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In the field of elderly care, robot caregivers are garnering increased attention. This article di... more In the field of elderly care, robot caregivers are garnering increased attention. This article discusses the robotisation of care from a dual perspective. The first part presents an overview of recent scholarship on the use of robots in eldercare, focusing mostly on scientific evidence about the responses of older adults and caregivers. The second part turns to narrative evidence, providing a close reading of Andromeda Romano-Lax’s Plum Rains (2018), a speculative novel set in Japan in 2029, which explores the implications—ethical, affective, social—of communities of care that include non-human agents. My argument is twofold: (1) although science and fiction operate according to different models of knowledge production, considering narrative insights alongside scientific ones can enlarge our understanding of the complexities of robotic care; (2) hitherto overlooked in literary studies, Plum Rains deserves attention for its nuanced representation of a hybrid model of care, which does...

English literature, Apr 13, 2023

Nineteenth Century Studies, 2003

The REACH repository of good practices comprises over a hundred and twenty records of European an... more The REACH repository of good practices comprises over a hundred and twenty records of European and extra European participatory activities in the field of cultural heritage, with an emphasis on small-scale, localised examples, but including also larger collaborative projects and global or distributed online initiatives. Located in over twenty different countries, the activities showcased here cover a wide variety of topics and themes, from urban, rural and institutional heritage to indigenous and minority heritage; from preservation, and management to use and re-use of cultural heritage. This easy-to-use collection of good practices offers professionals, practitioners, researchers and citizens useful information about activities which could be transferred, adapted or replicated in new contexts.

SCIRES-IT : SCIentific RESearch and Information Technology, 2019

This article presents the work of the REACH project and its contribution to the EYCH Initiative #... more This article presents the work of the REACH project and its contribution to the EYCH Initiative #9 ‘Heritage for All’. It reflects on the issue of participatory approaches to cultural heritage, focusing in particular on: 1) the REACH repository of good practices, a dataset comprising over 100 examples, European and extra European, of social participation in cultural heritage; 2) the REACH Participatory Framework, developed to provide a protocol of participatory procedures and to support the organisation of local encounters; 3) the future of heritage research, in the light of current discussions about the constitution of a new coordination structure for European heritage research.

Nel regno dei fini tutto ha un prezzo o una dignità. Il posto di ciò che ha un prezzo può essere ... more Nel regno dei fini tutto ha un prezzo o una dignità. Il posto di ciò che ha un prezzo può essere preso da qualcos'altro di equivalente; al contrario, ciò che è superiore a ogni prezzo, e non ammette nulla di equivalente, ha una dignità. Kant, Fondazione della Metafisica dei Costumi

Haunting and Spectrality in Neo-Victorian Fiction, 2010

In a general sense, all neo-Victorian novels are haunted. They are haunted by the ghosts of other... more In a general sense, all neo-Victorian novels are haunted. They are haunted by the ghosts of other texts and forms of writing, by authoritative voices from the past, by the spectral traces of Victorian characters whose actions still resonate within contemporary narratives, and by the shadows of histories and plots that resist closure. This haunting process may take different shapes. In Byatt’s (1990) novel, it instigates the quest for ‘possession’ of the material and symbolic traces of the past. Sarah Waters’s novels — Affinity (1999) and Fingersmith (2002) — are informed by ‘the promise of a haunting to come’ which always accompanies the spirit of the gothic, as Wolfreys claims (2002, p. 10). Clare Clark’s The Great Stink (2005) is disrupted by moments of return which occur in the sewers of Victorian London where ‘knee-deep in the effluvia of the largest city on earth’ (2005, p. 10) the distraught hero, William May, finds his freedom.

