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Il patrimonio materiale e immateriale: dissonanza e vulnerabilità. Le iniziative del Campus di Forlì dell’Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna per i cinquant’anni della Convenzione Unesco
No full textNel 2022 l’Ateneo di Bologna, su iniziativa della Delegata per il patrimonio culturale, Giuliana Benvenuti, ha dato vita ad una serie di eventi per celebrare i cinquant’anni della Convenzione UNESCO a tutela del patrimonio culturale e naturale mondiale del 1972.Il Dipartimento di Interpretazione e Traduzione (DIT) si è fatto capofila delle varie iniziative del Campus forlivese, coinvolgendo i colleghi e le colleghe delle UOS (ovvero le unità organizzative di sede) dei Dipartimenti di Scienze Economiche (DSE), Ingegneria Industriale (DIN), Scienze Politiche e Sociali (SPS), Sociologia e Diritto dell’Economia (SDE) e del Dipartimento di Scienze Aziendali, sede di Forlì. Il contributo introduce gli atti del convegno celebratosi a Forlì il 14 ottobre 2022
"Hybrid identities and migration cultures: the Irish diaspora in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries"
No full textWork on national identity has eschewed the search for stable, underlying entities but focused attention instead on the processes through which a sense of national belonging can be achieved. But the centripetal pull involved in this creation may overlook the simultaneous centrifugal push to isolate unassimilable elements towards the periphery of, or outside, the nation. A key area in the “forging” of British national identity could also be seen to be Ireland, and the exclusion of the obstinately heterogeneous elements, Jacobites and Catholics, which would not fit into the British story of the coming into being of a historical subject. This article seeks to focus on the phenomenon of pre-1800 Irish migration to Europe within the framework of a notion of multiple identities implicit in migration
Talking through walls: a history of the murals in Northern Ireland
No full textThis dissertation examines how some fundamental events of the history of Ireland emerge through the art of the mural. It is divided into three chapters. The first chapter opens with a brief presentation of the mural as a form of art with a semiotic and sociological function, with a particular focus on the socio-political importance it has had and still has today in Ireland, where murals are a significant means of expressing ideals, protest and commemoration. A part of this chapter also provides data about the number of murals and their location, with a particular focus on the two cities of Belfast and Derry. This first chapter ends with the presentation of an initiative put forth by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, called "Building Peace through the Arts: Re-Imaging Communities", and questions its implementation on the Irish soil.
The second chapter provides a history of the murals in Northern Ireland, from the Unionist's early depictions of King Billy in occasion of the 12 July annual celebrations to the Republican response. This will be supported by an explanation of the two events that triggered the start of the mural painting for both factions: the Battle of the Boyne for the Loyalists and the 1981 hunger strike for the Republicans.
In the third and last chapter of this dissertation, a key of the main themes, symbols, acronyms and dominant colours which can be found in Loyalist and Republican murals is provided. Furthermore, one mural for each faction is looked at more closely, with an analysis of the symbols which are present in it
Remembering the Troubles
No full textRemembering the Troubles is a dossier collecting articles based on an afternoon discussion workshop as part of the “Languages of War” series held at the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies on Language, Culture and Translation held in March 2005. The papers discussed the themes of memory and forgetting with particular reference to two books on the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of 1974, The Dublin and Monaghan Bombings, by Don Mullan, and Later On. The Monaghan Bombing Memorial Anthology, edited by Evelyn Conlon, both of whom were present at the workshop. The dossier is divided into three parts. The first is an introductory section in which Raffaella Baccolini discusses different approaches to memory and forgetting in relation to the theme of trauma, and Patrick Leech gives a general introduction to the 1974 bombings. The second section, “Remembering Monaghan”, consists of four papers discussing the theme of memory, remembering and forgetting as they emerge in Evelyn Conlon’s collection. The third expands the discussion to include a consideration of the theme of memory in relation to the Belfast of the period of the “Troubles”. This section includes a previously unpublished autobiographical account of Don Mullan’s experiences on a placement in a Protestant Youth Club, Parkmore, in Belfast. The dossier closes with a “Postscript” by Evelyn Conlon
Acknowledging linguistic diversity in a multicultural society: the issue of indigenous languages in Colombia.
