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The Complete Analysis of The Tarot Garden by Niki de Saint Phalle: a Comparison with Renaissance Gardens
No full textThesis (B.A. in Art History, Minor in Entrepreneurship)--John Cabot University, Spring 2017.This thesis will carry out an analysis of the Tarot Garden created by Niki de Saint Phalle, by comparing it with the surrounding Renaissance gardens in northern Lazio and southern Tuscany. It will describe and compare the ground plans of The Villa d’Este at Tivoli, The Monster Park at Bomarzo and Villa Lante a Bagnaia, which will be compared with that of the tarot garden. The use of formal attributes, as well as nature will also be part in the discussion of this topic, and similar attributes at these gardens such as, fountain and grotto of these gardens will be compared. Finally, the symbolizim that is shared between some of these estates will also be a topic of discussion, as well as their intended meaning
Mapping Contemporary Catholic Politics in Italy
No full textThis editors’ introduction opens a special issue of the Journal of Modern Italian Studies on the topic of ‘Mapping Contemporary Catholic Politics in Italy’. It briefly identifies the political, sociological and ideational changes that have occurred in Catholic politics since the collapse of the Democrazia Cristiana party, and introduces the contributions to the special issue, highlighting the common threads and the important divergences in their analyses
Acknowledging the Political Nature of the Responsibility to Protect’s Framework: A Qualitative Assessement of the Potential of NGOs to Influence the International System and States’ Foreign Policy
No full textThesis (B.A. in International Affairs)--John Cabot University, Fall 2016.Fifteen years after the framework of the Responsibility to Protect was designed by the ICISS, the theory lacks practical implementation, despite having reached a wide conceptual agreement. As it was institutionally adopted by the UN Global Summit in 2005, it became clear that no actions could be undertaken outside of the UN system. This resulted in a deadlock at the level of the UNSC due to the veto power of the P5. Given the inherent political nature of the cases addressed by R2P -genocide, crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing and war crimes - the solution must necessarily be political, moving away from the initially predominant moral stance. Many actors have the potential to create political capital, such as politicians, journalists, scholars or institutions. This research specifically investigates the role played by R2P-related NGOs in influencing the international system and states’decisions. The analysis has been based on interviews - with representatives of two centers (GCR2P and CCR2P) and a government official - and on the factual observation of reality. A deeply constructivist approach clashed with structural constraints, material factors and power politics. Therefore, it has been hard to find a significant positive correlation between R2P-related NGOs and changes in the international system or states’ foreign policy. NGOs have a great potential; indeed,their efforts have been extremely valuable, leading to some important improvements, but at this point it is still hard to identify a constant pattern of influence. They should rather be considered indirect determinants and contributors to this normative and political change
Key Factors for Success of Social Enterprises in Italy: Analysis of Financial and Operating Performance
No full textAbstract: Assessing social performance is one of the greatest challenges for practitioners and researchers in social entrepreneurship. Even though social enterprises (SEs) have the main goal of achieving social purposes, they should also be able to economically and financially survive to meet their aim and accomplish their tasks. To this purpose, we investigate if the key factors leading to the financial and operating performance are the same as those of for-profit firms, by using Italian data at a firm level during the period 2002-2013. We find that the standard financial and operating factors characterising for-profit firms’ performance play a crucial role for SEs’ results as well.
Moreover, territorial and socio-economic variables seem to have a positive impact on financial performance. From a policy perspective, this may imply that further programs (e.g. safety-oriented and those promoting facilities in the territory) should be locally adopted to support the SEs’ activity and development
I Woke Up Dreaming: Cultural And Musical Responses To Urban Space
Get PDFThesis (B.A. in History, Minor in Communications)--John Cabot University, Spring 2016.Drawing from the fields of Urban Sociology and Popular Music Studies, the aim of the thesis is to analyze the dynamics between artists and an urban environment, by taking into consideration the economic, social, political and cultural context in which musical texts grow. The methodological framework guides the argument towards an understanding of the city as a complex environment in which the physical structuring and cultural dimension of urban spaces are able to influence artists. The interaction of multiple and diverse conditions of the city shapes the ways in which local-based scenes develop, the ways in which artists and audience think about music and the ways subcultural identity are constructed. The ultimate goal of the thesis is to reflect on the relationship between artistic expression, identity and the opportunities offered by the city. The first case study focuses on Downtown New York City during the seventies and early eighties and explores how the conditions of the city influenced the ‘underground’ scene around CBGB and the later ‘No Wave’ movement. The second case study draws attention to the influence of the social and economic circumstances of Coventry, during the same period, to understand the aesthetics and politics of the ska revival
Deconstructing Chipotle: Media as Environmental Education
No full textChipotle, a popular fast food restaurant that promotes a sustainability message (“Cultivate a Better World,” “Food with Integrity”), produced two viral animated media campaigns, “Back to the Start” (Chipotle Mexican Grill, 2011, August 25) and “The Scarecrow” (Chipotle Mexican Grill, 2013, September 11). According to the New York Times, “Back to the Start” was rated by Zeta Interactive as one of the Top 10 videos in Internet buzz in 2011. The award-winning “The Scarecrow” also achieved critical praise. Both spots use clever animation and popular culture references to promote a sustainability message, allowing Chipotle to position itself as an ethical food alternative in relation to more conventional fast food venues. Chipotle uses its media campaigns to educate consumers about opposing food production paradigms (local and familyfarming versus factory farming). However, some critics have argued that the campaign is misleading and that Chipotle’s sustainability practices are contradictory and ambiguous; its marketing strategy could be considered to be an example of “greenwashing,” which is the practice of marketing unsustainable products as being positive for the environment. Drawing on media analysis techniques and ecocriticism, students critically assess in a written assignment (six to eight-page paper) the messaging Chipotle uses to promote its ethical and environmental food brand to explore environmental ideologies and ecological discourses. This assignment builds on five lessons: 1) media as environmental education; 2) environmental ideologies; 3) ecocriticism and environmental discourses; 4) food systems and marketing; and 5) greenwashing. The written assignment and lesson plan prompts students to evaluate Chipotle’s environmental claims, and to determine if its media campaigns can be reconciled with its actual business practices. In doing so students gain insights into how media act as a kind of environmental education (or “miseducation,” as the case may be)