Victorian Literature and Culture, 2007

IN HIS INTRODUCTION to The Question of the Gift, Mark Osteen claims that “economism … is the land... more IN HIS INTRODUCTION to The Question of the Gift, Mark Osteen claims that “economism … is the land mine of gift theory” (5). For many theorists, he explains, gift-giving and market exchanges share the same forms of calculation; for others, more specifically, self-interest is the “objective truth” of the gift. The challenge that gift discourse has taken up in recent years is how to rethink reciprocity, altruism, and generosity while at the same time avoiding both the “Scylla of sentimentality and the Charybdis of economism” (Osteen 31). In this paper I discuss Dinah Mulock Craik's mid-Victorian bestseller, John Halifax, Gentleman (1856), using gift theory (or some insights thereof) as my main analytical tool. Why is gift theory relevant to the understanding of a novel that openly extols the advantages of self-help and economic individualism?

Nineteenth-Century Contexts, 2002

Yet, things change if we consider a different body of writings. Not novels, but short stories, ta... more Yet, things change if we consider a different body of writings. Not novels, but short stories, tales, sketches, novelettes, or even “historiettes”(as the Olio would label them): popular fictions that appeared in the 1820s and early 1830s in a group of periodicals—twopenny ...

Textus, 2004

... No one should be trusted in business “until the ways of the world, the tricks of the world, a... more ... No one should be trusted in business “until the ways of the world, the tricks of the world, and the depravity of human nature, have been so thor-oughly driven ... This business mania grows with what it feeds on, and its in-tensity is always, therefore, commensurate with its success. ...

Nineteenth-Century Contexts, 2006

The REACH repository of good practices related to social participation in cultural heritage is a ... more The REACH repository of good practices related to social participation in cultural heritage is a fundamental component of the Social Platform established by the REACH project. Carried out with the contribution of several project partners, this collection currently comprises 110 records of European and extra European participatory activities in the field of cultural heritage, with an emphasis on small-scale, localised interventions, but also including examples of larger collaborative projects and global or distributed online initiatives. This document provides a critical reflection on the results obtained in this mapping exercise carried out during the first year of the project's life. Its aim is threefold: 1) to explain in detail the methodology adopted for the collection of good practices; 2) to offer a quantitative reading of the data gathered in the repository so far; 3) to analyse the most recurrent participatory approaches and public engagement strategies that emerge from t...

Rivista Di Letterature Moderne E Comparate, 2003

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Humanities

In the field of elderly care, robot caregivers are garnering increased attention. This article di... more In the field of elderly care, robot caregivers are garnering increased attention. This article discusses the robotisation of care from a dual perspective. The first part presents an overview of recent scholarship on the use of robots in eldercare, focusing mostly on scientific evidence about the responses of older adults and caregivers. The second part turns to narrative evidence, providing a close reading of Andromeda Romano-Lax’s Plum Rains (2018), a speculative novel set in Japan in 2029, which explores the implications—ethical, affective, social—of communities of care that include non-human agents. My argument is twofold: (1) although science and fiction operate according to different models of knowledge production, considering narrative insights alongside scientific ones can enlarge our understanding of the complexities of robotic care; (2) hitherto overlooked in literary studies, Plum Rains deserves attention for its nuanced representation of a hybrid model of care, which does...

English literature, Apr 13, 2023

Nineteenth Century Studies, 2003

The REACH repository of good practices comprises over a hundred and twenty records of European an... more The REACH repository of good practices comprises over a hundred and twenty records of European and extra European participatory activities in the field of cultural heritage, with an emphasis on small-scale, localised examples, but including also larger collaborative projects and global or distributed online initiatives. Located in over twenty different countries, the activities showcased here cover a wide variety of topics and themes, from urban, rural and institutional heritage to indigenous and minority heritage; from preservation, and management to use and re-use of cultural heritage. This easy-to-use collection of good practices offers professionals, practitioners, researchers and citizens useful information about activities which could be transferred, adapted or replicated in new contexts.

SCIRES-IT : SCIentific RESearch and Information Technology, 2019

This article presents the work of the REACH project and its contribution to the EYCH Initiative #... more This article presents the work of the REACH project and its contribution to the EYCH Initiative #9 ‘Heritage for All’. It reflects on the issue of participatory approaches to cultural heritage, focusing in particular on: 1) the REACH repository of good practices, a dataset comprising over 100 examples, European and extra European, of social participation in cultural heritage; 2) the REACH Participatory Framework, developed to provide a protocol of participatory procedures and to support the organisation of local encounters; 3) the future of heritage research, in the light of current discussions about the constitution of a new coordination structure for European heritage research.

