92 research outputs found
Indigenous peoples and climate justice. A critical analysis of international human rights law and governance
No full textThis book provides a new interpretation of international law specifically dedicated to Indigenous peoples in the context of a climate justice approach. The book presents a critical analysis of past and current developments at the intersection of human rights and international environmental law and governance. The book suggests new ways forward and demonstrates the need for a paradigmatic shift that would enhance the meaningful participation of Indigenous peoples as fundamental actors in the conservation of biodiversity and in the fight against climate change. The book offers guidance on a number of critical intersecting and interdependent issues at the forefront of climate change law and policy – inside and outside of the UN climate change regime. The author suggests that the adoption of a critical perspective on international law is needed in order to highlight inherent structural and systemic issues of the international law regime which are all issues that ultimately impede the pursue of climate justice for Indigenous peoples.
Giada Giacomini is an experienced researcher in international human rights law, international environmental law, climate change law and policy, and with an interest in climate vulnerable communities. She holds a PhD in Public, Comparative and International Law. She specializes in climate justice, critical legal studies and non-anthropocentric law. Upon completion of her PhD studies, she completed an Internship at the Independent Redress Mechanism of the Green Climate Fund. She is currently involved in several research projects dealing with ecosocial work, environmental conservation and Indigenous peoples, and climate litigation
LE FIBRE RACCONTANO... – ANALISI MERCEOLOGICA E MICROANALISI DEI FRAMMENTI DI MATERIALE RISCONTRATI ALL’INTERNO DELLA SEPOLTURA
No full textA seguito della riesumazione di Alessandro Farnese e della moglie Maria
d’Aviz, al momento dell’apertura della cassa che ne conteneva i resti, sono
state da subito individuate varie tracce riconducibili a tessuti, nastri, schegge
di legno, borchie e chiodi metallici parzialmente ossidati.
L’attenzione si è concentrata sullo studio della tipologia di tali materiali per
poter comprendere se fossero riconducibili ai paramenti della sepoltura
originaria, della tumulazione successiva o agli indumenti posti ai coniugi al
momento della prima inumazione. A tale scopo è stato necessario fare un
micro-campionamento dei materiali individuati.
Scopo dell’attività di laboratorio è stata proprio la caratterizzazione macro scopica e microscopica dei micro-campioni per poterne comprendere la na tura
Indigenous peoples and climate change. The Yanesha people’s case from a participatory justice perspective
No full textThis paper analyses the main results of the fieldwork conducted by the author for the purposes of determining the impacts of climate change in traditionally living Yanesha communities of the Palcazu, Peru. It gives an overview of the relationship between the Yanesha people and their sacred territory before delving into the data gathered during the fieldwork carried out in November 2018. It concludes by linking the Yanesha people’s case to the broader issue of climate justice, arguing that Indigenous peoples’ participatory rights should be at the centre of a fair and inclusive international and national climate governance regime that recognizes both their vulnerability and their role as agents of environmental conservation
Synthesis of optically active a-benzyl paraconic acids and their esters and assignment of their absolute configuration
