The essay studies the critical method of Piero Camporesi, a philologist and anthropologist of Italian literature. Before and after the thematic turn of the late 1960s, due to his encounter with ...Artusi’s work, the critic shows an extraordinary ability to narrate individual experience in a precise and enjoyable way.
In No Logo, Naomi Klein states: “It is not to sponsor culture but to be the culture”, referring to world-famous brands that started approaching new and experimental marketing techniques. Yet, as ...early as 1974, Pierre Bourdieu argued that the discourse on haute couture was already a discourse on haute culture, undoing the exquisitely philosophical prejudice that collocated fashion among small and frivolous things, unworthy of observation. This paper returns to this question through investigating the case of Gucci Aria, which used famous books of philosophy and critical theory as props. Even if this is not a novelty in the fashion world – from Miuccia Prada’s “radical chic-ism” to Martin Margiela’s deconstruction – what is new is that fashion has found itself having to study and incorporate knowledge that comes from the so-called high culture usually aimed at a niche audience of intellectuals. This is more than the attempt of lifestyle branding to address social and political movements’ vindications as part of the social corporate responsibility strategy. What is the purpose behind selling theory itself? How can this exploitation carried out by fashion brands be read as a way of popularizing high culture? Are fashion designers playing at being organic intellectuals and is conspicuous consumption finding its new goal?
Apresenta resultado de estudo que objetivou sugerir ações de popularização, divulgação da ciência e de aproximação do conhecimento científico com a sociedade. Para propor essas ações, foi realizada ...revisão de literatura com autores clássicos e contemporâneos das temáticas em foco, bem como uma abordagem de cunho exploratório, visando ampliar as reflexões e a compreensão sobre como construir os caminhos delineados nesta investigação. Os resultados demonstram que é preciso implementar ações de popularização da ciência, firmando parcerias entre as instituições de ensino e pesquisa, organismos governamentais, museus, centros de ciência, bibliotecas com o intuito de desenvolver diferentes ações como: palestras e eventos abertos ao público; aulas e debates com temáticas de interesse da comunidade; visitas periódicas nas escolas para a realização de rodas de conversas; debates, oficinas, cursos e capacitações para diferentes públicos; elaboração de vídeos e conteúdos informativos, abordando temas pertinentes para o cotidiano da população; criação de grupos de pesquisa, incluindo cientistas e a sociedade; entre outros. Ao final, compreende-se que estas ações de aproximação com a sociedade emergem em um cenário premente de atenção, no que concerne à elaboração de políticas públicas, visando mudar uma realidade de distanciamento, da falta de criticidade, da propagação de notícias falsas, de curas milagrosas e fantasiosas e da descrença nos avanços científicos.
It presents the results of a study that aimed to suggest actions to popularize, disseminate science and bring scientific knowledge closer to society. To propose these actions, a literature review was carried out with classic and contemporary authors of the themes in focus, as well as an exploratory approach, aiming to broaden reflections and understanding on how to build the paths outlined in this investigation. The results demonstrate that it is necessary to implement actions to popularize science, establishing partnerships between teaching and research institutions, government agencies, museums, science centers, libraries in order to develop different actions such as: lectures and events open to the public; classes and debates with topics of interest to the community; periodic visits to schools to hold conversation circles; debates, workshops, courses and training for different audiences; elaboration of videos and informative content, approaching topics relevant to the daily life of the population; creation of research groups, including scientists and society; between others. In the end, it is understood that these actions of approximation with society emerge in a scenario of urgent attention, regarding the elaboration of public policies, aiming to change a reality of distance, of lack of criticality, of the propagation of false news, of miraculous and fanciful cures and disbelief in scientific advances.
