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The submitted thesis focuses on the photograph and its role in the process of disseminating disinformation in the online environment. The thesis deals with the opinion that, despite the fundamental changes in the understanding of photography and its credibility, which together with the transition from its analogue form to digital one, photography retains the status of an authentic medium. For this reason photography is becoming a very powerful tool for spreading misinformation. The thesis deals with the theoretical basis of objectivity of photography, its documentary value and expectation of authenticity. The role of the context, which is crucial for understanding the photographic message, will be emphasized. The thesis also defines the basic concepts related to the phenomenon of disinformation. The strategies used to spread disinformation via photography is also presented. In the practical part of the thesis particular disinformative photographic messages is analyzed. Ways to verify the authenticity of particular photographic images are presented. Keywords: photography, authenticity, disinformation, hoax, fake news, online environment, manipulation

L'articolo tratta di una ricerca in corso volta a delineare aspetti relativi all'autenticità del patrimonio edilizio della città-fabbrica di Torviscosa (Italia NE), in relazione alle caratteristiche degli elementi costruttivi di primo impianto. Partendo dallo studio dei documenti d'archivio e da una campagna di sopralluoghi dettagliata, è stato intrapreso un lavoro di mappatura, con l'obiettivo di evidenziare gli elementi originali di una tipologia residenziale importante (Case dei lavoratori, M01) che, a seguito di ripetuti e incoerenti interventi di adeguamento, sono stati profondamente manomessi o, semplicemente, eliminati, ponendo le basi per la valutazione degli interventi di conservazione. | The paper deals about an ongoing research aiming in outlining authenticity issues of the company town of Torviscosa (NE Italy) built heritage, as related to the early building elements characteristics. Starting from the study of archive documents and detailed surveyed, a mapping work was undertaken with the aim of re-emerging the original elements of a relevant residential typology (Workers’ Houses M01) that, following repeated and inconsistent retrofitting interventions, have been deeply tampered or just eliminated, putting the bases for the evaluation of preservation interventions to be.

The submitted thesis analyses cultural politics of Prague 7 municipal district, based on a pilot strategical project of culture planning Art District 7 starting in 2016. The study conducts Charles Landry's concept of Creative Cities and its application in the Czech cities; critically evolve Richard Florida's theory about Creative Classes; and understanding of authenticity by Sharon Zukin. The research methodology uncovers, by comparative analysis, implementation of the project Art District 7 in reality and differences of cultural practices of municipality and the actors themselves. Each chapter of the analytical part is a category of critical viewpoint to cultural politics at Prague 7 district. Transformation of cultural actor's politics (a theater, a hall, a cafe) within 2 years long research at Dolní Holešovice is clearly characterized in individual parts named Community, Space and ART. The chapter Community follows gradual change of cultural actor's relationships towards local inhabitants of the Dolní Holešovice district and presents actor's understanding of themselves as a distinct community. Second chapter emphasizes spacial changes on the interior level of the objects as well as the outer ones on the level of street and parter. Third chapter ART presents different understanding of art and...

