2 days agoEntangled Histories, Catholic Missions and Languages: Mapping Amerindian, African and Asian Languages Through Portuguese in Early ModernityFrom Firenze University Press Journal: CROMOHS — Angelo Cattaneo, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche — CNR The Space of Languages This essay focuses on a set of metalinguistic and multilingual documents, mostly in print, which for the first time brought together, described, and translated a vast set of languages unknown in Europe prior to Portuguese expansion and the…Global History4 min readGlobal History4 min read
3 days agoFrailty, Thy Name Is Toxic Masculinity. Gendered Mimesis of the Power Struggle in Hamlet, Ophelia, and The NorthmanFrom Firenze University Press Journal: LEA — Emma de Beus, Columbia University Mimesis and Gender The familial political struggle in Hamlet offers the standard by which the genre of revenge tragedy is often measured. Shake-speare himself was responding to the genre well-established by Kyd’s The Spanish Tragedy and other popular revenge tragedies of early modern London —…Adaptation4 min readAdaptation4 min read
4 days agoOccupancy and probability of detection of the introduced population of Eleutherodactylus coqui in Turrialba, Costa RicaFrom Firenze University Press Journal: Acta Herpetologica — Jimmy Barrantes-Madrigal, Instituto Internacional en Conservación y Manejo de Vida Silvestre, Universidad Nacional Manuel Spínola Parallada, Instituto Internacional en Conservación y Manejo de Vida Silvestre, Universidad Nacional Gilbert Alvarado, Laboratorio de Patología Experimental y Comparada (LAPECOM), Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa RicaAmphibians4 min readAmphibians4 min read
5 days agoAgriculture and rural areas facing the “twin transition”: principles for a sustainable rural digitalisationFrom Firenze University Press Journal: Italian Review of Agricultural Economics (REA) — Gianluca Brunori, Pisa Agricultural Economics Group (PAGE), University of Pisa With the Green Deal, the European Union has committed to transform itself «into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth…Digitalisation4 min readDigitalisation4 min read
6 days agoLothar’s manuscripts, manuscripts for Lothar, manuscripts of Lothar’s timeFrom Firenze University Press Book: Networks of bishops, networks of texts — Laura Pani, University of Udine A Lothar library? I will start with that which does not exist anymore, that is with the traces of Lothar’s library or, at least of the books that Lothar, similarly to other Carolingian sovereigns, owned and presumably read . With the exception of the famous…Carolingian Manuscripts4 min readCarolingian Manuscripts4 min read
Mar 17Comparative cytogenetics on Zamenis lineatus and Elaphe quatuorlineata (Serpentes: Colubridae)From Firenze University Press Journal: Acta Herpetologica — Marcello Mezzasalma, Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Science, University of Calabria Elvira Brunelli, Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Science, University of Calabria Gaetano Odierna, Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II Fabio M. Guarino, Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II Classic cytogenetic through differential staining…Chromosome3 min readChromosome3 min read
Mar 16Interruptions during therapy preparation, administration and monitoring while caring for the paediatric population: a scoping reviewFrom Firenze University Press Journal: Infermieristica journal — Eustachio Parente, Infermiere Annalisa Cialdi, Emergency Departement, Careggi University Hospital Gabriele Frangioni, NOS ErgoMeyer, Meyer Children’s Hospital, Florence Daniele Ciofi, Hight Nursing Training, Meyer Health Campus, Florence Khadija El Aoufy, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, FlorenceTherapy Process4 min readTherapy Process4 min read
Mar 15Photomontage in the Fascist Magazine La Difesa della razza: Visual Sources, Manipulations, ControversiesFrom Firenze University Press Journal: CROMOHS — Vanessa Righettoni, Università degli Studi di Firenze On August5,1938, the new propaganda organ of the Fascist regime and mouthpiece of its racist doctrine, La Difesa della razza(Defence of the Race), made its debut. The image featured on the cover of that first issue and which, at the same time, served…Portuguese Language3 min readPortuguese Language3 min read
Mar 14Farmers’ selection model in a club value chain: the case of the Agro-Pontino kiwifruit industryFrom Firenze University Press Journal: Italian Review of Agricultural Economics (REA) — Mara Lai, CREA — Research Centre for Agricultural Policies and Bioeconomy Luca Cacchiarelli, Tuscia University Carlo Russo, University of Cassino and Lazio Meridionale Alessandro Sorrentino, Tuscia University Gaetana Petriccione, CREA — Research Centre for Agricultural Policies and Bioeconomy Protected varieties are those for which breed-ers holds intellectual property rights (IPR)…Club Varieties6 min readClub Varieties6 min read
Mar 13After Picasso: Reinterpretations and recreations of Les Demoiselles D’Avignon in Contemporary ArtFrom Firenze University Press Book: Les Demoiselles d’Avignon and Modernism — Maite Méndez Baiges, University of Malaga The artworks are, in general, the first interpretations of the artworks. They come from the nonchalance and anachronic impertinence of a shift in history. Georges Didi-Huberman (2000) We referred earlier to the possibility of finding interpretations of Les Demoiselles that do not originate from…Demoiselles Avignon4 min readDemoiselles Avignon4 min read
