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"More or Less American: Sergio Leone's Vision of America in 'Once Upon a Time in the West' (1968)"
2012
This article focuses on the representation of the American West in Sergio Leone's fourth Western, which is the first to include several scenes that have been shot on location in the U.S. The author argues that Once Upon a Time in the West offers a critique not only of the classical Hollywood Westerns Leone adored, but also of his own brand of Italian Western, which may, in part, explain why members of the counter-culture were so enthused by the film at its release. The first section examines the way the use of American locations foregrounds the artificiality of Leone's spatial construction. The second explores the political implications of the inclusion of various minority groups, thereby r…
Alternative discourses in science fiction: human cloning in Glory Season (1993) by David Brin
2005
: The medical FASP genre as a teaching tool: authentic or doctored material?
2011
Abstract: This article falls within the scope of an action-based research project conducted at the Dijon School of Medicine. It focuses on the medical FASP genre as a potential pedagogical tool From December 2009 to April 2010, I asked 10 experienced health care professionals from various fields of medical practice, who had obtained an inter-university diploma in medical English, to fill in a questionnaire. The participants, who did not know the titles of the novels or the names of the novelists, were required to comment on six medically-based extracts taken from thrillers during continuing education classes. The aim of the questionnaire was to check the relevance of the specialized vocabul…
Astronomy and space on the big screen : how accurately has cinema portrayed space travel and other astrophysical concepts?
2016
"Since its origins, cinema has been fascinated with the subject of scientific developments. In particular, astronomy and astrophysics have played an important role in science fiction stories about space travel and exploration. Though the science has not always been accurately represented, in the last decades there has been more and more interest from the cinema industry in approaching scientists to make sure that the stories and concepts shown in films are closer to our true understanding of the universe. In this article, I will explore how cinema has portrayed astrophysical concepts throughout the decades, and how sometimes cinema has even inspired the direction of scientific research."
Recensione di: "Eccessi d'autore. Retoriche della voce nel romanzo italiano di oggi" di Filippo Pennacchio, Mimesis, 2020
2022
Review of: Excesses of the author. Rhetoric of the voice in today's Italian novel, Milan-Udine, research iulM, communication, arts and media, Mimesis, 2020
Recensione a: Giacomo Tinelli, "L’io di carta. L’autorappresentazione contemporanea: Walter Siti ed Emmanuel Carrère", Edizioni del Verri, 2022
2022
Book review of Giacomo Tinelli's L’io di carta. L’autorappresentazione contemporanea: Walter Siti ed Emmanuel Carrère.
Spain and the Transition to IFRS
2008
Del caballero épico al caballero novelesco: acercamiento a la evolución del personaje
2009
En este artículo se revisarán las paulatinas transformaciones que sufrió el caballero literario medieval a partir de su nacimiento en la canción de gesta y hasta su consolidación como personaje protagonista de las obras más representativas de la novela de caballerías medieval. Partiendo de la configuración del caballero épico románico, se analizan las características que se le van agregando a partir de los romans de materia clásica, como el interés amoroso, para convertirlo en un personaje novelesco y ya plenamente cortés en Chrétien de Troyes. Se llega hasta la prosa de ficción del siglo XIII, en la que se acaba de redondear la figura con los rasgos aportados por la religión y la ideología.
The Black Mediterranean: A View from Sicily
2021
While Italy has recently experienced nationalist drives, Sicily and in particular the City of Palermo, one of the major ports of refuge for countless migrants arriving in Europe from the African shores, has distinguished itself as an experimental site where to rethink and challenge notions of residence, mobility, citizenship and belonging. Through a series of cultural initiatives, Palermo has become a hub for frontline artists, writers, intellectuals, and activists who have gathered to explore the historically and contemporary ways in which black voices have been silenced and black bodies have been ambiguously imagined in Western-dominated global culture. Investigating these questions is fu…
Klimata pārmaiņas Ričarda Pouersa romānā "The Overstory"
2022
Darbs pēta klimata pārmaiņu fenomenu Ričarda Pouersa romānā The Overstory, analizējot to no ekokritikas perspektīvas. Pētījuma metodes ietver klimata pārmaiņu, to attēlojuma literatūrā un ekokritikas teorētisko pētījumu, kā arī praktisko pētījumu (detalizētu lasīšanu un ekokritisku analīzi). Pētījuma rezultāti liecina, ka daba un klimata pārmaiņas romānā attēlotas kā process, ko ietekmē cilvēku rīcība. Cilvēku un pārējo varoņu (koku) attiecības ir attēlotas, balstoties uz Gajas mītu, paralēlās pasaules, civilizācijas projekta teoriju, kā arī vairākiem garīgiem mītiem un uzskatiem. Katrs no galvenajiem cilvēku tēliem ir saistīts ar savu koka tēlu, tomēr romānā ir arī uzsvērts, ka viss dabā i…