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Catastrophe & Spectacle
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 209

Catastrophe & Spectacle

From epidemics in the 17th century and the Lisbon earthquake in 1755 to Guernica in World War II, the essays in this volume trace the development of the catastrophic imagination, relying heavily on pictorial media and different forms of staging. Catastrophe in its modern sense seems to be inextricably linked to its spectacular representation, be it on the stage, on screen or in popular amusement parks. But the modern relationship between catastrophe and spectacle is also increasingly confronting us with the unimaginable side of catastrophe, particularly with regard to the Holocaust and in more recent times to the daily experience of refugees. The essays in this volume elucidate images of the catastrophes that have inspired them by providing a textual commentary that makes it possible to reconsider how the spectacular and the catastrophic are interrelated. Thus, the essays not only deal with the emergence of the modern spectacular imagination of catastrophe in terms of the history of both discourse and media, they also present themselves as a critique of catastrophe, one based on close readings of the scenes and images in question.

Catastrophe & Spectacle
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 208

Catastrophe & Spectacle

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2018-02
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  • Publisher: Unknown

From epidemics in the 17th century, through the Lisbon earthquake in 1755, and to Guernica in World War II, the essays of this volume show how a catastrophic imagination, heavily based on pictorial media and forms of staging, has developed since the early modern period. Thus, the catastrophe in its modern sense seems to be inextricably linked to its spectacular appearance, be it on stage, on screen, or in popular amusement parks. But increasingly, the modern relation between catastrophe and spectacle also confronts us with the unimaginable of invisible catastrophes, such as the Holocaust, and as is now seen to a large extent in the daily catastrophe of refugees suffering shipwrecks while try...

Macchi C.202 Folgore
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 215

Macchi C.202 Folgore

The Macchi C.202 was probably the most successful Italian fighter during the Second World War. It is generally agreed that the performance of the Macchi was superior to both the Hawker Hurricane and the Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk and on a par with the Supermarine Spitfire Mk. V. It is not by chance that virtually all the Italian top scoring aces flew this plane either with the Regia Aeronautica or the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana. At the same time, the Mc.202 is the symbol of the dysfunctions in the Italian military-industrial complex: the lack of sound industrial planning resulting in orders from the Regia Aeronautica for an exaggerated number of different aircraft; the lack of the development of adequate engines limiting aircraft performance and reducing capacity to house weapons with a proper punch; the corruption of politics and the culpable connivance of the high military spheres. The Mc.202 was therefore produced in limited numbers, while there is consensus that air war, especially in the African theatre, would have been different had the aircraft been adopted before.

Agenda dei servizi demografici 2017. Vademecum professionale
  • Language: it
  • Pages: 768

Agenda dei servizi demografici 2017. Vademecum professionale

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Calendario generale del regno d'Italia
  • Language: it
  • Pages: 1502

Calendario generale del regno d'Italia

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1914
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Il bilancio negli enti locali
  • Language: it
  • Pages: 216

Il bilancio negli enti locali

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John Baptist Scalabrini, Apostle to Emigrants
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 576

John Baptist Scalabrini, Apostle to Emigrants

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1977
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Ghislieri 2005-2010
  • Language: it
  • Pages: 183

Ghislieri 2005-2010

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Calendario generale del Regno d'Italia
  • Language: it
  • Pages: 1220

Calendario generale del Regno d'Italia

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1900
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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MLA International Bibliography of Books and Articles on the Modern Languages and Literatures
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1150

MLA International Bibliography of Books and Articles on the Modern Languages and Literatures

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1981
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Vols. for 1969- include ACTFL annual bibliography of books and articles on pedagogy in foreign languages 1969-