of Antinous’ adaptabilityand significance can be obtained
Complications and Challenges for Solid Waste Management: A Study on the Actors, Institutions, and Dynamics of Rubbish Control in Rome, Italy
No full textThesis (B.A. in Political Science)--John Cabot University, Spring 2019.In recent years, Italy’s capital city, Rome, has been subject to public scrutiny byinternational newspapers and journalists due to the decline in efforts to maintain the city’sinfrastructures and administrative services, particularly within the sector of waste management.The legal basis of Rome’s municipal waste management system is imbedded within theConstitution of the Italian Republic (1948), as it is also to be in compliance with the EuropeanUnion’s policies and legislation. The research question is what are the social and systemicreasons for the inefficient waste management system, and what possible solutions could beimplemented to change this poorly maintained industry. A contributing factor behind theinefficient system is due to the presence of mafia organizations who have been illicitlytrafficking waste, committing a serious of environmental and waste crimes which are damagingthe air, soil, and water conditions for the municipality of Rome. The present paper aims toidentify the social, environmental, and political attributes behind the city’s unsustainablecondition of administrative services, and how this reflects on the quality of living standards forthose living, and/or visiting the Eternal City