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Audiovisual Translation and Canadian Inuit Minorities: Arnait Video Productions as A Minority Within Minorities
No full textIt is an insightful investigation of Restless River (2019), an Inuit movie with subtitles produced by Arnait Video Productions, the first Inuit women’s film collective founded in 1991 in Nunavut, Canada, focusing specifically on stories about Inuit women and their experiences. Cognitive linguistics and the linguistics of subtitling are applied in this
chapter, which gives voice not only to Inuktitut — a “unique” (Edwards 1994: 139), “absolute” (Branchadell 2011: 97) and territorial minority language — but also to indigenous women. Inuit women, as minorities who speak a linguistic minority and are able to code- switch to the dominant American language, play roles that are reaffirmed in this movie of resilience, cultural heritage, collective memory and reconciliation with settler colonialism
Introduction
No full textThe audiovisual works provided in this volume involve minority languages, cultures, and diverse perspectives that challenge traditional audiovisual translation practices. The contemporary TV series, movies, animated films, anime and documentaries showcase how AVT engages with linguistic and cultural diversity, focusing on preserving identity, promoting inclusivity, and bridging global audiences to minority languages and cultures. Whether through subtitling, dubbing, or fansubbing, these selected audiovisual works are paramount examples of the extraordinary power of AVT in fostering visibility for minority languages and cultures
The Demon of Politics. Volume II: 1985–2023
No full textMario Tronti is considered one of the most important Italian Marxist philosophers of our time, as well as one of the most influential European political theorists of the post-war period. Largely untranslated and hence unknown in the anglophone world, this is the second volume of a two-volume translation, The Demon of Politics, presenting an invaluable picture of Tronti’s political life and intellectual activity through a selection of his most relevant writings.
Volume II paints a fascinating picture of Tronti’s work in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, through his engagement with the traditions of political realism, ‘negative thinking’, and political theology. Essays herein also tackle the legacy of the 20th century from the angle of an intense reflection on the relations between history and politics. An introduction written by the editors contextualises Tronti’s writings during the second part of his career, while also providing the biographical and political details necessary to understand the evolution of his thought in the later years. Footnotes throughout the volume provide valuable precisions and elements of contextualisation throughout the whole volume.
The volumes of The Demon of Politics offer the most comprehensive edition of Tronti’s works available to students and scholars
Understanding municipalities and visitors tourism perspectives: An AI-driven analysis of Instagram posts in Italian and French villages
Full text linkIn the digital tourism age, both cities and villages are being shaped by rapid societal and technological transformations that redefine how they interact with visitors. While these transformations are fluid in cities, driven by the necessity to integrate residents and visitors, they have also become central for villages that engage with specific forms of tourism, particularly slow and rural tourism. It requires villages to change communication methods using social media and digital tools to benefit from these new opportunities for interaction. Research on
the interaction between villages and tourists through social media tools is still in its early stages and requires both (i) novel tools and (ii) insights to align visitors’ preferences and behaviours with villages’ communication strategies. To advance this discourse, this research note contributes to the advancement of visual and digital methodologies in tourism research by proposing a replicable framework based on artificial intelligence for visual content analysis, focusing on 33 rural villages in France and Italy to explore the dual communicative perspectives of visitors and municipalities. To do so, we developed and trained an artificial intelligence-based BOT named "AI DetectKeywords" which leverages DALL⋅E Image Generation technology to systematically analyse and categorize photographs. Our results reveal different nuances in the communication between the villages and the visitors, highlighting different perceptions and interactions in a context that can embrace two similar but distinct tourism paths (i.e., slow tourism and rural tourism). It also offers a useful guide for researchers, policymakers, and tourism communication managers to refine their communication strategies
Production, crystallographic studies, and functional profiling of γ-carbonic anhydrase from the probiotic Limosilactobacillus reuteri: In vitro and cell-based insights
Full text linkLimosilactobacillus reuteri (formerly Lactobacillus reuteri) is a probiotic bacterium involved in maintaining gut microbiota balance and modulating immune response. In this study, for the first time, we report the recombinant production and kinetic characterization of its γ-class carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1), referred to as LreCAγ. The enzyme catalyzes CO2 hydration with an efficiency comparable to that of other bacterial γ-CAs, although lower than that of α-hCA II. X-ray crystallization studies shed light on the enzyme structure, and inhibition studies with anions, sulfonamides, and related compounds revealed that LreCAγ is less susceptible to inhibition compared to the γ-class CA from Vibrio cholerae, used for comparison. Otherwise, activation assays with selected amines and amino acids identified the two enantiomers of His (25 and 26) as the most potent LreCAγ activators. Stereochemistry had a minimal impact on activity, except for L-Phe (27), which was twice as potent as its d-enantiomer (28). To assess the biological effects of CA modulation, E. coli DH5α, which expresses several CAs, was used as a model organism. CA activators were tested alone and in combination with the pan-CA inhibitor acetazolamide (AAZ), revealing CA-dependent effects on bacterial growth. Additionally, selected CA activators were evaluated for their effects on human macrophages and intestinal epithelial cells, with L-Trp (31) attenuating LPS-induced activation and exhibiting good biocompatibility in normal intestinal cells. Taken together, these results underscore the feasibility of targeting LreCAγ activation as a strategy to enhance probiotic efficacy