L’opera d’arte video, nonostante sia una forma d’arte ormai risalente nel tempo fatica ancora oggi a trovare un inquadramento giuridico condiviso. Il rischio è quello di associare la video arte ad altre forme artistiche più tradizionali e ciò ha impedito di attribuire alla video arte una propria autonomia, indipendenza e specificità espressiva I video d’artista non sono elencati tra le opere espressamente tutelate dalla Legge sul diritto d’autore, con tutte le conseguenze che ne derivano sul piano della determinazione dei soggetti titolari dei diritti morali e patrimoniali d’autore e della suddivisione di tali diritti tra i diversi soggetti che a vario titolo contribuiscono alla loro realizzazione (artista, regista, sceneggiatore, interpreti, autori delle musiche, ecc.), soprattutto nel caso in cui le opere video siano il frutto del contributo creativo indissolubile e del lavoro collettivo di un gruppo di persone. Infine, la video arte sconta inevitabilmente i limiti propri dell’arte digitale, facilmente riproducibile, deteriorabile, non limitata e numerata nelle sue edizioni e soggetta all’obsolescenza derivante dallo sviluppo tecnologico; ciò determina il sorgere di non poche difficoltà in tema di rivendicazione dello status di opera d’arte nell’essenza della sua unicità, originalità e autenticità. La rilevanza delle problematiche connesse alla regolamentazione giuridica e alla conservazione della video arte è tale anche in considerazione del possibile riconoscimento come bene culturale che i supporti audiovisivi aventi carattere di rarità e di pregio possono ottenere ai sensi del Codice dei beni culturali e del paesaggio Di estremo rilievo è, dunque, l’analisi giuridica finalizzata alla qualificazione di tale medium, mediante la quale inquadrare la sua natura espressiva e comprendere come gestire la circolazione di tali opere, come garantirne la tutela e la conservazione e assicurarne l’autenticità e la paternità Despite being a form of art that dates back in time, the work of video art still struggles today to find a shared legal framework. There is a risk to associate video art with other more traditional artistic forms and this risk has prevented video art from attributing its own autonomy, independence and expressive specificity. Artists’ videos are not listed among the works expressly protected by Italian Law no. 633/1941 (Law on protection of copyright and moral rights), with all the consequences in terms of determining the holders of the moral and patrimonial rights of the author and the division of these rights between the various persons who, in various ways, contribute to their realization (artist, director, screenwriter, interpreters, music authors, etc.), especially if the video works result from the indissoluble creative contribution and the collective work of a group of people. Finally, video art inevitably suffers the limits of digital art: it is easily reproducible, perishable, not limited and numbered in its editions, subject to obsolescence resulting from technological development; these factors causes the arising of various difficulties in terms of claiming the status of a work of art in the essence of its uniqueness, originality and authenticity. The relevance of issues related to legal regulation and the conservation of video art is also relevant for the possible recognition as a cultural asset that audiovisual media of a rare and valuable nature can obtain under the Italian Legislative Decree no. 42/2004 (Code of Cultural Heritage). Of extreme importance, therefore, is the legal analysis aimed at qualifying such a medium, through which to frame its expressive nature and understand how to manage the circulation of such works of art, how to ensure their protection and preservation and ensure their authenticity and paternity

Historical fencing represents an interesting leisure time activity that thousands of people in the Czech Republic devote, most of them joining historical fencing groups. There is a relatively strong hierarchy within a number of groups. The main goal of the thesis is to reveal mechanisms, by which the hierachies in the particular group are generated, maintained, how these hierarchies affect the behaviour of individuals and how an individual can move up and down in the group's hierarchy. The secondary goal of the thesis is to focus on the role of gender in relation to group hierarchies and how is gender done in a group. To get the data qualitative research methods of participant observation and semi-structured interviews are used. The thesis is supplemented by a photo documentation. Theoretical framework used in the research is mainly Bourdieu's capitals and the subculture capital. In addition the concept of authenticity became important during the research. Based on the data the most important capitals are objecitified and embodied subcultural capital, physical capital and social capital. For subcultural studies is very typical the engagement in the subculture, in this case subcultural engagement proved to be important mainly for the non-fighting members of the group. Within the group gender has not...

Despite of the growing body of multidisciplinary literature dealing with autism, encounters with a reality on the spectrum remains an under researched area. During my two years long fieldwork I discovered the controversial nature of being on the spectrum. To be on the spectrum is at the same time similar and different from the kind of situations in which any human being is entangled. This diploma thesis follows the process of formation of being on the spectrum situated in specific "playful" environment. It focuses on heterogeneous interactions among human and nonhuman agents. It follows multiple (a)symmetries that emerge in this process. The aim of the thesis is to introduce the reality on the spectrum in an innovative and processually situated way and making it a leverage of exploring the nature of the social. The ethnographic research took place in four "playrooms" and mapped the material practices of the alternative therapy Son-Rise. Through mirroring, the main therapeutic practice, boundaries of similarity/otherness where the other is emerging as an autist subject are continuously negotiated, generated and blurred. Becoming similar comprises of multiple practices, including assuming other (autistic) sensitivity and inventing similar (body) competencies. In addition, the diploma thesis discusses...

