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The Italian University in the Renaissance
No full textThis volume investigates the status of universities in early modern Europe, with particular reference to Italian universities and their international relations. The themes explored in the first part of the work are the definition of the nature and status of the early modern university; its interaction with the hosting community and its collocation in its historical and social context; its role in international politics; the status of the institution and its bearing on the circulation of ideas and books. In particular, Anglo-Italian relations are highlighted, and the traditional connection between the Italian university and humanism is usefully challenged. While some of the contributions deal with more general issues that involved universities and their socio-cultural context (Denley, Davies, Rundle), in other instances the analysis of a case study (Giglioni) helps to highlight the statutes and rituals of Italian universities and their role in contemporary politics, offering useful explorations of the less investigated side of Italian universities.
In the second part of the volume, the Padua studium becomes the centre of interest, and its unique status is usefully contrasted with contemporary models, particularly as the relation between Padua and the British cultural world is emphasized. To all intents and purposes Padua was a universitas scholarium, a legal corporation of scholars with its own statutes, which for a long time enjoyed a degree of autonomy even in complex and mutable circumstances; it traditionally welcomed foreign students, and the various nations were self-governing bodies with an independent status and representatives in the university’s executive council. Its unusual nature, and the contrast it made with other (Italian) universities, becomes the theme here, and the exploration of politically charged episodes of the history of Padua (Piovan, Martellozzo) offers the opportunity of comparing analogous practices in different universities, as well as the often overlooked non-educational side of the life of these institutions. It also throw a useful light on the entering of British intellectuals in the European arena, and on the ideological and political consequence this had. In the concluding essay (Woolfson), the various strands of the volume find their cohesion; as one of the poles of attraction for English scholars travelling south, Padua also becomes a model of cultural and political relations in the shaping of the modern world
Introduction
No full textThis volume investigates the status of universities in early modern Europe, with particular reference to Italian universities and their international relations. The themes explored in the first part of the work are the definition of the nature and status of the early modern university; its interaction with the hosting community and its collocation in its historical and social context; its role in international politics; the status of the institution and its bearing on the circulation of ideas and books. In particular, Anglo-Italian relations are highlighted, and the traditional connection between the Italian university and humanism is usefully challenged. While some of the contributions deal with more general issues that involved universities and their socio-cultural context (Denley, Davies, Rundle), in other instances the analysis of a case study (Giglioni) helps to highlight the statutes and rituals of Italian universities and their role in contemporary politics, offering useful explorations of the less investigated side of Italian universities.
In the second part of the volume, the Padua studium becomes the centre of interest, and its unique status is usefully contrasted with contemporary models, particularly as the relation between Padua and the British cultural world is emphasized. To all intents and purposes Padua was a universitas scholarium, a legal corporation of scholars with its own statutes, which for a long time enjoyed a degree of autonomy even in complex and mutable circumstances; it traditionally welcomed foreign students, and the various nations were self-governing bodies with an independent status and representatives in the university’s executive council. Its unusual nature, and the contrast it made with other (Italian) universities, becomes the theme here, and the exploration of politically charged episodes of the history of Padua (Piovan, Martellozzo) offers the opportunity of comparing analogous practices in different universities, as well as the often overlooked non-educational side of the life of these institutions. It also throw a useful light on the entering of British intellectuals in the European arena, and on the ideological and political consequence this had. In the concluding essay (Woolfson), the various strands of the volume find their cohesion; as one of the poles of attraction for English scholars travelling south, Padua also becomes a model of cultural and political relations in the shaping of the modern world
The Renaissance Reform of the Book and Britain: The English Quattrocento
No full textWhat has fifteenth-century England to do with the Renaissance? By challenging accepted notions of 'medieval' and 'early modern' David Rundle proposes a new understanding of English engagement with the Renaissance. He does so by focussing on one central element of the humanist agenda - the reform of the script and of the book more generally - to demonstrate a tradition of engagement from the 1430s into the early sixteenth century. Introducing a cast-list of scribes and collectors who are not only English and Italian but also Scottish, Dutch and German, this study sheds light on the cosmopolitanism central to the success of the humanist agenda. Questioning accepted narratives of the slow spread of the Renaissance from Italy to other parts of Europe, Rundle suggests new possibilities for the fields of manuscript studies and the study of Renaissance humanism