No full textThe cis- and trans-4-benzylparaconic acids and their ethyl esters were synthesized with high enantiomeric excess by hydrolysis of the corresponding diastereomeric lactonic esters using a-chymotrypsin. Thus, at low conversion values, cis- and trans-4-benzyl-5-oxo-3-tetrahydrofurancarboxylic acids were separately isolated with 99% ee and 92% ee, respectively. Both ethyl ester diastereomers were also obtained in enantiopure form. The absolute configuration of the trans-lactonic acid was assigned by 1H NMR analysis of its ester derivatives with both enantiomers of 1-(9-anthryl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethanol, while that of the cis-lactonic acid was assigned by means of X-ray analysis of a crystalline derivative. The circular dichroism curves of the products obtained are also reported
Investigating illicit drugs in PM10 from Northern Italy using a rapid HPLC-MS/MS method
No full textIllicit drugs (IDs) are substances whose production, consumption, and health impact are increasing globally. While their presence in water and soil has been studied, airborne concentrations remain largely unexplored. Airborne IDs could serve as markers of consumption patterns and potentially help identify local drug distribution zones. Few analytical methods have been developed, but preanalytical treatments are often time-consuming. To address this, we developed and validated a reliable, fast analytical method based on HPLC-MS/MS for cocaine, amphetamine, and heroin – three largely consumed IDs. Low Method Detection and Quantification Limits were achieved, with cocaine reaching the lowest reported in the literature (0.02 and 0.08 pg m−3, respectively). Our methodology was applied to nearly 180 p.m.10 samples collected during December 2023 across thirteen cities in northern Italy. Cocaine was always detected and quantified, whereas amphetamine and heroin were below the detection limit. The highest cocaine concentrations were recorded in Milan (229 pg m−3), Collegno (195 pg m−3), and Treviso (111 pg m−3). A notable increase in cocaine levels over the month suggests a link with holidays, tourism, and the Christmas Depression phenomenon. In some cities, concentration spikes coincided with traditional festivities. Statistical analyses were conducted to explore correlations between cocaine, PM10, inorganic major ions, and atmospheric variables. Negative correlation was found between cocaine concentration and wind in six cities, suggesting multiple local sources. Local available healthcare and drug seizure data were also considered, and an interesting correlation was found between cocaine levels and people taken into care by private services
Differentiation of Aged Fibers by Raman Spectroscopy and Multivariate Data Analysis
No full textRaman spectroscopyfollowedbymultivariatedataanalysiswasusedtoanalyzecotton fibers dyedusing
similar formulationsandsubmittedtodifferentagingconditions.Spectrawerecollectedonacommercial
instrument usinganear-infraredlaserwitha780nmlightsource.Discriminantanalysisallowedto
correctlyclassifytheaged fibers 100%ofthetime.Thepredictionabilityofthecalculatedmodelwas
estimated tobe100%bythe “leave-one-out” cross-validationfor3outofthe4seriesunderinvestigation.
Finally,reliabilityofthedevelopedapproachforthediscriminationofagedvsnew fibers wasconfirmed
by theanalysisofcommercialpolyamideandpolyestertextilessubmittedtothesameagingprocess
Orientarsi tra le nuvole: cartografie, atlanti e pratiche mappanti nel racconto a fumetti
No full textA partire dalla recente nascita della ‘comic book geography’ (Dittmer 2014), il contributo intende proporre la ‘comic book cartography’ come un’ulteriore linea di ricerca volta ad esplorare le contaminazioni tra fumetto e cartografia.
L’approccio transdisciplinare proposto si fonda sull’intersezione tra geografia e analisi geocritica, tra ‘comics studies’ e teoria cartografica post-rappresentazionale. Attraverso una lettura ‘carto-centrata’ di alcuni casi di studio italiani e internazionali, il fumetto viene inteso come una mappa che coinvolge autore e lettore in una vera e propria pratica di orientamento.
[Abstract eng] Orientating among the balloons: maps, atlases and mapping practices in comic books
Starting from the recently emerged field of ‘comic book geography’ (Dittmer 2014), the article proposes ‘comic book cartography’ as a further research line to explore the intersections bewteen comics and cartography.