Nel regno dei fini tutto ha un prezzo o una dignità. Il posto di ciò che ha un prezzo può essere ... more Nel regno dei fini tutto ha un prezzo o una dignità. Il posto di ciò che ha un prezzo può essere preso da qualcos'altro di equivalente; al contrario, ciò che è superiore a ogni prezzo, e non ammette nulla di equivalente, ha una dignità. Kant, Fondazione della Metafisica dei Costumi

Haunting and Spectrality in Neo-Victorian Fiction, 2010

In a general sense, all neo-Victorian novels are haunted. They are haunted by the ghosts of other... more In a general sense, all neo-Victorian novels are haunted. They are haunted by the ghosts of other texts and forms of writing, by authoritative voices from the past, by the spectral traces of Victorian characters whose actions still resonate within contemporary narratives, and by the shadows of histories and plots that resist closure. This haunting process may take different shapes. In Byatt’s (1990) novel, it instigates the quest for ‘possession’ of the material and symbolic traces of the past. Sarah Waters’s novels — Affinity (1999) and Fingersmith (2002) — are informed by ‘the promise of a haunting to come’ which always accompanies the spirit of the gothic, as Wolfreys claims (2002, p. 10). Clare Clark’s The Great Stink (2005) is disrupted by moments of return which occur in the sewers of Victorian London where ‘knee-deep in the effluvia of the largest city on earth’ (2005, p. 10) the distraught hero, William May, finds his freedom.

Victorian Literature and Culture, 2007

IN HIS INTRODUCTION to The Question of the Gift, Mark Osteen claims that “economism … is the land... more IN HIS INTRODUCTION to The Question of the Gift, Mark Osteen claims that “economism … is the land mine of gift theory” (5). For many theorists, he explains, gift-giving and market exchanges share the same forms of calculation; for others, more specifically, self-interest is the “objective truth” of the gift. The challenge that gift discourse has taken up in recent years is how to rethink reciprocity, altruism, and generosity while at the same time avoiding both the “Scylla of sentimentality and the Charybdis of economism” (Osteen 31). In this paper I discuss Dinah Mulock Craik's mid-Victorian bestseller, John Halifax, Gentleman (1856), using gift theory (or some insights thereof) as my main analytical tool. Why is gift theory relevant to the understanding of a novel that openly extols the advantages of self-help and economic individualism?

Nineteenth-Century Contexts, 2002

Yet, things change if we consider a different body of writings. Not novels, but short stories, ta... more Yet, things change if we consider a different body of writings. Not novels, but short stories, tales, sketches, novelettes, or even “historiettes”(as the Olio would label them): popular fictions that appeared in the 1820s and early 1830s in a group of periodicals—twopenny ...

Textus, 2004

... No one should be trusted in business “until the ways of the world, the tricks of the world, a... more ... No one should be trusted in business “until the ways of the world, the tricks of the world, and the depravity of human nature, have been so thor-oughly driven ... This business mania grows with what it feeds on, and its in-tensity is always, therefore, commensurate with its success. ...

Nineteenth-Century Contexts, 2006

The REACH repository of good practices related to social participation in cultural heritage is a ... more The REACH repository of good practices related to social participation in cultural heritage is a fundamental component of the Social Platform established by the REACH project. Carried out with the contribution of several project partners, this collection currently comprises 110 records of European and extra European participatory activities in the field of cultural heritage, with an emphasis on small-scale, localised interventions, but also including examples of larger collaborative projects and global or distributed online initiatives. This document provides a critical reflection on the results obtained in this mapping exercise carried out during the first year of the project's life. Its aim is threefold: 1) to explain in detail the methodology adopted for the collection of good practices; 2) to offer a quantitative reading of the data gathered in the repository so far; 3) to analyse the most recurrent participatory approaches and public engagement strategies that emerge from t...

Rivista Di Letterature Moderne E Comparate, 2003

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