Bibliografický záznam ORAVCOVÁ, Anna. Česká hiphopová subkultura: konstrukce autenticity v českém rapu. Praha, 2019. 171 s. Dizertační práce (Ph.D.) Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd, Institut sociologických studií. Katedra sociologie. Školitelka: PhDr. Marta Kolářová, Ph.D. Abstract The dissertation focuses on the construction of authenticity in Czech rap music. It seeks to explore attributes based on which one can define a certain rap expression as the "real" one. The theoretical part includes the definition of the term subculture, main attributes of hip hop (sub)culture, and the definition of authenticity, the key concept of the dissertation. In dialogue with the findings of the hip hop studies of Western countries, this dissertation looks at the authenticity claims expressed in Czech rap music and the context and situations in which the question of authenticity of Czech rappers becomes important. The empirical part of the dissertation is based on the perspective of the insider research using a combination of qualitative methods: (1) semi structured interviews with twenty rappers (one of them female); (2) qualitative content analysis of selected rap lyrics; and (3) participant observation at different hip hop events. The research took place between 2010 and 2016. The research shows that Czech...

The aim of the thesis is to make a resume for a view of body and corporality in relationship with the existence and cognition aspect to res cogitans and res extensa. The issue provides analysis of Cartesian's world extension and its reach over to present time through symbols, medicines and religion. Simultaneously the essence of authentic life in the truth as the most important essence and sense of life's existence is given as well. Keywords: Body, corporality, body scheme, truth, authenticity

This MA thesis is devoted to podcasting, one of the phenomena of new media. It describes its origins and development; in greater detail it deals with the present state and characteristic features of podcasts from the viewpoint of their contents, forms, user practice, ways of financing, and also technological perspectives. Attention is focused on elements which interconnect podcasting with radio and radio programmes and also on their differences. The phenomenon is presented in the context of chosen concepts related to web 2.0. Several chapters focussed generally on the development and present state of podcasting are devoted to the situation in the Czech Republic. The research part then provides insight into the present situation from the point of view of independent podcast creators, with whom half-structured interviews were carried out. On the basis of a qualitative analysis of these interviews, several types of attitudes to podcasting and a number of factors related to production of podcasts were identified - primarily motivations to create them as well as some discouraging aspects. Further results of the analysis concern motivation of the authors to listen to podcasts of other creators, their view of the present state of affairs in the sphere of podcasting in the Czech Republic, and their...

Contrary to what is often thought, the author shows (through the experience of some Japanese students in France) that to learn a language living in the country is not enough. « Authentic »contacts with the locals, necessary for such learning to actually take place, are hard to find and slow to develop. Both parties – the French, due to a certain xenophobia, the Japanese students, due to their tendency to keep to themselves – are responsible for this state of affairs. But the author makes a useful contribution, by enumerating the various ways one might best profit from living abroad, whether it is the way of life (in an apartment or a residence), leisure activities, or working “in a tandem”(exchanging conversation lessons). Contrariamente al luogo comune secondo il quale il miglior modo di imparare una lingua è vivere nel paese, l’autore mostra (tramite l’esperienza di alcuni studenti giapponesi in Francia) che non basta recarsi nel paese. I contatti “autentici” con gli autoctoni, indispensabili affinché un simile apprendimento possa verificarsi sono difficili da trovare e lenti a stringersi. Entrambe le parti - i Francesi a causa di una certa xenofobia, gli studenti giapponesi per una tendenza a chiudersi in sé - sono responsabili di questo stato di cose. Ma l’autore passa in rassegna diversi fattori che permettono di sfruttare utilmente un soggiorno all’estero, che si tratti dell’aspetto abitativo (in appartamento o in residenza), delle attività ricreative scelte o di un “tandem”(scambio di corsi di conversazione).

This bachelor thesis deals with the construction of authenticity of the Czech Drum and bass scene. The thesis focuses on its creators - DJs, producers and managers of Drum and bass events. The research is supported by cultural studies theories, which describe different aspects of the perception of authenticity. Following chapters focus on the development of electronic music and Drum and bass style in particular. The practical part begins with the description of qualitative research, within which five semi-structured interviews have been conducted. The main goal this thesis is to look at the perceptions of authenticity within the Czech Drum and bass scene (its creators as well as the audience), and outside the scene (relationships between Drum and bass scene and the public).

