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Verso un vocalismo tonico siciliano nella sinecìa novarese? Analisi sperimentale del mutamento in atto nelle vocali medio-alte
No full textItIl contributo esamina l'evoluzione fonologica delle vocali toniche medio-alte ([e̝], [o̝]) e alte ([i], [u]/[y]) nel dialetto galloitalico della sinecìa novarese (Novara di Sicilia e Fondachelli-Fantina). Attraverso un'analisi acustica sperimentale di dati recenti raccolti sul campo lo studio documenta un livellamento del contrasto tra questi due gradi di apertura vocalica. Un sistema più tradizionale - con un numero di opposizioni fonemiche più elevato ma privo di vocali anteriori arrotondate - è ancora attestato in alcuni parlanti conservativi, specie a Fantina, ma in gran parte perso tra i parlanti più sicilianizzati, in particolare a Novara centro. Tale cambiamento investe sia l'inventario fonemico sia la morfologia verbale. I dati indicano una transizione verso un sistema pentavocalico analogo a quello dei dialetti siciliani viciniori.EnThis paper explores the phonological evolution of stressed mid-high ([e̝], [o̝]) and high vowels ([i], [u]/[y]) in the Gallo-Italic dialect of the sinecìa novarese (Novara di Sicilia and Fondachelli-Fantina). Based on an experimental acoustic analysis of recent fieldwork data, the study documents a leveling of the contrast between these two degrees of vowel height. A more traditional system - characterized by richer phonemic oppositions but lacking front rounded vowels - is still attested among some conservative speakers, especially in Fantina, but has largely disappeared among more Sicilianized speakers, particularly in Novara centro. This change affects both the phonemic inventory and verbal morphology. The findings suggest a shift toward a five-vowel system, modeled on that of neighboring Sicilian dialects
Serializzare il fascismo: M. Il figlio del secolo e la narrazione politica nella serialità televisiva = Serializing Fascism: M. Il figlio del secolo and political narration in television seriality
No full textIn an increasingly media-saturated landscape shaped by the logic and dynamics of seriality (Mittell, 2015), contemporary audiovisual productions play a central role in constructing and disseminating political storytelling (Sgreva, 2012; Sciacca, 2000). M. Il figlio del secolo (2025), the television adaptation of Antonio Scurati's eponymous novel (2018), emerges as a paradigmatic example situated between post-seriality (Brancato, 2011) and what can be defined as pop-platform seriality - a renewed dimension that rethinks and reshapes viewing practices - in which ultra-pop aesthetics (Reynolds, 2011; Bowman, 2007) and serial forms intertwine with the historical and political representation of the rise of fascism. This contribution aims to examine this serial device from a mediological and cultural perspective, exploring how the series participates in the narration of Italian political memory by reworking the past into a communicatively effective and politically charged form. The analysis therefore focuses on three main axes: (1) the construction of Mussolini as a "serial character" positioned between the aestheticization of power and techniques of emotional engagement; (2) the hybridization of historical time and narrative present, expressed through specific stylistic and linguistic choices; (3) the role of digital platforms as new spaces of consumption and cultural politicization. Through the convergent dialogue between theories of seriality, pop culture, and contemporary political communication, the research question moves toward demonstrating how M. Il figlio del secolo operates not only as a historical narrative but also as an act of transmedia political communication, contributing to the redefinition of the memory of fascism and its translation into the languages and formats of popular serial culture
Serialità memetica e costruzione dell'immaginario: il meme come dispositivo di world-building politico pop = Memetic Seriality and Political Imaginaries: The Meme as a World-Building Device
No full textIn recent years, political communication has been reshaped by the interplay between participatory culture, algorithmic logics, and the languages of pop culture. Digital platforms - especially TikTok - have turned political discourse into an iterative and collective practice, where visibility depends on the capacity of content to be reproduced, remixed, and recognized. This article examines how memetic seriality transforms contemporary political communication into an affective world-building device, capable of generating belonging and collective memory through repetition. Adopting a theoretical-interpretative approach supported by an empirical analysis of the case Io sono Giorgia (2019–2025), the study shows how algorithmic reiteration functions as a symbolic infrastructure of the digital public sphere. Memetic seriality thus emerges as a grammar of cultural and affective power: a system in which recursion replaces narration and visibility becomes the primary form of political legitimation
Highlights e altre riduzioni di complessità.Comunicazione sportiva e comunicazione politica = Highlights and other reductions in complexity. Sports communication and political communication
No full textSeriality is not a device of modernity but a dimension of communication that operates on the possibility of recognizing and sharing the world. It identifies the regimes of meaning that enable the experience of the Aristotelian zòon politikòn, and thus also applies to the sphere of politics, to the socially organized networks that connect individuals to collective existence through the practices of the imagination. One of these practices - among the most enduring but also among those that most sensitively incorporate the changes underway in the complex fabric of society, as demonstrated by the phenomenon of fantasy football - is what we call sport, one of the preferred venues of mass culture as well as its outcomes. A privileged space of symbolic repetition, and therefore of ritual, sport translates the ordering demands of myth into industrial modernity, affecting and transforming the cultures of politics and the very logic of mass society