No full textNowadays, modern society is gradually becoming multicultural. However, only in the last few years awareness on its importance has been raised. In the case of Colombia, multiculturalism has existed since the pre-Columbian period and today there are more than 80 ethnic groups and 65 indigenous languages in the country. The aim of this work is to illustrate the status of indigenous languages in Colombia and to enlighten about the importance of recognizing, protecting and strengthening the use of these native languages. Subsequent to this, it will be point out that linguistic diversity should be considered a resource and not a barrier to achieve unity in diversity. Finally, ethno-education will be presented as an adequate educational program that may guarantee an equal linguistic representation in the country
Multilingualism and the role of English as a lingua franca in India
No full textIndia is one of the world’s most linguistically diverse nations. Along with the enormous variety of indigenous languages spoken throughout the country, the English language holds a special status in India as a result of the British colonisation. Besides, English has now attained the position of a global language and because of the great linguistic diversity found in India it acts as an indispensable ‘link’ language. In this dissertation I seek to trace the history of the English language in India, from its role in administration and education during the colonial period to the policies that allowed it to maintain its standing in post-independence India, with an overview of the present-day language situation. I am also going to analyse the phonological, syntactical, morphological and lexical features of Indian English, with a focus on code-switching practices between English and Indian native languages. Finally, I am going to discuss the current status of the English language within Indian society: being learned as a second language by most of the population, it is used in a wide range of domains and it functions as a lingua franca throughout the country. In addition, I will try to stress the importance of an education system that values multilingualism as an asset and fosters the teaching of the vernaculars, in order to preserve India’s linguistic and cultural diversity
The Ball Never Tires - Proposta di Traduzione di Quattro Estratti dal Libro “¡Golazo! : A History of Latin American Football” dell’Autore Britannico Andreas Campomar
No full textQuesta tesi contiene la proposta di traduzione di quattro estratti provenienti dal libro “¡Golazo! : A History of Latin American Football” dell’Autore Britannico Andreas Campomar. Con questo elaborato si vuole quindi andare a trattare tematiche di natura sportiva e storica dalla prospettiva del traduttore, andandone a legare con problematiche di traduzione riscontrabili frequentemente nel passaggio tra la lingua inglese e quella italiana
Richard Price and a transnational network of dissent
No full textRichard Price’s Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty (1776), Observations of the Importance of the American Revolution (1785) and Discourse on the Love of Our Country (1790) were important interventions in the English political debate linking the radicalism of the American independence movement and the early events of the French Revolution. His work can thus be interpreted within the framework of the notion of an «Atlantic Revolution» connecting these events. Although Price rarely left his house in Newington Green in north London his relations with a number of influential figures such as Lord Shelburne, Abbé Morellet, Benjamin Franklin, Ann-Robert Turgot, Honoré Riqueti Count Mirabeau, and Joan Derk Van der Capellen testify to the importance of looking at Price himself as well as the texts he produced as acting within in this transnational framework
Constructing Identities: Translations, Cultures, Nations
No full textRecent work on national identity has focused on the ways in which nations can be imagined and traditions invented. Writing against the idea of national identity was something fixed and perennial, scholars have stressed the constructivist nature of national belonging, and the negotiated consent necessary for gluing the different and component parts of the nation together. All, in one way or another, emphasised the power of discourses to construct their objects which lies at the heart of the attempts to create this consent. These considerations form the framework for the research presented in this collection. The essays in this volume trace the different ways in which a sense of national identity can be constructed through cultural processes such as translation, language policy and practice, history, memory and literature, and examine these in national contexts ranging from Russia, Italy, France, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United States. The contributors elaborate the notions of constructed identities from a number of different perspectives and disciplines, including translation studies, linguistics, literature, history, sociology, political science, film studies, and gender and cultural studies
This Work of Darkness. La questione prostituzionale nella Gran Bretagna di Vittoria: Josephine Butler e la crociata contro le Contagious Diseases Acts
No full textChi è Josephine Butler? I suoi contemporanei non avrebbero avuto alcuna esitazione a rispondere, perché mai una donna della sua epoca riuscì a suscitare sentimenti così potenti e contrastanti: sconcerto e ammirazione, ripulsa e adesione, odio e venerazione quasi religiosa. Risposte diverse, ma provenienti da un’opinione pubblica avvezza a crociate come quella di cui si sente investita Josephine Butler: una crociata che si pone come obiettivo l’abolizione della schiavitù sessuale, regolamentata da leggi indecenti e subìta da quella classe operaia già sfruttata dai meccanismi del capitalismo industriale. Nella Gran Bretagna vittoriana, la prostituzione è The Great Social Evil: le sue conseguenze si abbattono sulla società civile e sulle forze armate, mettendo così in pericolo la prima potenza navale e militare del XIX secolo. Il Parlamento britannico decide perciò di controllare il fenomeno prostituzionale emanando le Contagious Diseases Acts negli anni 1864, 1866 e 1869. Josephine Butler smaschera la connivenza fra i vari governi e gli ambienti medici; scardina quel double standard alla base dell’ineguaglianza morale fra i due sessi; attinge al bagaglio ideologico di tutti quei movimenti religiosi che avevano già sostenuto la battaglia contro la schiavitù dei neri; riesce a coalizzare tutte le componenti della società inglese, ormai consapevoli del pericolo di leggi in aperta contraddizione con le conquiste libertarie che hanno fatto grande la Nazione britannica; scandaglia la realtà della sua epoca, mettendo in evidenza problematiche e contraddizioni, ma suggerendo anche soluzioni. Al centro della sua crociata c’è la donna tout court: Josephine Butler restituisce visibilità e parola alle donne “prostitute innate”, mentre alle altre dà il diritto di infrangere la sfera in cui sono prigioniere. In lei, è imperiosa l’esigenza di affermare un’unica morale, valida per l’uomo e per la donna, che non sono entità in contrapposizione, bensì complementari
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