Vánoce jsou považovány za tradiční svátek, ale také za čas nadměrného konzumu různého zboží a služeb. Během této doby se uskutečňují různé eventy, které jsou často využívány ke komercializaci kultury na celém světě. V současnosti se do popředí pozornosti dostávají i tradiční vánoční trhy, jejichž tradice do České republiky přišla ze sousedních německy mluvících zemí. Dnes mohou návštěvníci všech velkých turisticky zajímavých měst navštívit jeden či několik vánočních trhů, které jsou tematicky odlišeny a nabízejí téměř vše, co si návštěvník může přát. Menší města a obce začaly tento zvyk používat také. Rozsah těchto eventů je ovšem menší a většinou slouží pro setkávání rezidentů a pro určitou formu PR. Není tomu jinak ani v případě města Cheb. Příspěvek porovnává hodnocení návštěvníků vánočních trhů mezi roky 2016 a 2017. Cílem průzkumu je zjistit vnímání autenticity a její dopady na návštěvníky vánočních trhů a vzájemně je porovnat. Data byla sbírána pomocí dotazování návštěvníků v průběhu konání Vánočních trhů ve městě Cheb. Součástí dotazníku jsou otázky pojící se k autenticitě trhů a vnímání trhů očima návštěvníků. Současně byl zjišťován i motiv návštěvy trhu a způsob realizace návštěvy. Celkem bylo dotazováno 91 návštěvníků v roce 2016 a 122 v roce 2017. Téměř 80 % návštěvníků je s trhy spokojeno a necelých 60 % (dle NPS) trhy aktivně doporučí svým přátelům a známým. Christmas is considered as a traditional holiday, but also a time of excessive consumption of various goods and services. During this time, there are various events that are often used to commercialization of culture around the world. Traditional Christmas markets, tak more attention also in the Czech Republic. They came to the Czech Republic from neighboring German-speaking countries. Today, visitors to all major tourist attractions can visit one or several Christmas markets that are thematically different and offer almost everything a visitor may wish for. Smaller towns and municipalities have begun to use this habit. However, the range of these events is smaller and their purpose is mostly for meeting residents each other and for a certain form of PR. Nor is it otherwise in the case of Cheb. The paper compares the evaluation of visitors to the Christmas markets between 2016 and 2017. The aim of the survey is to find out the social and traditionaly cultural value of Christmas markets in both years under review and to compare each other. The data was collected by questioning visitors during the Christmas markets in Cheb. The questionnaire includes questions about the authenticity of markets and the perception of markets through the eyes of visitors. At the same time, the theme of the visit to the market and the way of realization of the visit was also surveyed. A total of 91 visitors were surveyed in 2016 and 122 in 2017. Nearly 80% of visitors are satisfied with markets and less than 60% (NPS) markets are actively recommending to their friends and acquaintances.

L’articolo indaga le implicazioni dell’uso delle videoproiezioni nel concerto popular attraverso due casi di studio: quello dei Kraftwerk, che sviluppano un “doppio” mirante alla de-umanizzazione della performance, in linea con l’esaltazione della macchina e dell’automa centrale nella loro estetica; e quello dei Gorillaz, band virtuale composta da personaggi animati che agiscono su schermi o in ologrammi, mentre i musicisti “reali” rimangono celati. L’uso delle proiezioni coinvolge così lo statuto ontologico dell’autore/performer, problematizzando l’idea della presenza fisica come marchio di autenticità., The article investigates the implications of the use of video projections in the popular music concert with two case studies: that of Kraftwerk, who develop a “double” aiming to de-humanize the performance, in line with the celebration of the machine and the android, crucial in their aesthetics; and that of Gorillaz, virtual band consisting of animated characters acting on screens or as holograms, while the “real” musicians stay hidden. The use of projections thus affects the ontological status of the author/performer, problematizing the concept of physical presence as a certificate of authenticity.

