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QUEL LABILE CONFINE TRA ARTE E DESIGN
2019
Il design è arte? Questa domanda, che molti si pongono e alla quale non pochi hanno cercato di rispondere in modo definitivo, costituisce il filo conduttore di questo breve libro nel quale si cerca di dare al lettore una traccia per orientarsi nel mondo dell’arte e del design, spesso insidioso e/o difficilmente comprensibile. La necessita di un ripensamento dell’opera e dei ruoli dell’artista e del critico che si adatti a una realtà in trasformazione e al centro del dibattito nell’ambiente intellettuale italiano fin dall’inizio degli anni ’60 del novecento. Questione nodale e quella di definire un’arte che, per cosi dire, si trova al di là della dimensione dell’artisticità, nella prospettiv…
Slow/Fast. Piccoli oggetti al di là dell'interno
2020
Contemporary behavioural scenarios change quickly, linked to habits aimed at continuous displacements, with variable panoramas and places of reference. Human activities, traditionally related with the domestic interior, are located outside. New paces and frenetic ways of life reduce to a minimum the time dedicated to primary needs, primarily the need for eating. Lunch breaks are quick and optimised, the rituals of "eating together around the table" have changed profoundly, often relegated to a few small occasions. The result is an essential relapse into the world of objects, ready to condense the ritual of solitary consumption of the meal, in a simple and immediate, rapid gesture. At the sa…
Nordic Higher Education in Flux: System Evolution and Reform Trajectories
2019
AbstractThis chapter provides a brief description of how the four national systems included in this study—Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden—are currently organised and structured. In doing so, it illuminates several specific features such as the types and sizes of the institutions, enrolment patterns, performance measures, and funding. In addition, the chapter gives a snapshot of how higher education systems have evolved historically by shedding light on policy dynamics from the late 1990s to 2013, the baseline period for the FINNUT comparative study, the research project that provides the basis for this edited volume. This is followed by a section describing the aim, methods, theoretica…