185 research outputs found
Ruins of War : The Green Sea and the Mysterious Island
No full textThis chapter provides a semiotic investigation of an emblematic space in Palermo, the Foro Italico. After the Second World War, this space was occupied for many years by the ruins left when the city was bombed. Analysing the diachronic evolution of the Foro Italico, the author examines the semantic categories that have defined the space, exploring how the memory of the war has been concealed and inscribed in the post-war rewritings of the place. The chapter reads this space as 'a mysterious island', caught between nature and culture. Referring to different kinds of texts, Marrone illustrates how the practices of various local and migrant communities contribute not only to the resemantisation of space but also to the production of new memories
Performance of the two aerogel Cherenkov detectors of the JLab Hall A hadron spectrometer Author(s): Marrone S
No full textFormalizzazione o accumulazione? Digitalizzazione e dipendenza nelle piattaforme di food delivery
No full textThe paper provides a perspective, empirically explorated in the context of food delivery, able to focus those factors which have developed the digitalizazion of the economy, but also why its benefits are not being redistributed among those who have been involved. The hypothesis is that this happens because digitalization is not only the product of technological development, but also of a ri-articulation of accumulation processes happening in the context of neoliberalism effects on the society. A process which is not only increasing the relevance of food delivery, but it is also transforming social relations inside such context. The paper presents empirical evidences coming from the analysis of four of the major food delivery platforms balance sheet. Furthermore, the author will analyze 5 interviews conducted among food delivery workers and 7 among restaurant’s manager. The author finally underlines how digitalization is producing a dependency from digital platforms which gets deepen by the way in which they operate
Non-traditional parenting attributes. Being fathers and mothers facing sex reassignment surgery
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The continuation of the marriage between two spouses of which one has requested to register his changed sexual identity does not in any way affect the rights the Constitution guarantees to the other married couples or to question the principle, now transposed into our order, Only two people of different sex can marry. No one is hiding the complexity of the situation that needs to be addressed if a parent faces the gender correction path and the children are present in the family and relational context where the subject lives and faces and faces this delicate problem. It is undeniable that the transition and the subsequent surgical intervention that the parent will undergo will bring a series of changes within the complex and contradictory family structure, conveying that landscape of stress and positive and negative emotions implied in every change. It is equally unde- niable that such changes will have to be designed, represented and interpreted by minors with the help and support of highly qualified staf
Le protezioni dell'acciaio. Progettazione, metodi e innovazione nelle protezioni di strutture metalliche mediante zincatura, verniciatura o applicazioni composite
No full textQuest’opera è una guida completa dedicata ai professionisti delle costruzioni metalliche per approfondire le tecniche più avanzate di protezione contro la corrosione. Gli autori offrono un’analisi esaustiva di soluzioni innovative, dalla zincatura alla verniciatura, con un focus sull’efficienza e la sostenibilità dei trattamenti. Il volume analizza il ciclo di vita dell’acciaio, i criteri per la sua protezione e l’importanza di garantire durabilità nel tempo, tenendo conto delle esigenze di manutenzione programmata e straordinaria. Attraverso casi di studio reali e applicazioni concrete, questo libro si presenta come uno strumento essenziale per ingegneri, architetti e tecnici impegnati nella progettazione di strutture metalliche sicure e durature, in linea con le moderne sfide di sostenibilità ambientale e innovazione tecnologica
Family Secrets: When the Horror in the House Has No Obvious Cause and the Need for Unveiling
No full textAfter attending this presentation, attendees will understand the importance of both the criminological and
anthropological investigation in understanding a crime associated with forensic investigations and forensic
psychiatric and psychological investigations.
This presentation will impact the forensic science community by serving as an example of the importance of
reconstructing the life experiences of the perpetrator and the victim, in order to unveil the pathway leading to a
particularly complex murder.
Particularly violent and brutal homicides, due to their mode of expression, sometimes present a contradictory
and paradoxical scenario, complicating the forensic, psychiatric, and psychological forensic reconstructions.1
The case is that of a 67-year-old man, a typographer, married with children, whose matrimonial life was
apparently marked by quiet harmony until members of the wife’s family (sister and mother) intervened in the
relationship. After that, the man said his wife had become authoritarian and aggressive, deliberately humiliating
him, and their relationship had deteriorated. On the day of the homicide, the woman had, as usual, adopted an
authoritarian attitude and started to shout and push her husband. The husband, after having endured this humiliation
for many years, suddenly and repeatedly struck her with an axe he was carrying in a bag, inflicting numerous blows
that caused significant damage to her head. Immediately after, the man phoned for help.
The man’s psychiatric history was negative, and there were no signs of cognitive impairment. For this destructive
act directed against his wife, qualifying as abnormal on the psychopathological plane, relevant motivational elements
emerged. There were no signs suggesting a temporary psychotic decompensation nor a criminal plan. The scenario
depicted a murder of impulse rather than premeditated aggression, bearing in mind the impromptu weapon used
(he had not even removed the axe from the bag). In short, it was not an idea that had long been brooded upon and
finally implemented (as occurs in cases of delirium), but a deep underlying discomfort that finally erupted as a
result of a quarrel (although this was denied), triggered by a contingent event (a verbal provocation) that brought
on frustration, followed by an act of physical aggression (a shove) that had an explosive effect on the perpetrator
of the murder. From the medical-legal consultation, it emerged that the man had continued relentlessly striking the
woman even after she had fallen to the ground, denoting not only that his emotions were completely out of control,
but also his wish to “destroy” the victim. The homicidal behavior appeared disorganized, whereas immediately
after the murder, he reacted in a usual way, calling for help.
