92 research outputs found
Lichtenberg «ein Cäsar im Briefschreiben»
No full textGeorg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742-1798), one of the most important authors of short writings and aphorisms, is also the author of four volumes of letters, most of them still unavailable for the Italian reader. After a reconstruction of the German and Italian publishing history of Lichtenberg’s epistolography, this essay dwells on the form, themes and main features of his letters, that range from his private epistolary to the Briefessay and are marked by Natürlichkeit, Kürze, Lebhaftigkeit, Leichtigkeit, plurilingualism and elegance of style and can be aligned with his masterpieces of short and elliptical writings
Music-Making Materials Natural Resource Use and Sustainability in Musical Instrument Making
No full textSustainability in music is an important area of research that spans multiple academic disciplines, fields of study, and domains of practical and specialised knowledge. Ecomusicological scholars, resource managers, and environmental geographers emphasise that the engagement with materiality, natural materials, and natural environments is central to the sustainability of music, particularly with regard to musical instrument making. This edited volume offers a comprehensive overview of current research on the use of natural resources and sustainability aspects in musical instrument making. It brings together case studies from diverse instrument-making contexts, contributed by scholars from various disciplinary backgrounds. The case studies explore questions related to the use of natural materials in musical instrument making, the associated sustainability challenges, and possible approaches to address these challenges at local, regional, and global scales
The use of Pau-Brasil (Caesalpinia echinata Lam.) for making violin bows : a social-ecological system's analysis linking environment and art
No full textThe use of Pau-Brasil (Caesalpinia echinata Lam.) for making violin bows : a social-ecological system's analysis linking environment and art
No full textWhen the Rabbi’s Soul Entered a Pig: Melchiorre Palontrotti and His Giudiata against the Jews of Rome
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This essay analyzes an unpublished manuscript of a giudiata, a poem mocking Jewish funerals that was written and performed in Rome in the mid-seventeenth century. Melchiorre Palontrotti, the author of the composition, was a Roman polemist and author of other published works against Italian Jews, including, among others, the Venetian rabbi Simone Luzzatto, between 1640 and 1649. After furnishing information on the author and the historical background in which the song was written, and following an analysis of the origins of giudiate and their diffusion in early modern Rome, this paper explores the content, language, and style of the giudiata text. The appendix includes a bibliography of Palontrotti’s writings and a transcription of the manuscript
Signs of Life: Form, Life, and the Materiality of Writing around 1800 (Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - Jean Paul - Goethe)
Full text linkThis dissertation examines how concepts of life articulate themselves in the writing practices of German authors around 1800, with particular focus on the works of the Göttingen experimental physicist and writer Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, the humorist and romantic author Jean Paul, and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. While much of the research on this topic is limited to theories of the novel or to the relationship between German Romanticism and the emergence of the field of biology around 1800, I contend that new scientific theories of organic development in the early-19th century introduced a crucial and as yet largely overlooked element into literary representation during this period: that of materiality. In the dissertation, I argue that these author’s works reflect and inform a specifically material conception of life – as corporeal, finite and heterogeneous – which manifests itself at the level of the surface materiality of the texts themselves: the life of the book as “waste” (Chapter I: Georg Christoph Lichtenberg), scholarly life as the contingent combinatory of letters (Chapter II: Jean Paul), and morphology as the science of serial aggregates (Chapter III: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
Restorative Glass: Reversible, discreet restoration using structural glass components
No full textThe application of structural glass as the principal material in restoration and conservation practices is a distinguishable, yet discreet approach. The transparency of glass allows the simultaneous perception of the monument at both its original and present condition, preserving its historical and aesthetical integrity. Concurrently, the material’s unique mechanical properties enable the structural consolidation of the monument. As a proof of concept, the restoration of Lichtenberg Castle is proposed. Solid cast glass units are suggested to complete the missing parts, in respect to the existing construction technique and aesthetics of the original masonry. Aiming for a reversible system, the glass units are interlocking, ensuringthe overall stability without necessitating permanent, adhesive connections. This results in an elegant and reversible intervention.Structural Design & MechanicsApplied MechanicsHeritage & Technolog
IoT-Based Smart Classroom: Networking, BSc Graduation Project
No full textTechnology is playing an increasingly important role in education, partially thanks to emerging teaching methods such as hybrid education. Smart classrooms equipped with technology can make the lives of the educators and students easier, and aid in the switch to hybrid education. In this work we propose an IoT based smart classroom framework to create a base for smart classroom applications. Using this framework, multiple applications are manifested in the form of prototypes. One prototype introduces wireless sensor readout capabilities. The other prototype focuses on assisting the lecturer in a hybrid teaching setup. Using the prototype, the teacher is able to control whether online students are able to hear the students who are physically present and vice versa. The prototype also includes a way of indicating a question from an online student.Electrical Engineerin
Visualization-based Scrollytelling of Coupled Threats for Biodiversity, Species and Music Cultures
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