2014 - 2015, This thesis joins the field of management studies of music-industry enterprises. Throughout the development of the concept of the authenticity, the author tried to identify an alternative approach for the benefits of professionals in order both to promote artists and to support label owners, aimed to obtain a long term competitive advantage. This work is composed by three chapters: in the first chapter, the author focuses on the literature review about authenticity; in the second one, instead, a frame of the music industry has been drawn; whereas, the third chapter, through the application of three main research methods (survey,hermeneutics interview and case study), the author investigated the concept of authenticity from the point of view of consumers, musicians and retailers. The aim of this work is to understand, if an interaction between the above quoted three stakeholders could exist, how it should lead the scholars to study the music industry firms under a “socio-cultural responsibility” lens. [edited by Author], XIV n.s.

Il saggio approfondisce un caso di presunta falsificazione, alla base della quale ci sarebbe stato il desiderio, da parte del supposto falsificatore, di sfidare le conoscenze tecnologiche del suo tempo a misurarsi con i sistemi di indagine tradizionali delle discipline umanistiche e a scoprire l’inganno da lui architettato: dunque la falsificazione, in questo caso pretesa falsificazione, come espressione di una curiosità intellettuale o, peggio, come atto di vanità. Si tratta del celebre papiro (PQaṣr Ibrîm 78-3-11/1= LI/2; MP3 2924.1; LDAB 0574), contenente 9 versi delle elegie amorose di Cornelio Gallo, luogotenente di Ottaviano ad Azio e primo prefetto di Egitto, rinvenuto nel 1978 da una Missione Archeologica anglo-americana patrocinata dall’Egypt Exploration Society a Qaṣr Ibrîm, identificata con la Primis dell’età classica, la fortezza situata situata nella Nubia egiziana, che nel 25 o 24 a.C. fu occupata da una guarnigione romana.

Cílem této studie je poskytnout přehled o etických otázkách, které se týkají hodnocení, implementace a používaní chytrých brýlí. Záměrem tohoto přehledu je usnadnění rozhodovacího procesu, debat a tvorby nových znalostí a norem spojených s touto emergující technologií.Za účelem identifikace relevantních etických otázek je využito axiologického zkoumání vylepšování lidské kognice. To zároveň zahrnuje průzkum literatury zabývající se chytrými brýlemi. Průzkum je obohacen o identifikaci obecných etických otázek v literatuře zabývající se kognitivním vylepšováním člověka a o výzkum technických aspektů chytrých brýlí. Vybrané studie byly podrobeny tradiční obsahové analýze: bylo identifikováno 739 referencí, ze kterých bylo 247 vybráno jako vhodné pro textovou analýzo v plném rozsahu. 155 z nich bylo zahrnuto do této studie. Bylo identifikováno široké spektrum etických otázek spojených s chytrými brýlemi, např. soukromí, bezpečnost, spravedlnost, změny v lidské agency, odpovědnost, sociální interakce, moc a ideologie. O chytrých brýlích se uvažuje jako o fenoménu, který může změnit identitu a chování člověka, stejně jako sociální interakci. Potřeba vzít tyto otázky v potaz se jeví jako podstatná pro budoucí vývoj, uvažování, rozhodování, implementaci a používání chytrých brýlí. The objective of this study is to provide an overview over the ethical issues relevant to the assessment, implementation, and use of smart-glasses. The purpose of the overview is to facilitate deliberation, decision making, and the formation of knowledge and norms for this emerging technology. An axiological question-based method for human cognitive enhancement including an extensive literature search on smart-glasses is used to identify relevant ethical issues. The search is supplemented with relevant ethical issues identified in the literature on human cognitive enhancement (in general) and in the study of the technical aspects of smart-glasses. Identified papers were subject to traditional content analysis: 739 references were identified of which 247 were regarded as relevant for full text examinations, and 155 were included in the study. A wide variety of ethical issues with smart-glasses have been identified, such as issues related to privacy, safety, justice, change in human agency, accountability, responsibility, social interaction, power and ideology. Smart-glasses are envisioned to change individual human identity and behavior as well as social interaction. Taking these issues into account appears to be relevant when developing, deliberating, deciding on, implementing, and using smart-glasses.

My thesis focuses on the problems of ecotourism, or more precisely its borders from an anthropological perspective, using example of a typical Cambodian community named Chambok. Based on five months of research, together with ethnographic methods of research I found out that boundaries of ecotourism are complex, multi-layered, problematic and negotiated and also that there are so called "grey zones" encompassing them. It is the conceptualization of these zones and boundaries, which is my contribution to current anthropological debate about ecotourism, which has been largely left out until now.

