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Studj di Filologia Romanza - Fascicolo VII 1886
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Studj di Filologia Romanza - Fascicolo X 1888
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Calypsis. Submerged Worlds and Post-Apocalyptic Subjectivities in Contemporary Comics
No full textThis paper examines contemporary post-apocalyptic comics centered on the aquatic element. It builds on three Italian graphic novels: La terra dei figli by Gipi (2016), Celestia by Manuele Fior (2019), and Troppo facile amarti in vacanza by Giacomo Bevilacqua (2021). It aims to investigate the theoretical, aesthetic, and symbolic role of water in the narrative articulation of the Anthropocene crisis in recent comic book production, beyond its literal diegetic functions. The analysis takes an interdisciplinary approach combining ecocriticism, visual semiotics, comics studies, and media theory. We introduce the theoretical category of ‘epicalypse’ to describe a mode in which the post-apocalyptic condition is inscribed within the present, haunting its imaginary with the idea that the catastrophic event has already occurred. Within this framework, water becomes a medial metaphor and a cultural grammar through which contemporary comics articulate life after the end – simultaneously evoking destruction and generation, concealment and revelation, the dissolution of entrenched institutions and the potential for posthuman subjectivities
Elena Porciani - Francesco Sielo (eds.) Attraversare il Margine. Su Smarginature e Marginalità del Presente
Get PDFReview of Attraversare il margine. Su smarginature e marginalità del presente edited by Elena Porciani e Francesco Sielo.Recensione del volume Attraversare il margine. Su smarginature e marginalità del presente a cura di Elena Porciani e Francesco Sielo
Olivia Fialho, Transformative Reading
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Mettere al mondo, alla fine del mondo. Appunti su eco-ansia e genitorialità nelle narrazioni ipercontemporanee
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The ‘sense of ending’, that every generation has always had to face, has accelerated in recent decades, generating widespread concern for the future of a planet that appears increasingly fragile and vulnerable. Awareness of the short- and long-term consequences of change generates forms of eco-anxiety that are also reflected in individual choices, such as those relating to parenthood. Starting from these premises, the article reflects on the ways in which the issue presents itself in all its complexity and urgency in some hyper-contemporary novels and graphic novels, such as Avant l’oubli (2021) by Lisa Blumen, Beautiful World, Where Are You (2021) by Sally Rooney, and The Bee Sting (2023) by Paul Murray, which question our way of living and surviving together.
 
Vicini, ma lontani da casa. La ricollocazione del paese di Tratalias (Sulcis Iglesiente) e la percezione comunitaria di un paesaggio culturale interrotto
Get PDFTratalias, a small municipality in the historical region of Sulcis, has experienced a complex history characterized by phases of abandonment and repopulation and, more recently, by the relocation of the population to a new settlement due to structural problems that arose in the years following the construction of the Monte Pranu dam. Today, part of the so-called medieval village has been preserved, constituting a historical heritage that, although physically separated from the community, represents a cultural reference point and a potential attractor for local tourism.
This contribution focuses on the analysis of cultural heritage perception by both residents and visitors of the center, through a questionnaire and direct tools for recording the community’s experiences and opinions. The peculiar context of Tratalias, in which the population coexists with a physical separation from its historical heritage, offers a privileged ground for developing citizen science actions, which are still in their early stages. The data collected, however, represent a valuable foundation for future cultural design and participatory management interventions, aiming to promote sustainable initiatives capable of integrating economic, social, and cultural aspects, and of strengthening the community’s connection with its heritage.Tratalias, piccolo comune della regione storica del Sulcis, ha vissuto una storia complessa caratterizzata da fasi di abbandono e ripopolamento e, più recentemente, dalla ricollocazione della popolazione in un nuovo insediamento a causa di problemi strutturali emersi negli anni successivi alla costruzione della diga di Monte Pranu. Oggi, parte del cosiddetto borgo medievale è stata conservata, costituendo un patrimonio storico che, sebbene fisicamente separato dalla comunità, rappresenta un punto di riferimento culturale e un potenziale attrattore per il turismo locale.