Presenta los resultados de un estudio que tuvo como objetivo sugerir acciones para popularizar, divulgar la ciencia y acercar el conocimiento científico a la sociedad. Para proponer estas acciones, se realizó una revisión bibliográfica con autores clásicos y contemporáneos de los temas en foco, así como un abordaje exploratorio, con el objetivo de ampliar reflexiones y entendimientos sobre cómo construir los caminos trazados en esta investigación. Los resultados demuestran que es necesario implementar acciones de divulgación científica, estableciendo alianzas entre instituciones de enseñanza e investigación, agencias gubernamentales, museos, centros de ciencia, bibliotecas para desarrollar diferentes acciones como: conferencias y eventos abiertos al público; clases y debates con temas de interés para la comunidad; visitas periódicas a las escuelas para realizar círculos de conversación; debates, talleres, cursos y capacitaciones para diferentes públicos; elaboración de videos y contenidos informativos, abordando temas relevantes para el día a día de la población; creación de grupos de investigación, incluidos los científicos y la sociedad; entre otros. Al final, se entiende que estas acciones de acercamiento con la sociedad emergen en un escenario de urgente atención, en cuanto a la elaboración de políticas públicas, visando cambiar una realidad de distanciamiento, de falta de criticidad, de propagación de fake news, de curas milagrosas y fantasiosas y la incredulidad en los avances científicos.
Territorial conflicts related to the use of urban green spaces typically result from conflicting preferences and institutions not being able to account for the equitable distribution of benefits. Our ...study focuses on the value conflicts and contestations around using an urban green space as a “social good” and the political processes of defining what makes it “good.” It investigates the institutional setting and the preferences of 415 forest users in a series of entertainment events organized in a large municipal forest (Lagiewniki) in Lodz, Poland. The low socio-economic status group benefited at the cost of the high socio-economic group, whose members typically chose to change their routes in the forest to avoid the nuisance related to these events. The fact that the lower socio-economic status group benefited seems to have been an unplanned side effect of leasing the deteriorating site (to reduce municipal costs) to a company that chose to pick a low-hanging fruit and not invest in developing the site but only cater to the less picky clientele. The local authorities responsible for leasing the site turned a blind eye to the various nuisances caused by these events and disregarded local conservation provisions. We put this case in the context of the “lumpengeography of capital” (Walker, 1978), which suggests that due to the relative scarcity of capital and the abundance of green spaces, some areas remain in a stage of disinvestment, perhaps only temporarily awaiting the next wave of capitalist redevelopment.
The article focuses on the degree of transparency of musical technical terms for the lay reader. The sample texts examined show that the vast majority of technical terms, starting from indications of ...duration and pitch, are untranslatable. Enthusiasts who have not studied music can, however, obtain an overall understanding through context, or even their familiarity with the piece described in a concert program or in a popular, widely accessible book.
Science videos on YouTube attract millions of viewers each month, but little is known about who the content producers are, how they work and what their motivations and qualifications are. Here, we ...analyze the characteristics of 622 French YouTube science channels and 70,795 science videos in French, and complement this analysis with a survey of 180 of these youtubers. We focus on three questions: who are the science communicators (sociodemographics, resources, and goals), what are the characteristics of their channels, and are there differences between institutional and non-institutional communicators. We show that French science communicators on YouTube are mostly young men, highly qualified and usually talking about their topic of expertize. Many of them do not earn enough money to make a living out of this activity and have to use personal money to run their channels. At the same time, many are not interested in making this activity their main source of income. Their main goal is to share science and stimulate curiosity, as opposed to teach and entertain. While a small number of channels account for most of the views and subscribers, together they are able to cover a lot of scientific disciplines, with individuals usually focusing on a couple of fields and institutions talking about more diverse subjects. Institutions seem to have less success on YouTube than individuals, a result visible both in the number of subscribers and engagement received in videos (likes and comments). We discuss the potential factors behind this discrepancy, such as the lack of personality of institutional channels, the high number of topics they cover or the fact that institutions usually have an additional goal compared to individuals: to present and promote the institution itself. A video version of this article has been recorded and made available here:
https://stephanedebove.net/youtube
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