The dissertation focuses on the authenticity of digitized books in the context of their life cycle (production, preservation, access). First the OIAS high-level conceptual framework for lifecycle management of digital documents maintained by organizations is introduced. Then the current situation of digitized books lifecycle management is described. This part is followed by an introducing to relevant conceptualizations of the authenticity of digital documents and these conceptualizations are analyzed and reviewed. Then framework for analysis of authenticity is established based on previous findings. This framework is then used to identify authenticity requirements for digitized books and to develop a domain-specific conceptualization of the authenticity of digitized books. This conceptualization deploys detailed analysis of risks threatening authenticity during lifecycle management of digitized books. The selected topics of this conceptualization are then the source for the next step, which is to develop a recommended practice for maintaining authenticity of digitized books. This practice is further specified for one partial solution to the problem of maintaining the authenticity of digital documents throughout their life cycle, which is a persistent identification system.

The aim of this thesis is to analyze the impacts of the falsification of paintings on the art market and on individuals. Another aim of the thesis is to identify the risk factors of buying art works on the Czech market. The partial aim is to bring to readers a comprehensive view of the issue of the falsification of paintings on the domestic art market. The theoretical part is based on the literature that has not been published so far and maps the basic mechanisms of falsification of paintings. The practical part is based on interviews with experts, criminologists and collectors who have a personal experience of buying a forger. Based on the results of the interviews, the issues of falsification of painting works are answered, the most frequently falsified Czech artists are identified and the risk factors that lead to the purchase of counterfeit. Three artists demonstrate an analysis of expertise and forensic technique in determining the authenticity of the art work.

The thesis deals with the issue of authentic or inauthentic work of art in the context of philosophy of authentic / inauthentic mode of existence (Dasein) as it was developed by Martin Heidegger in his Time and Being. The reason for addressing this issue is an effort to open the possibility of understanding authenticity or inauthenticity of individual Dasein in the manner which grasps it in the act of its performance, i.e. as a singular event. Thinking of authentic / inauthentic work of art demonstrates the limits of approach which understands authenticity only as certain originality or "selfness" which should belong to something authentic or inauthentic, almost like its accident. This thesis is therefore concerned with what is revealed if the concept of authenticity is transposed to a work of art. Since it is the subject who can make the act of performance of authenticity happen, the author and the recipient of the authentic / inauthentic work of art are problematized as well. When dealing with the work of art with respect to its temporality (historicality) or its being, the thesis also provides room for the issue of perception of the work of art. The resemblance of the author and the recipient is thus revealed and so is the necessity to learn to see not only artworks as such but to see them...

A managerial role place great challenges on the individual from the perspective of self- management, primarily considering the challenges of that role and individual needs and values. This dissertation discusses the potential for maintaining well-being when performing in a managerial role in a supra-national corporation. The focus is primarily on the idea of flourishing (thriving) defined by the American psychologist Martin Seligman. Flourish fundamentally includes subjective, hedonic elements (experiences of joy), as well as, eudaemonic quality built on the individual but for the wider community. Flourishing is closely linked to the self-concept of the individual; its content is subjective in character. Employment in a supra-national environment includes characteristics which may reduce the quality of this for an individual. This, mainly, involves constant adapting to change, working in a turbulent environment, collaborations encountering cultural differences (national and organisational), working in a matrix structure and/or frequent emphases on hedonism or consumerism. The research is predominantly qualitative in character; mapping pivotal topics which, in the future, will require a more empirical approach. This research focuses on a deeper understanding of functional areas and strategies which...

The dissertation 'Educational Simulation in Task Situations' is focused on a new medium - educational simulation, which is starting to establish itself in the field of education. This work is examining educational simulations from three different points of view: 1) the acceptance of educational simulations in the school environment, 2) the interactivity of learning material, and 3) the authenticity of learning material. The experimental results are divided into three separate chapters according to the respective viewpoint. The investigation focused on acceptance in the first chapter draws from the evaluation of 34 Czech teachers and more than 1000 students, who both evaluated the benefits and shortcomings of particular educational simulations that were used by the teachers and their students. The experiment on interactivity (N = 152) in the second chapter is focused on the experimental comparison of learning material with activated interactive features and learning material with deactivated features. The third experiment on authenticity (N = 48) compares teaching material using authentic media sequences and the same material converted into an animated form. All three main chapters contain a theoretical review of the respective topic and our own experimental research. The methodology is based on the...

