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Trump e la Riviera di Gaza: società vischiosa e sguardo turistico
Dialoghi Mediterranei, 72, 2025
Tra le più sorprendenti dichiarazioni dei primi mesi del nuovo mandato di Trump possiamo ricordar... more Tra le più sorprendenti dichiarazioni dei primi mesi del nuovo mandato di Trump possiamo ricordare il progetto di trasformare Gaza in un grande resort turistico. Al di là delle implicazioni politiche, che cosa ci dice questo progetto dell'immaginario turistico contemporaneo e, più in generale, dei meccanismi socioeconomici e culturali che regolano il turismo e lo sguardo turistico?
Che tipo di relazione intercorre tra Trump e il cambiamento socioculturale in corso? Il paper, a partire dalle dichiarazioni di Trump, riflette sull'uscita dalla cosiddetta società post-moderna e sul sussultorio processo di formazione di un nuovo sistema culturale.
Festivals and Living History. Tourism in the Age of Edutainment
XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology (July 13-19, 2014), Jul 18, 2014
Exploiting Migration: Tourist Gaze, Art Industry and Cultural Policies
XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology (July 15-21, 2018), Jul 17, 2018
AP : Online Journal in Public Archaeology, Jan 6, 2017
In post-modernity, the millenarian search for mythical sites has become a tourist attraction and ... more In post-modernity, the millenarian search for mythical sites has become a tourist attraction and the process of culturalization of consumption has created and is creating a new global heritage. Places already celebrated for leisure have been reinvented as mythical and archaeological sites. A good example is the Atlantis Hotel on Paradise Island, in the Bahamas. Here, Plato's mythical Atlantis has inspired an underwater pseudo-archaeological reconstruction of a civilization that most likely had never existed. The myth-making force of the sea transforms the false ruins and affects how they are perceived. This is quite consistent with a tourism where authenticity has lost its traditional value and sensory gratifications have replaced it. A more recent Atlantis Hotel in Dubai and another one under construction in China show the vitality of this myth and the strength of the thematization of consumption. Other examples confirm this tendency in even more grotesque ways. At the core of this process there is the body: the tourist's and the consumer's body. The post-modernity has enhanced its use as tool and icon of consumption.
FORMAZIONE & INSEGNAMENTO. Rivista internazionale di Scienze dell'educazione e della formazione, 2013
In a post-modern "liquid" society education tends to become edutainment, i.e. a more or less arti... more In a post-modern "liquid" society education tends to become edutainment, i.e. a more or less articulated mix of education and entertainment. This appears especially evident in many practices already present (even in Italy) in museums and archaeological sites. Edutainment should not be demonized-as often is as a consequence of cultural snobbery on behalf of those who speak, for instance, of an increasing Disneyization of culture-but it must be used because of its potential, that is: not only in school education but also in life-long education, particularly as for cultural heritage. In this context, great attention must be paid to re-enactment and living history. Many of these activities have a serial character (especially in the historically themed festivals that have proliferated in many cities and villages), although some deserve appreciation for their orientation towards vulgarization of cultural values and the scientific understanding of the re-enacted periods. Anyhow, it is suggested they are carefully governed in order to make their entertainment purpose match possible educational purposes. Nella realtà "liquida" della post-modernità l'educazione tende a diventare edutainment, cioè un mix, più o meno articolato, di educazione e intrattenimento. Ciò emerge, fra l'altro, nella pratiche ormai presenti (anche in Italia) in molti musei e in molti siti archeologici. L'edutainment non va demonizzato, come spesso si fa per snobismo culturale, parlando ad esempio di disneyization della cultura, ma va utilizzato nelle sue significative potenzialità, non solo nell'educazione, scolastica e no, rivolta ai più giovani, ma anche nell'educazione permanente, e in particolare in quella che concerne la fruizione del patrimonio culturale. In questo contesto particolare attenzione è dedicata al re-enactment e alla living history, di cui esistono forme seriali (specialmente nei festival proliferati in molte città e in molti borghi storici), ma anche forme più meritevoli di apprezzamento, per il loro impegno almeno tendenzialmente scientifico. In ogni caso, si tratta di processi da governare.