Faced with such a terrible scene, limited information was gained from the forensic psychiatric and psychological
assessment conducted on the perpetrator. The man had no criminal record and did not use drugs or alcohol. This
elderly person, retired, leading an ordinary and peaceful life, was described by everyone (family, friends, coworkers,
jail staff) as a kind person, very polite, and helpful. The only significant finding from information obtained from his
children was that the victim had a difficult character, was rigid and complex, and often abused her husband, who had
patiently endured it for 26 years. Despite the absence of signs of severe mental illness or important criminal motive,
the cause of this murder conducted within the domestic walls of a normal family is to be traced to the relational and
historical aspects of the family structure and of the subjects involved in the crime.2
The medicolegal, psychiatric, and forensic psychology assessments must include a criminological and relational
anthropological analysis, with the goal of establishing a reason for committing such a terrible murder, through close
study of the experiences of the subjects involved, and the context in which the murder was committed.3
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Reference(s):
1. Coccaro E.F., Sripada C.S., Yanowitch R.N., Phan K.L. (2011). Corticolimbic function in impulsive
aggressive behavior. Biol Psychiatry. 69:1153-1159.
2. Fornari U. (2013). Trattato di Psichiatria Forense, V ed. Utet, Torino.
3. Osumi T., Nakao T., Kasuya Y., Shinoda J., Yamada J., Ohira H. (2012). Amygdala dysfunction attenuates
frustration-induced aggression in psychopathic individuals in a non-criminal population. Journal of
Affective Disorders. 142:331-338
Epistemic Democracy and Technopolitics: Four Models of Deliberation
No full textIn this article, the author examines the structure of four deliberative models: epistemic democracy,
epistocracy, dystopic algocracy, and utopian algocracy. Epistocracy and algocracy (which in its two
versionsis an extremization of epistocracy) represent a challenge to the alleged epistemic superiority
of democracy: epistocracy for its emphasis on the role of experts; algocracy for its emphasis on
technique as a cognitively and ethically superior tool. In the concluding remarks, the author will
advance the thesis that these challenges can only be answered by emphasizing the value of citizens’
political participation, which can also represent both an increase in their cognitive abilities and a
value for public ethic
Female Journeys: Autobiographical Expressions by French and Italian Women
No full textIn this study of 19th- and 20th-century French and Italian women\u27s autobiography, the author illustrates how the protagonists\u27 development unfolds through separation from oppressive social and familial structures. Reading the selected life stories as bildungsromane and drawing on an array of both canonical and noncanonical texts in the various autobiographical subgenres, Marrone concludes that the heroines\u27 movements away from oppressive structures are not limited to particular historical periods but are motivated by historical and cultural circumstances. She thoughtfully traces the reasons why a 19th-century protagonist might leave her country, a turn-of-the century heroine might flee her family, and a modern female character might separate from her mother, carefully examining their motivations and their goals. In telling their stories, she concludes, women writers continually challenge existing autobiographical conventions. Marrone finds that postmodern texts prove that the journey toward selfhood may be an ongoing one, one that unfolds through the creation of multiple life stories --Amazon.
The author begins her study with a consideration of the tradition of women\u27s autobiography in French and Italian literature of the 19th- and 20th-centuries. Using several examples from various genres, she brings issues of gender oppression, marital abuse, sexuality, and motherhood to the forefront of the discussion. She continues by analyzing the genres of autobiography and bildungsroman—where they overlap and where they diverge, specifically in women\u27s writing. Turning to specific authors and their works, Marrone moves on to an analysis of the writings of Cristina Trivulzio di Belgiojoso, C^D\u27eleste Mogador, Sibilla Aleramo, Oriana Fallaci, Marie Cardinal, and Annie Ernaux. In examining the works of these writers, the author concludes that women writers continue to attempt to define themselves in their own voices. Marrone finds that postmodern writers participate in innovative experimentation in life writing: hybrid texts, creative auto/biographies, and collective life stories
Nicolò Rezzara e le battaglie scolastiche dei cattolici italiani tra Otto e Novecento
No full textDuring the first fifteen years of the XX Century the Italian scholastic debate was animated by two main questions: the control of the state over primary school and the teaching of religion in public schools. Among the various protagonists of those debates, Nicolò Rezzara represented one of the most relevant figures of the Catholic front: author of various books on the school and its legislation, his contribution well represents the evolution of Catholic positions on these issues, hovering between the request of a religiously oriented public school and the opposition to the monopoly regime imposed after the Italian unification. The article aims to highlight the work of this author, which still lacks an in-depth study
LE APORIE DELLA GENERALIZZAZIONE: MARTHA NUSSBAUM E LE EMOZIONI INTELLIGENTI
No full textThe paper discusses the so-called neo-Stoic theory of emotions as presented in Martha Nussbaum’s Upheveals of Thought. The thesis I argue is that her theory has only superficial connections with Stoic theory and engages in a series of truisms that by no means make it a new theory, as the author claims
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