Questo contributo si concentra sull’analisi della percezione del patrimonio culturale da parte sia dei residenti sia dei visitatori del centro, attraverso un questionario e strumenti diretti di rilevazione delle esperienze e delle opinioni della comunità. Il peculiare contesto di Tratalias, in cui la popolazione convive con una separazione fisica dal proprio patrimonio storico, offre un terreno privilegiato per lo sviluppo di azioni di citizen science, ancora nelle loro fasi iniziali. I dati raccolti rappresentano tuttavia una base preziosa per futuri interventi di progettazione culturale e di gestione partecipata, finalizzati a promuovere iniziative sostenibili capaci di integrare aspetti economici, sociali e culturali e di rafforzare il legame della comunità con il proprio patrimonio
“El zorro arrastra al demonio, arrastra a su creador”. Los cánidos como generadores de multiplicidad en la Nueva corónica y buen gobierno
Get PDFThis article will seek to highlight the presence of canids in Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala’s Nueva corónica y buen gobierno. To carry out this analysis, the presence and symbolism of canids in medieval manuscripts will serve as background, given their direct influence on chroniclers’ writings. Secondly, the presence and symbolism of canids in the Andean worldview will be analyzed, given the syncretic nature of the Nueva corónica. Finally, the text will be read through theoretical concepts such as “territory,” “becoming,” and “multiplicity” from the poststructuralist perspective of philosophers Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari. As an a priori hypothesis of the research, it would be possible to establish canids as entities that transcend the hierarchies imposed in the context of the work. This is achieved by granting new levels of interpretation andliterary value to the colonial chronicle in a process of animal deterritorialization.En este artículo se buscará destacar la presencia de animales cánidos en la obra Nueva corónica y buen gobierno de Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala. Para llevar a cabo este análisis se tomarán como antecedentes, en primer lugar, la presencia y simbología de cánidos en manuscritos medievales por la influencia directa que tuvieron en los escritos de los cronistas. En segundo lugar, se analizará la presencia y simbología de los cánidos presentes en la cosmovisión andina dado el carácter sincrético de la Nueva corónica. Finalmente, se realizará una lectura del texto mediante conceptos teóricos tales como «territorio», «devenir» y «multiplicidad», bajo la óptica posestructuralista de los filósofos Gilles Deleuze y Félix Guattari. Como hipótesis a priori de la investigación, sería posible establecer a los cánidos como entes que desbordan las jerarquías impuestas en el contexto de la obra. Esto permitirá otorgar nuevos niveles de interpretación y valor literario a la crónica colonial en un proceso de desterritorialización animal
Le gentilice Volasenna en Afrique romaine à la lumière d’une épitaphe retrouvée
Get PDFThe rediscovery and rereading of an inscription deposited in the epigraphic reserves of the archaeological site of Mustis (today El Krib, in North-West Tunisia) and which initially comes from Aptucca (Hr Ouedka or Hr Semmach), offers us the opportunity to examine the file of the Volasenna gentilice in Roman AfricaLa redécouverte et la relecture d’une inscription déposée dans les réserves épigraphiques du site archéologique de Mustis (aujourd’hui El Krib, en Tunisie du Nord-ouest) et qui provient initialement d’Aptucca (Hr Ouedka ou Hr Semmach) , nous offre l’occasion d’examiner le dossier du gentilice Volasenna en Afrique romain
Introducing the Digital Platform Sylloge Inscriptionum Religionis Africae Romanae (SIRAR)
Get PDFThis article presents the aims, structure, and analytical potential of SIRAR (Sylloge Inscriptionum Religionis Africae Romanae), an open-access digital platform designed to catalog and analyze religious inscriptions from Roman Africa. Drawing on a corpus of nearly 5,800 inscriptions, the article explores divine onomastics – both theonyms and epithets – through quantitative, qualitative, and network-based methodologies. Particular attention is given to the interplay between normativity and creativity in the construction of divine names, and to the linguistic and cultural diversity of religious expressions across Neo-Punic, Greek, and Latin contexts. The study reveals polytheistic patterns of divine naming practices, their geographic and ritual distribution, and the socio-religious significance of metahuman agents in the epigraphic landscape of North African Roman provinces