The proposed transdisciplinary approach is based on the encounter between geography and geocriticism, comics studies and post-representational theories in cartography. Through a ‘carto-centred’ reading of both Italian and international case studies, the comic book is interpreted as a map inolving author and reader in an orientation practice
Playing it fashionably queer: Mae West's performing sexuality
No full text“Marriage is a fine institution, but I’m not ready for an institution”. With this challenging innuendo, the American actress and author Mae West offers an insight into gender performativity and heteronormativity through marriage in a period, the “Roaring Twenties”, in which sexual and gender politics could not be put into scrutiny. Her vamp persona and the elaborated iconography that she crafted on her character gave birth to a meticulous semiotics of the body that eventually undermined the American social context of the time fostering on the one hand, an image of heterosexual desire, and on the other hand an appealing icon to a gay market. This article ventures a queer-oriented perspective on West’s charismatic character and on the intertwined effects that tie semiotics to body language, especially focussing on the plays Sex (1926) and The Drag (1927)
Comic Book Cartographies: A Cartocentred Reading of 'City of Glass', the Graphic Novel
No full textThis paper responds to the call for a deeper theoretical and methodological
exchange between the disciplines involved in geohumanities research and
proposes comic books as an environment for interdisciplinary,
geo/cartographical and literary critical research practice. The analysis
considers the emerging field of ‘comic book geographies’ and suggests a
further opening to ‘comic book cartographies’. Hence, by referring to the
‘spatiocentred’ approaches emerging in literary theory and criticism, I
propose a ‘geocritical’ and ‘cartocentred’ reading of comics to explore the
‘cartographies of the comic book’. I individuate the peculiar map-like
features of comics’ spatial grammar to interpret the comic book as both a
cartographer and a map. Moreover, taking into account the recent shift in
cartographic theory towards an ‘emergent cartography’, I propose an
‘ontogenetic’ understanding of comics as maps. Through both their
representational and non-representational, map-like features, comics are
intended ‘as always mappings’, providing the author/reader with a truly
mapping experience. The analysis of the exemplary case study of City of
Glass, the graphic novel transposition of Auster’s novel by Paul Karasik and
David Mazzucchelli, counts as a first attempt to propose a ‘cartocentred’
reading of the cartographies inserted within and emerging from a comic
book. This article suggests that a ‘cartocritical’ reading of comics could
provide comic studies, cultural geography and literary theory with new
insights, as well as cartographic theory with an unexplored laboratory to
keep on ‘rethinking maps’ from an ‘emergent’ perspective
«Nach dem französischen von Sonnleithner». Questioni storico-filologiche per un’edizione critica della Faniska di Luigi Cherubini
No full textFaniska è l’unica opera di Luigi Cherubini ad essere stata scritta
espressamente per i teatri di corte viennesi. Rappresentata la prima volta il 25 febbraio 1806, essa fu ripresa per
decenni in diverse città dell’area germanofona. Ciononostante, nessuno
dei due autografi a noi pervenuti è in tedesco: il testimone primario, una partitura completa dell’opera, è basato su un libretto italiano, mentre il secondo autografo, formato da pochi numeri, ne mette in musica una
traduzione francese. Il saggio discute le fonti testuali e
musicali della Faniska, costituendo uno studio preparatorio per l’edizione
critica. Al fine di stabilire le relazioni tra le fonti, l’autrice ricostruisce il
processo creativo dell’opera e il sistema produttivo dei teatri di corte viennesi
nel periodo in cui Cherubini la compose. Lo scopo è di chiarire perché
l’opera fu sempre rappresentata in tedesco, benché originariamente
composta su un libretto italiano, e a qual fine Cherubini ne intraprese una seconda versione basata su una
traduzione francese.The opera Faniska is the only work by Luigi Cherubini to be specially written for the Viennese Court
Theaters. After its premiere on 25th February 1806, the opera was performed over many decades in
different German-speaking cities. Nevertheless, none of both preserved autographs contain German words: the main source is a complete score based on an Italian libretto, the second autograph consists of few musical numbers which set a French
translation of the Italian libretto. The paper discusses Faniska’s musical and textual sources as a preparatory study for the critical
edition. In order to understand the relations among the sources, the author reconstructs Faniska’s
creative process and the production system of the Viennese Court Theaters during the time Cherubini
composed this work. The aim is to explain why the opera was always performed in German, although it was originally composed on an
Italian libretto, and for which purpose Cherubini undertook a second version based on a French translatio
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