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Translation als Mythos
2020
Abstract This paper investigates the reception history of the Danish Poet and fairytale writer Hans Christian Andersen in 19th-century Germany and its influence on his (auto)biographical depiction. Like many Scandinavian poets, Andersen discovered Germany’s literary potential and took advantage of it to further his career. In most cases, he was pictured as a genius who suffered systematic underestimation in Denmark. This narrative which determined his reception plays a central role in his German autobiography Märchen meines Lebens (Fairy Tale of my Life). Analyzing Andersen’s autobiographical discourse, I will reconstruct the process of the construction of Andersen’s (auto)biographical myth…
Einstein and Relativity: What Price Fame?
2012
ArgumentEinstein's initial fame came in late 1919 with a dramatic breakthrough in his general theory of relativity. Through a remarkable confluence of events and circumstances, the mass media soon projected an image of the photogenic physicist as a bold new revolutionary thinker. With his theory of relativity Einstein had overthrown outworn ideas about space and time dating back to Newton's day, no small feat. While downplaying his reputation as a revolutionary, Einstein proved he was well cast for the role of mild-mannered scientific genius. Yet fame demanded its price. Surrounded by social and economic unrest in Berlin, he was caught between two worlds, one struggling to be born, another …
Mithocondrial DNA phylogeography in Italian Bos primigenius specimens: new insight into cattle domestication process
2008
Abstract 318 - section Bioarcaeology - ISA 2008 Siena 12th-16th may 2008 A CURA DI Fondazione Monte de'Paschi, Siena # 37th International Symposium on Archaeometry (ISA 2008)
Mammoth remains from the Opole area, southwest Poland
2016
Isolated skeletal remains of woolly mammoths, found in the Opole region, are described and illustrated. Most of these were recovered in the first half of the twentieth century; they are now deposited in several museum collections but have not yet been described in detail, nor illustrated. Recent discoveries in the area were the prime trigger for the present review of previously collected material. A summary of current knowledge of all finds of mammoth remains from the Opole area is the main aim of this note, inclusive of a brief history of research. In addition, a single radiocarbon dating has been performed. All skeletal elements, i.e., molars, pelvis, femur, scapula, jaw, tusks and cement…
More Than Meets the Eye: Toward a Post-Materialist Model of Consciousness.
2015
Commonly accepted models of human consciousness have substantial shortcomings, in the sense that they cannot account for the entire scope of human experiences. The goal of this article is to describe a model with higher explanatory power, by integrating ideas from psychology and quantum mechanics. In the first part, the need for a paradigm change will be justified by presenting three types of phenomena that challenge the materialistic view of consciousness. The second part is about proposing an alternative view of reality and mind–matter manifestation that is able to accommodate these phenomena. Finally, the ideas from the previous parts will be combined with the psychological concepts deve…
Design e Artigianato in Sicilia. Scambio e contaminazione tra forme diverse della progettualità.
2023
While travelling on the fast tracks of the digital world, our age has long understood the importance of promoting cultural heritage. In this context, the intangible heritage that is made up of the baggage of knowledge related to artisanal know-how represents the foundation of the determination of territorial identities. The School of Design of the University of Palermo was among the first to embrace the idea of using design as a tool to safeguard and evolve the skills of craftsmanship: in the words of Anna Maria Fundarò, founder in 1981 of the Industrial Design Institute of Palermo, the identity of Sicilian design is engraved in the DNA of a discipline whose meaning "is linked to our local …
Sabina Era, 天才基因座和平面设计 / Sabina Era, genius loci and graphic design
2010
随着“国际风格”的即将到来，很多人在建筑方 面显露出了优势，并遵照精确的原理完成了设 计，到哪儿都能重复；新兴建筑开始在其他建筑 中兴起，一排花园的顶部是一块巨大的玻璃，虽 然阳光会把它们加热，大雪会把它们覆盖。如果 我可以把概念从建筑转移到平面设计，那我将 会很乐意讲一讲关于Sabina Era的工作方式。她 总是对她的出生地怀着深深的感情和敬意。她 所挑选出来的工具，都是为了去识别，去表达， 去把它转化成图像……她在工作场所言行谨慎， 一点也不夸张，她不会像那些老女人一样化着艳 俗不雅的妆，但会处理得很得体。她喜爱所有被 认为因为时间的流逝而变得极其普通的特点，因 此，她总是很难被认出。我正在写关于她的种种 迹象，她经常使用什么，写些什么，一直关注什 么，就好像是在地上新挖的沟渠一样。 By the coming of the International Style many people reflected upon the positive strength of architecture and carried out that design, which – by following accurate principles – could be repeatable in any place; new architectures rose among the others, and they were provided with big glass surfaces, even though the sun would have heated them up, w…
Sul carattere dell'architettura. Note per una teoria dell'ambientamento nel paesaggio italiano
2019
Questo contributo intende chiarire il valore profondo che assume il “senso del luogo” nel processo di costruzione e trasformazione fisica del paesaggio tradizionale. Riferendosi alla teoria dell’ambientismo, sviluppata tra gli anni Venti e gli anni Cinquanta del XX secolo, si analizza quella “via italiana” all’architettura che si è opposta all’omologazione linguistica del Movimento Moderno. Un approccio progettuale che ha costruito capolavori capaci di rappresentare, allusivamente e analogicamente, i caratteri essenziali dei luoghi in cui sono costruiti.
Brief an Garlieb H. Merkel
1798
Ms. 930a, Nr. 13, Bl. 35r-[36v] August Hennings. Brief an Garlieb H. Merkel, Ploen, den 20. Dece[mber] 1798 Autora rokraksts / Autograph, vācu val. / Deutsch [3] lpp. / S. Attēlu numuri / Bildnummern: 930a-013-1, 930a-013-2, 930a-013-3 Hennings, der dänische Amtmann in Plön und Bekannte des dänischen Ministers Schimmelmann, schreibt in seiner Funktion als Herausgeber der Zeitschrift „Genius der Zeit“ an Merkel. Er kündigt an, einen Aufsatz zu drucken, in dem Merkel Partei für seinen Schriftstellerkollegen Johann(es) Falk ergreift, worum ihn dieser in einem anderen Brief gebeten hat (vgl. Ms. 930a-012). Merkels Aufsatz soll in der Februarausgabe 1799 erscheinen. Der Aufsatz sowie der hier üb…
Karta z kalendarza, czyli wspomnienie o Gdyni
2022
On September 23, 1922, the Legislative Sejm of the Republic of Poland passed an act on the creation of the port in Gdynia. The resolution was a confirmation of the will of the Polish nation, which, although in the Treaty of Versailles, received access to the Baltic Sea, but without a port, which was necessary for the development of the state. Bearing in mind this important and round anniversary, the authors of the article decided to recall the most important circumstances and figures related to the construction of the port and the city of Gdynia. The article contains a historical outline of Gdynia, reminding that the first historical mention of it dates back to 1253. However, a lot of space…