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The "Birth" of Italy - The Institutionalization of Italy as a Region, 3rd-1st Century BCE (Hardcover): Filippo Carla-Uhink The "Birth" of Italy - The Institutionalization of Italy as a Region, 3rd-1st Century BCE (Hardcover)
Filippo Carla-Uhink
R4,310 Discovery Miles 43 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Scholarship has widely debated the question about the existence of an 'Italian identity' in the time of the Roman Republic, basing on the few sources available and on the outcomes of the Augustan and imperial age. In this sense, this debate has for a long time been conducted without sufficient imput from social sciences, and particularly from social geography, which has developed methodologies and models for the investigation of identities. This book starts therefore from the consideration that Italy came to be, by the end of the Republic, a region within the Roman imperium, and investigates the ways this happened and its consequences on the local populations and their identity structures. It shows that Italy gained a territorial and symbolic shape, and own institutions defining it as a territorial region, and that a regional identity developed as a consequence by the 2nd century BCE. The original, interdisciplinary approach to the matter allows a consistent revision of the ancient sources and sheds now light on the topic, providing important reflections for future studies on the subject.

Poverty in Ancient Greece and Rome - Discourses and Realities (Hardcover): Filippo Carla-Uhink, Lucia Cecchet, Carlos Machado Poverty in Ancient Greece and Rome - Discourses and Realities (Hardcover)
Filippo Carla-Uhink, Lucia Cecchet, Carlos Machado
R4,022 Discovery Miles 40 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Offers the latest research on poverty in the Graeco-Roman world, and unique insights suitable for social scientists as well as those studying ancient history and classical literature.

Ancient Magic and the Supernatural in the Modern Visual and Performing Arts (Hardcover): Filippo Carla-Uhink, Irene Berti Ancient Magic and the Supernatural in the Modern Visual and Performing Arts (Hardcover)
Filippo Carla-Uhink, Irene Berti
R3,954 Discovery Miles 39 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Ancient Magic and the Supernatural in the Modern Visual and Performing Arts examines the impact of ancient religious, mythological and magical models on modern mentalities and ideologies as expressed in the visual and performing arts.To what extent did mythological figures such as Circe and Medea influence the representation of the powerful "oriental" enchantress in modern Western art? What role did the ancient gods and heroes play in the construction of the imaginary worlds of the modern fantasy genre? What is the role of undead creatures like zombies and vampires in mythological films? The heroes, gods and demons of the ancient world always played a prominent role in the post-classical imagination.Similarly, the great adventures and the love affairs between gods and mortals have always influenced the reception of Classical culture and still features prominently in modern constructions of antiquity. Examples such the use of magic in Medea's myth as a symbol of cultural and political strangeness, the transformation of Circe in a femme fatale, the reshaping of the oriental cults of the Roman Empire as a menace to new-born Christianity and the revival and adaptation of ancient myths and religion in the arts provide an important backdrop for the exploration of contemporary fears, hopes and ideals across centuries. The volume further aims to deconstruct certain scholarly traditions by proposing original interdisciplinary approaches and collaborations and to show to what extent the visual and performing arts of different periods interlink and shape cultural and social identities.This book offers an original approach to different media - from comics to film, from painting to opera - by authors from different fields and countries. The volume provides the reader with a clear insight into mechanisms of re-elaboration and reception which can be steadily seen at work in artistic and commercial productions. It also supplies new approaches to the most debated questions of the relationship between magic, religion and superstition in the ancient and in the modern worlds. It shows and discusses the shifting and biased interpretations of these concepts in modern visual culture.

TransAntiquity - Cross-dressing and Transgender Dynamics in the Ancient World (Paperback): Domitilla Campanile, Filippo... TransAntiquity - Cross-dressing and Transgender Dynamics in the Ancient World (Paperback)
Domitilla Campanile, Filippo Carla-Uhink, Margherita Facella
R1,220 Discovery Miles 12 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

TransAntiquity explores transgender practices, in particular cross-dressing, and their literary and figurative representations in antiquity. It offers a ground-breaking study of cross-dressing, both the social practice and its conceptualization, and its interaction with normative prescriptions on gender and sexuality in the ancient Mediterranean world. Special attention is paid to the reactions of the societies of the time, the impact transgender practices had on individuals' symbolic and social capital, as well as the reactions of institutionalized power and the juridical systems. The variety of subjects and approaches demonstrates just how complex and widespread "transgender dynamics" were in antiquity.

TransAntiquity - Cross-dressing and Transgender Dynamics in the Ancient World (Hardcover): Domitilla Campanile, Filippo... TransAntiquity - Cross-dressing and Transgender Dynamics in the Ancient World (Hardcover)
Domitilla Campanile, Filippo Carla-Uhink, Margherita Facella
R4,314 Discovery Miles 43 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

TransAntiquity explores transgender practices, in particular cross-dressing, and their literary and figurative representations in antiquity. It offers a ground-breaking study of cross-dressing, both the social practice and its conceptualization, and its interaction with normative prescriptions on gender and sexuality in the ancient Mediterranean world. Special attention is paid to the reactions of the societies of the time, the impact transgender practices had on individuals' symbolic and social capital, as well as the reactions of institutionalized power and the juridical systems. The variety of subjects and approaches demonstrates just how complex and widespread "transgender dynamics" were in antiquity.