Heritage and Sensory Tourism: The Long Way Beyond Post-Modernity
XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology (July 13-19, 2014), Jul 17, 2014
Mathesis, 2007
Milan is worldly well-known as one of the capitais of the fashion and every year it receives thou... more Milan is worldly well-known as one of the capitais of the fashion and every year it receives thousands and thousands of visitors interested in fashion and in shopping related to it. Despite the monumental treasures of the town and the rhetorical discourse about the new cultural trends of the rich "slow tourism", this kind of mobility appears to be principally business-oriented. To receive these rich tourist and business fluxes with dignity, in the very centre of the town a new impressively wealthy hotel has been recently built. This hotel belongs to the Hyatt chain, the famous international organisation specialized in luxury leisure. When entering its hall,just in front ofthe brightening golden-style doors, you may admire two large glass showcases with tive huge ancient vases. At the first glance they appear to be quite interesting: red and black figures, with not so usual shape. Probably, an Etruscan work inspired by Greek artisans: a little museum for the pleasure ofthe guests. This little exhibition seems apt to represent the contemporary condition of the global mobility: ancient vases show the complex cultural interrelations existing in the ancient world as a symbol of the present complex society strongly embedded in today's global processes. The choice of Etruscan vases is even more interesting: Etruscan society was particularly elegant, fashion-oriented and devoted to endless dinners, as its archaeological remains clearly show. Its culture was probably more sophisticated and certainly more mysterious and fascinating than the Greek and Roman ones, of which we know much more. Moreover, it was a "minar" society, oppressed
Middle East : Topics & Arguments, Dec 17, 2014
Cultural heritage was a major factor in the formation of politics and identity for nation-states.... more Cultural heritage was a major factor in the formation of politics and identity for nation-states. Yet in Europe, a gradual overcoming of old nationalism has paved the way for its postmodern iteration, where it is interwoven with tourism, the market, leisure, and entertainment. As such, monuments, museums, and archaeological sites have become important elements to thematize tourism and consumption. Over the past decades, some rich Middle East countries-including the United Arab Emirates-have adopted a similar use of heritage: it has been used to build or reinvent national identity, and to pro-mote recreational and tourist activities. Dubai and Abu Dhabi are two significant cases. Their intangible heritage helps to build local identity and to attract tourism, together with the cities' luxurious hotels and their ultra-modern shopping malls. Moreover, city administrations have even invited some major Western museums to open local branches, to increase tourism and confirm their new status as global cities.
Orfeo e le sue metamorfosi : mito, arte, poesia
Carocci eBooks, 2005
Tra passato e presente. Ostia e la sua problematica liminalità
Sociologia urbana e rurale, Mar 1, 2021
Ostia, già grande porto dell'antica Roma, è oggi il decimo municipio della capitale. ... more Ostia, già grande porto dell'antica Roma, è oggi il decimo municipio della capitale. Fra la vecchia e la nuova città non esiste continuità storica né funzionale. La prima è ora soltanto un sito archeologico; la seconda, sviluppatasi come distretto balneare, è diventata un satellite della capitale, che ne utilizza il degrado anche per distogliere l'attenzione dalle criticità presenti nel suo stesso centro. La liminalità non è però per Ostia un destino. La riacquisita importanza del dialogo mediterraneo potrebbe anzi farne un punto di forza per la capitale e per il paese.
Le maschere della paura
Quaderni di sociologia, Dec 31, 2016
Terrorism and migration flows, as well as the effects of the present international financial cris... more Terrorism and migration flows, as well as the effects of the present international financial crisis, are deeply changing the life in European cities. New fears are creating (or recreating) new enemies, defined by their “otherness”. What happened at the beginnings of 2016 in Cologne (Germany), on the New Year’s Eve and during the Carnival, helps us to understand some aspects of this cultural change. The acts of sexual violence against women, probably due to groups of migrants and refugees, have roused a lively debate on the future of multicultural Europe. The fear of assaults and attacks has also exerted interesting effects on urban feasts and festivals, such as Carnivals. These events had already lost their traditional character and had become serial postmodern activities, embedded in tourist policies and urban marketing. The new fears seem to give a pre-postmodern value to these feasts, where it is perhaps possible to single out an aspect of the passing of the liquid and postmodern society.
Florence: Tourism, Heritage and Consumption
Tourism, hospitality & event management, 2018
Florence is one of the major tourist destinations in Italy and its tourist tradition dates back t... more Florence is one of the major tourist destinations in Italy and its tourist tradition dates back to the Gran Tour time. The Grand Tour played an important role in the construction of its image and still exerts an influence on today’s political and tourist narratives. In Florence, and in other Italian towns, we can discern an advanced theming process: history and heritage are largely used to culturalize consumption. The Grand Tour approach to beauty and history, which was mainly emotional and open to reinvention, has been converted into a postmodern rewriting of the past where even art masterworks are used to transmit emotions and transform consumption into a cultural experience. The centre of Florence has become a specialized tourist district where visitors can perform a complete consumption activity. Tourism is also an important economic driver and the success of Florence had enhanced political discourses emphasizing its role for the country.