Pour un humanisme « europolite » (autour de The Renaissance Reform of the Book and Britain)
No full textDavid Rundle is the author of a monograph on the role of an international group of scribes and of English elites in the success achieved by humanist script during the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. In this, he challenges the conventional assumptions of a history of humanism which sees it as spreading from an Italian centre to further-flung peripheries. He focuses instead on the importance of cosmopolitan collaboration and on the migratory habits of the elites who nurtured humanism. In this interview, he discusses the principles and the methods of his research, clarifying some of the concepts and elaborating on the potential significance of its conclusions to other areas of enquiry
The subtitle project: A vocational education initiative
No full textThis article discusses the pedagogical relevance of a research project into professional subtitling practices in Italy which is coordinated by the author at the University of Bologna. The key feature of this initiative relates to its collaborative dynamics: research is carried out by students writing their final dissertations, working together as a team and pooling their resources and findings. The author contends that taking part in this collective enquiry-based experience is as important for the students as the actual results of their investigation and discusses in detail the pedagogical benefits of this approach. The article begins by describing the inception stages of the project, conceived as an attempt to capitalize on the traditionally high weighting of the final dissertation within Italian degree programmes - and hence on the important amount of effort that students are likely to put into it. After describing the pedagogical and research tools used in the project, the paper goes on to present the results achieved in the first 2-3 years of the project's life; illustrate how the students' work has influenced the author's teaching practices as a subtitler trainer; and evaluate the implications of this experience for translator training in general. © St. Jerome Publishing, Manchester
Closing the Confidence Gap in STEM: A Social Marketing Approach to Increase Female Retention
No full textRelevant quote: Science is not a boy’s game, it’s not a girl’s game. It’s everyone’s game. Nichelle Nichols State, preferably single, research/case problem: Females remain under-represented across the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Numerous barriers have been identified impeding females to pursue STEM degrees. By understanding which factors explain behaviour focus can be directed to the constructs which have the highest prospects of resulting in behavioural change (David & Rundle-Thiele, 2018). Social marketing is capable of addressing complex social issues (Kubacki et al., 2015); however, there is a limited application in STEM fields (Roemer et al., 2020). Chapter overview Behavioural change is complex at the best of times. Understanding the barriers and enablers for change is essential for social marketers to focus their efforts on identified drivers known to facilitate or impede behaviour change. The importance of theory is noted in social marketing; however, recent reviews demonstrate that theory application is vague and/or not reported in sufficient details (Truong & Dang, 2017; Willmott et al., 2019). Behaviour change communication is essential to promote uptake of behaviours (Briscoe & Aboud, 2012); however, more work is needed to understand whether sustained behaviour changed is enabled as a result of the framing of messages received (Snyder et al., 2004). Informed by theory, this case study reports on a successful social marketing campaign seeking to increase female retention in STEM in a higher education sector, second to advance the use of theory in social marketing and third, to determine the effectiveness of message framing. This study extends social marketing’s capability to tackle underrepresentation of females in STEM.No Full Tex
Publishing Translations in Fascist Italy
No full textIn the 1930s translation became a key issue in the cultural politics of the Fascist regime due to the fact that Italy was publishing more translations than any other country in the world. Making use of extensive archival research, the author of this new study examines this 'invasion of translations' through a detailed statistical analysis of the translation market. The book shows how translations appeared to challenge official claims about the birth of a Fascist culture and cast Italy in a receptive role that did not tally with Fascist notions of a dominant culture extending its influence abroad. The author shows further that the commercial impact of this invasion provoked a sustained reaction against translated popular literature on the part of those writers and intellectuals who felt threatened by its success. He examines the aggressive campaign that was conducted against the Italian Publishers Federation by the Authors and Writers Union (led by the Futurist poet F. T. Marinetti), accusing them of favouring their private profit over the national interest. Finally, the author traces the evolution of Fascist censorship, showing how the regime developed a gradually more repressive policy towards translations as notions of cultural purity began to influence the perception of imported literature