The Grammar of Israeli Settler Colonial Violence and the Genocidal War Waged on Gaza: from the Nakba to the 7th of October 2023
No full textThis article analyses the official and unofficial Israeli discourse(s) towards Palestinians since October 7, 2023. These discourses are separate from established historical colonial ones, but the article sheds light on the shifts in semantic structures and uses pertaining to meanings and connotations. First, the article offers examples of official Israeli speeches outlining fundamentally colonial discourses when it comes to arguments and narratives re-employed in the current context of the genocide. Thus, the article examines discourses that fall within the binary structures of the ordinariness of evil; good and evil; progress and savagery; enlightenment and darkness (immorality), and the 'animalization of the Palestinians'. This logic of binarity facilitates calls for forced displacement, urbicide, domicide, annihilations of families, the killing of children, deprivation of food, water and fuel, closures to aid, bombings of cemeteries and hospitals, bombings of Islamic and Christian places of worships, killings of paramedics and volunteers in civil protection and humanitarian aid. Second, the article examines genocidal warfare, which relies on the negation of the existence of Palestinians as a people and community, and the dehumanization's process which allows for the destruction of the land and the people of Palestine. In particular, the article looks at the violence organized against Palestinians of the West Bank since 7th of October, by interrogating the speeches that accompany such acts of violence undertaken by both settlers and military forces. The focus lies on the analysis of the socio-political backgrounds of actors and the discursive and material mobilization of Israeli parties and organizations
The Events of October 7, 2023: Rupture and Continuity in Quietist Salafi Discourse
No full textThis article examines the positions of the quietist Salafist movement regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, based on an analysis of the speeches of Salafist clerics and preachers. It highlights the movement's characteristic apoliticism and its consistent critique of jihadist groups. The analysis traces the stances of these actors before the October 7, 2023 attacks and shows that the adjustments made afterward remained marginal, without altering their fundamental orientation
Latinx immigrants’ psychological sense of community: variation by immigration status across divergent U.S. policy contexts
No full textAn immigrant’s experiences in their new community can shape their development of psychological sense of community (PSOC) in relation to this community. Development of PSOC is likely the result of a complex interplay of individual and community characteristics. This study examined the effects of immigration status on PSOC among 407 Latinx immigrants living in four different contexts in the United States. Immigrants living in contexts with more restrictive immigration-related policies were hypothesized to have weaker PSOC with their receiving communities. It was further hypothesized that PSOC would vary according to immigration status, such that the PSOC of immigrants without an authorized immigration status would be more negatively impacted by context than the PSOC of authorized or naturalized immigrants. Results of a 4x3 ANCOVA suggested that PSOC varied by immigration status, as immigrants without immigration authorization reported the weakest PSOC. No effect was observed for context. Further, the longer immigrants had lived in the United States, the stronger their reported PSOC. Therefore, community-level interventions directed at newer immigrants and immigrants with precarious legal statuses may be especially helpful in developing PSOC. Future research on PSOC should be conducted between additional variables that make up a community’s context of reception
The impact of multigroup ethnic identity and collective self-esteem on college students' mental health: a structural equation modeling approach
No full textThis study examines the relationships between Multigroup Ethnic Identity (MEI), Collective Self-Esteem (CSES), and mental health outcomes in a multicultural context. A sample of 305 Indonesian university students was used to explore how MEI influences CSES dimensions—identity-based self-esteem, group membership esteem, private self-regard, and public self-perception—and indirectly affects mental health, measured by the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF). Validated psychometric tools were used for data collection, and structural equation modeling analyzed relationships and mediating effects. Results showed significant positive correlations between MEI and all CSES dimensions. However, only the public dimension of CSES mediated the relationship between MEI and mental health, emphasizing the role of social validation and public image in psychological well-being. While private, membership, and identity dimensions of CSES were positively linked to MEI, they did not mediate mental health outcomes. These findings highlight MEI as a psychological resource that enhances resilience in diverse intergroup settings. Practical implications suggest fostering MEI in educational and professional environments to promote self-esteem and mental well-being. Limitations, such as reliance on cross-sectional data, are noted, with recommendations for future longitudinal and experimental research to deepen understanding. This study contributes to the literature on the positive impact of ethnic identity in multicultural context