Individualism, authenticity and modern-day social imaginary represent some of the dimensions of our Western modernity. These are dimensions that philosophy and poetry have been reflecting on since the second half of the 20th century in order to better understand the identity of the self. Montale and Taylor, two authors who are oceans apart, both in terms of geography and of spiritual vision, have both tackled the problems associated with the loss of the “horizons of sense” on the part of the individual within this context. Both believe that language is the tool for redefining the ethics of modern authenticity, without falling into dangerous radicalization, and leading to perspectives which are, in part, different: the Italian poet sees only a nonsense in life, whereas the Canadian philosopher opts for a return to the transcendental experience, in the religious sense, one that our “secular age” does not always make self-evident., Bollettino Filosofico, Vol 32 (2017): Poesia e filosofia a confronto. A partire dal moderno

Prague as space, inside of which music of various genres is being created and performed, linked to different values, being created on foundations of distinct concepts and serving as a medium of various strategies, is characterized by fluid and difficult to grasp soundscape (Shellemay 2006). This environment allows the creation and negotiation of traditions (Glassie 1995), moving into different directions. One of them, which have a recursive character and serves its actors as the construction of meaning and carrying out sociocultural change for its actors, is connected with the concept of folklore. The presented fieldwork examines this part of contemporary Prague soundscape in the field, framed by one of the music and dance events. The regular event, named by the organizers "Folklorní mejdlo", defines itself as a connection of the world of modernity, which is currently offered in the metropolis, and the world of traditions, authenticity and folklore. The fieldwork aims its focus on the way the concepts of authenticity and legitimacy are negotiated, its assigning to individual actors and objects and generally how the actors of the event undertake the construction of folklore and how the final product looks like. This work, with its approach to music as a social act (Turino 2008) endorses the...

Rapid Response Collecting è una forma originale di ampliamento della collezione del Victoria and Albert Museum di Londra. Consiste nel selezionare oggetti apparentemente banali e insignificanti e nell’esporli in una sezione speciale del museo, che è comunque parte della collezione di design contemporaneo. Lo scopo è quello di richiamare attraverso gli oggetti eventi che abbiano avuto un certo clamore mediatico internazionale nel passato prossimo. Il design espositivo è una forma di mise-en-récit dell’oggetto piuttosto neutra e informativa che attiva memorie collettive e personali. Lo spettatore è così invitato a osservare un oggetto quotidiano con sguardo straniato, come se appartenesse a una cultura non sua. Il caso di questa strategia espositiva è il punto di partenza per ragionare sullo statuto semiotico dell’oggetto esposto in un museo del design: nelle collezioni permanenti, il più delle volte, questo è esemplare tra i tanti che serve per parlare dell’innovazione tecnologica e sociale introdotta dal modello. In questo senso l’oggetto è dotato di un’identità specifica che lo lega a un particolare modello (Goodman, 1976; Prieto, 1988). In altri casi, l’oggetto, pur restando sempre esemplare prodotto in serie, mostra un legame speciale e materiale con un evento: in questo senso è “oggetto testimone”, perché, toccato dalla storia e dai suoi protagonisti, ne condensa le vicende e ne costruisce il racconto (Fontanille, 2003). L’autenticità, che ha una diversa gradazione a seconda del tipo di oggetto esaminato, diventa una strategia retorica, legata alle forme di veridizione, finalizzata a presentificare l’evento: l’oggetto infatti può essere un semplice pretesto per attivare una narrazione, restando di per sè sostituibile e senza valore, oppure può presentarsi come occorrenza unica che reca le tracce dell’evento, dotandosi così dell’aura di unicità tipica dell’opera d’arte., piano b. Arti e culture visive, Vol 1, No 1 (2016): Teorie e poetiche del "piano b"