Introduction to Volume II
No full textThis is the second volume of the anthology of Mario Tronti's writings. The two-volume anthology is divided into four sections, corresponding to four periods we have identified as four distinct phases of Tronti's intellectual and political journey: ‘The viewpoint (1958–1967)’ and ‘The workers’ movement and the political (1968–1984)’ – which compose Volume I; and ‘Realism and transcendence (1985–1998)’ and ‘Thinking the twentieth century (1999–2023)’ – which compose the present volume. This introduction aims to reconstruct the final two phases and contextualise the texts produced by Tronti from the 1980s until his death in 2023. As stated in the Introduction to Volume I, the moments of transition from one period to the next always signal Tronti's rethinking of his theoretical foundations and political practice. The effort attempted in these pages thus responds to the same criterion that has inspired the selection of the texts to be included in the anthology: it is a hermeneutic intervention which aims to establish an internal dialogue within the texts in order to render the development of Tronti's intellectual and political path while restoring historical depth to its various passages
Bridging the gap in public trust in science: An intergroup relations perspective
No full textIn this perspective, we discuss the problem of mistrust in science through the lens of intergroup dynamics. Within this framework, we focus on why and how certain groups—most notably conservative-leaning audiences, individuals high in social dominance orientation and those who endorse science-populist beliefs—perceive scientists as a socially distant and even threatening out-group. We outline evidence-based strategies—including structured contact and collaboration, recategorization, crossed categorization and decategorization and perspective-taking/perspective-giving—and illustrate how they can be applied to rebuild trust between scientists and the public. Examples include participatory citizen science projects, joint community-scientist initiatives, highlighting scientists' overlapping identities with target communities and communication that reflects both scientists' and community members' moral perspectives. We emphasize that these interventions must be tailored to local contexts and guided by diagnostic research that identifies which groups hold the most negative perceptions of scientists, how scientists perceive the public and specific social-psychological mechanisms at play—such as perceived moral conflict and symbolic threat. Finally, we caution against viewing intergroup approaches as stand-alone solutions; rather, we suggest they should complement broader systemic efforts to improve the information environment and the social conditions under which trust in science can thrive
Conclusion
No full textWhat is a minority language? It is not easy to define the concept of a minority language: is it based on geography, territory, or geopolitical situation? Is it based on the number of speakers, perhaps in comparison with the majority language? Minority, regional, or lesser- used languages can be defined on different levels. In terms of geographical distribution, this group of languages is present at both the inter- and intra- state levels, and they are usually spoken by a small number of speakers and/ or in a small area. Native American, Inuktitut, Polynesian, Catalan, Neapolitan, Sardinian, Sicilian, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Greek, Sephardic Ladino, Arab minorities, Cantonese, and sign languages are examples of minority and vulnerable languages facing challenges to survival in the long term
Minority Languages and Cultures in Audiovisual Translation (Routledge Research in Audiovisual Translation)
No full textDisturbing the sound of silence: Bilateral temporal cortex stimulation and auditory mental imagery
No full textAuditory imagery depends on temporal-cortical mechanisms that generate and sustain internal sound representations. If these mechanisms are causally involved, externally perturbing temporal cortex should alter the quality of imagery. We tested whether bilateral high-frequency transcranial random noise stimulation (hf-tRNS) over temporal cortex alters the vividness and control of auditory imagery. Forty-nine healthy adults completed two sessions on separate days, receiving Active hf-tRNS in one session and Sham in the other (order counterbalanced). The Bucknell Auditory Imagery Scale (BAIS; Vividness and Control subscales) was administered as two parallel half-forms to avoid item repetition; across the two sessions each participant completed the full BAIS, and the half-form paired with the Active session was counterbalanced across participants. Results showed reduced Control ratings under Active hf-tRNS compared with Sham, while Vividness showed a similar but weaker pattern. The effect was independent of which half was completed during Active hf-tRNS, the day-to-half mapping, the stimulation order, or prior musical training. These findings indicate that bilateral hf-tRNS can transiently disrupt the volitional control of internally generated auditory representations, plausibly by perturbing temporal-cortical dynamics that support auditory imagery