Key Concepts in Theme Park Studies - Understanding Tourism and Leisure Spaces (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023): Florian Freitag,... Key Concepts in Theme Park Studies - Understanding Tourism and Leisure Spaces (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)
Florian Freitag, Filippo Carlà-Uhink, Salvador Anton Clavé; Contributions by Sabrina Mittermeier, Crispin Paine, …
R3,156 R2,906 Discovery Miles 29 060 Save R250 (8%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary introduction to theme parks and the field of theme park studies. It identifies and discusses relevant economic, social, and cultural as well as medial, historical, and geographical aspects of theme parks worldwide, from the big international theme park chains to smaller, regional, family-operated parks. The book also describes the theories and methods that have been used to study theme parks in various academic disciplines and reviews the major contexts in which theme parks have been studied. By providing the necessary backgrounds, theories, and methods to analyze and understand theme parks both as a business field and as a socio-cultural phenomenon, this book will be a great resource to students, academics from all disciplines interested in theme parks, and professionals and policy-makers in the leisure and entertainment as well as the urban planning sector.

Representations of Classical Greece in Theme Parks (Paperback): Filippo Carla-Uhink Representations of Classical Greece in Theme Parks (Paperback)
Filippo Carla-Uhink
R1,288 Discovery Miles 12 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Theme park studies is a growing field in social and cultural studies. Nonetheless, until now little attention has been dedicated to the choice of the themes represented in the parks and the strategies of their representation. This is particularly interesting when the theme is a historical one, for example ancient Greece. Which elements of classical Greece find their way into a theme park and how are they chosen and represented? What is the "entertainment" element in ancient Greek history, culture and myth, which allows its presence in commercial structures aiming to people's fun? How does the representation of Greece change against different cultural backgrounds, e.g. in different European countries, in the USA, in China? This book frames a discussion of these representations within the current debates about immersive spaces, uses of history and postmodern aesthetics, and analyses how ancient Greece has been represented and made "enjoyable" in seven different theme parks across the world, providing an original and ground-breaking contribution to theme park studies and classical reception.

Orientalism and the Reception of Powerful Women from the Ancient World (Paperback): Filippo Carla-Uhink, Anja Wieber Orientalism and the Reception of Powerful Women from the Ancient World (Paperback)
Filippo Carla-Uhink, Anja Wieber
R1,298 Discovery Miles 12 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Why is Cleopatra, a descendent of Alexander the Great, a Ptolemy from a Greek-Macedonian family, in popular imagination an Oriental woman? True, she assumed some aspects of pharaonic imagery in order to rule Egypt, but her Orientalism mostly derives from ancient (Roman) and modern stereotypes: both the Orient and the idea of a woman in power are signs, in the Western tradition, of 'otherness' - and in this sense they can easily overlap and interchange. This volume investigates how ancient women, and particularly powerful women, such as queens and empresses, have been re-imagined in Western (and not only Western) arts; highlights how this re-imagination and re-visualization is, more often than not, the product of Orientalist stereotypes - even when dealing with women who had nothing to do with Eastern regions; and compares these images with examples of Eastern gaze on the same women. Through the chapters in this volume, readers will discover the similarities and differences in the ways in which women in power were and still are described and decried by their opponents.

Representations of Classical Greece in Theme Parks (Hardcover): Filippo Carla-Uhink Representations of Classical Greece in Theme Parks (Hardcover)
Filippo Carla-Uhink
R3,758 Discovery Miles 37 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Theme park studies is a growing field in social and cultural studies. Nonetheless, until now little attention has been dedicated to the choice of the themes represented in the parks and the strategies of their representation. This is particularly interesting when the theme is a historical one, for example ancient Greece. Which elements of classical Greece find their way into a theme park and how are they chosen and represented? What is the "entertainment" element in ancient Greek history, culture and myth, which allows its presence in commercial structures aiming to people's fun? How does the representation of Greece change against different cultural backgrounds, e.g. in different European countries, in the USA, in China? This book frames a discussion of these representations within the current debates about immersive spaces, uses of history and postmodern aesthetics, and analyses how ancient Greece has been represented and made "enjoyable" in seven different theme parks across the world, providing an original and ground-breaking contribution to theme park studies and classical reception.

The Reception of Cleopatra in the Age of Mass Media: Gregory N Daugherty The Reception of Cleopatra in the Age of Mass Media
Gregory N Daugherty; Edited by Filippo Carlà-Uhink, Martin Lindner
R1,215 Discovery Miles 12 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ancient Magic and the Supernatural in the Modern Visual and Performing Arts (Paperback): Filippo Carla-Uhink, Irene Berti Ancient Magic and the Supernatural in the Modern Visual and Performing Arts (Paperback)
Filippo Carla-Uhink, Irene Berti
R1,542 Discovery Miles 15 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

To what extent did mythological figures such as Circe and Medea influence the representation of the powerful 'oriental' enchantress in modern Western art? What role did the ancient gods and heroes play in the construction of the imaginary worlds of the modern fantasy genre? What is the role of undead creatures like zombies and vampires in mythological films? Looking across the millennia, from the distrust of ancient magic and oriental cults, which threatened the new-born Christian religion, to the revival and adaptation of ancient myths and religion in the arts centuries later, this book offers an original analysis of the reception of ancient magic and the supernatural, across a wide variety of different media - from comics to film, from painting to opera. Working in a variety of fields across the globe, the authors of these essays deconstruct certain scholarly traditions by proposing original interdisciplinary approaches and collaborations, showing to what extent the visual and performing arts of different periods interlink and shape cultural and social identities.

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