Special Session: Better Food, Better Life, and Applying Marketing to Achieve Social Change: An Abstract
No full textMany populations currently deal with adverse effects of a wide array of cheap, pre-prepared, readily available, nutrient-deficient food products (many containing too much salt and sugar) that are widely promoted to consumers. Food provisioning generates additional areas for societal concern as wastes can be observed all along the food chain. Related to these concerns, marketing practices have been denounced as deceptive. A broad array of practices, including creating and promoting attractive unhealthy food, fostering waste through improper packaging, and/or the promotion of multi-buy packaging are linked to obesity and food waste. This special session is an important reminder that marketing can be used to deliver societal good. Social marketers seek to create, communicate, and deliver innovative solutions to improve the well-being of target audiences (Andreasen 2014). The specific objective of this special session is to outline how marketing theoretical and methodological advancements can be made while achieving social change focusing on food. The first two presentations are focused on the evaluation of program outcomes. Our first presentation directs attention toward expanding understanding of the methods that are used to evaluate campaign success. Sharyn Rundle-Thiele, Jason Pallant, and Patricia David apply the hidden Markov model (HMM) delivering dynamic results to understand behavior states and the underlying factors delivering behavioral change. Next, Ville Lahtinen, Sharyn Rundle-Thiele, and Timo Dietrich employ an experimental design in ten Finnish schools to understand whether a 4P intervention or a 1P intervention delivers more behavior change (increased fruit and vegetable consumption). Our next presentation focuses attention on the target audience taking a transformative consumer perspective. Patricia Gurviez, Madeleine Besson, and David Blumenthal examine whether connected devices can be effective in the promotion of healthy foods for people who have tried to lose weight in the last 5 years. A co-creation, qualitative approach is used to identify the most appealing connected device. In our final presentation, Lucie Sirieix and Margot Dyen question the potential synergies or contradictions between healthy food and food waste in a daily routine. Their qualitative research focuses on food practices and experiences. Marketing science can deliver change for the better benefitting not only the individuals targeted for change but also the wider society through cost savings and improved environmental and health outcomes. By delivering a series of social marketing studies, this special session aims to challenge more members of the academy to direct research attention to help some of society’s most complex problems.No Full Tex
An Abstract: Transitioning Understanding to Behavioral Change
No full textThis paper questions current social marketing theoretical focus (for a summary of theories used in social marketing, see Truong 2017; Russell-Bennett and Manikam 2016) where dominant focus is on behavior, rather than behavioral change. How can researchers understand behavior change? Drawing on data from a food waste social marketing intervention, this paper showcases application of a dynamic modeling approach, namely, the Hidden Markov Model (HMM). The Hidden Markov Model (HMM) permits change to be examined empirically. Social marketing outcome evaluations are dominated by research methods that assess the behavior of different groups at different time points (cross sectional series design) or track individual behavior over time points using repeated measures focusing understanding on the behavior at each time point for the individuals participating in the evaluation (e.g., Rundle-Thiele et al. 2015 ; Schuster et al. 2015). These approaches limit understanding to group comparisons of behavior at different time points and a focus on explanation and/or prediction of behavior, which is surprising given social marketing’s core aim is behavioral change. Repeated measure data (pre- and post-intervention) is used to identify different states of behavior and determinants of change from one state to another. The HMM tracked the food waste behavior of 244 Australian consumers, 110 of whom were exposed to the intervention. The Hidden Markov Model was applied to examine behavior states, and then using longitudinal data transition between identified behavioral states was examined (desired change, no change, and undesired change). Finally, HMM identifies factors associated with the changes. We find there are two dynamic states of behavior: non-wasters (less than 10% of fruit and veg wasted) and wasters (more than 10% of fruit and veg wasted). One third of wasters became non-wasters after the campaign, a change that is positively associated with an increase in self-efficacy. Results indicate behavioral change is higher among females and those with no private garden. These results suggest that Hidden Markov Modelling (HMM) can be used to identify behavioral states and determinants of behavioral change. Application of HMM extends social marketing understanding beyond behavior to behavior change. This work also contributes to social marketing understanding challenging the social marketing research community to focus attention on behavioral change.No Full Tex
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