Digital media in archeological areas, virtual reality and hyper-tourism
Sociology Mind, 2012
When Migration Becomes a Tourist Brand… Lampedusa and the Refugee Crisis
XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology (July 15-21, 2018), Jul 19, 2018
New England Journal of Public Policy, Sep 17, 2018
The Mediterranean Sea has become a huge cemetery: many thousands of migrants have lost their live... more The Mediterranean Sea has become a huge cemetery: many thousands of migrants have lost their lives trying to cross it in search of a better future. In 2015, more than a million migrants and refugees reached Europe through irregular means, but almost 4,000 went missing and probably drowned. In 2016, 364,000 arrived in Europe and more than 5,000 were lost en route. The arrivals in Italy by sea were 181,436 in 2016 and 119,369 in 2017. While UN organizations and EU governments seem unable or unwilling to face this epoch-making drama, the culture industry has begun to exploit it. Migrant tragedies have inspired books and events, exhibitions and art installations, films and TV series. This article analyses the Mediterranean crisis, focusing on Lampedusa, a small Italian island between Sicily and Tunisia. Lampedusa seems to be an easy gateway to Europe but reaching it from Northern Africa is not easy. Thousands of asylum seekers have met their death on that route, sinking in deflated rafts or trapped inside old boats. The media coverage of these events has turned the island into a global icon, especially after the great events of 2013: the visit of Pope Francis on July 8 and the shipwreck with 366 fatalities on October 3. The article, based on personal field research, shows the complex relations between residents, tourists, and migrants. It also dwells on the use of migration by the culture industry: Ai Weiwei's installations in Berlin, Vienna, and Florence; Jason deCaires Taylor's sculpture The Raft of Lampedusa in the underwater museum of Lanzarote; the award-winning films by Emanuele Crialese and Gianfranco Rosi; the glossy TV series Lampedusa. In 2016, the island itself hosted a special exhibition, which was presented as the first step of a transnational and mobile intercultural museum. On September 2, 2015, not far from the fashionable resort town of Bodrum, Turkey, the corpse of a child was found face down on one of the tourist beaches where happy families enjoy their summer. That corpse, prostrate in the surf, had a name: Alan Kurdi. He was a three-year-old boy of Kurdish origin: one of the many thousands of people of all ages fleeing their countries. For him and his family, the main reasons for leaving were the harsh condition for the Kurds and the war in Syria; for others they are hunger, poverty, terrorism, violence, and the conflicts in their countries (not only Syria and Iraq but also, in decreasing order of the nationalities declared on arrival in Italy in 2017,
Oltre la crisi : il turismo culturale tra riscoperta delle radici e lentezza rappresentata
The article deals with the changes that have recently taken place in cultural tourism, something ... more The article deals with the changes that have recently taken place in cultural tourism, something of vital importance in Italy. The author especially dwells on the new sensorial, emotional and experiential trends of so-called 'slow tourism', which has been developed to counteract some aspects of the 'speed society'. He describes and criticizes the rhetoric of 'slowness', mistakenly taken by some to be a salvation activity. Then he underlines the danger involved in the serialization of some of the new tourist practices, such as the cultural festivals and the activities centred on food and wine, which have proliferated throughout Italy. This reveals the lack of preparation of many local authorities, unable to handle the policies of urban regeneration and beautification as well as the relationships between culture, market and tourism. These relationships should be neither demonized nor accepted uncritically, as often has been the case. The risk is the extension of serialization throughout the country, which could entail its transformation into a sort of huge theme park. The conclusion offers some ideas to avoid this risk.
Sustainability
Terceira Island hosts a Carnival that enjoys unique features in the landscape of European folklor... more Terceira Island hosts a Carnival that enjoys unique features in the landscape of European folklore. It involves a major share of the resident population, it takes place on stages scattered all over the island, and it involves a blend of dancing, music, and acting. This paper presents the preliminary results of a collaborative project between native and foreign scholars, with the activist goal of providing Terceira’s Carnival with visibility in order to ensure its preservation. Documentary evidence and fieldwork activities undertaken in 2020 provide grounds to interpret Terceira’s Carnival as a multi-modal endeavour that nurtures social cohesion through mythopoesis, subversion of hegemonic roles, and the distribution of leadership to folk elites. As such, we argue that Terceira’s Carnival does not fit traditional scholarly views on European Carnivals. Additionally, we show that, thanks to its ability to trigger identity-making processes, this Carnival is a case for cultural sustainab...
La crisi in Italia e nella UE
Rapporto sul Futuro del Teatro Valle
Il testo costituisce l'esito di un percorso dialogico ispirato al metodo della democrazia del... more Il testo costituisce l'esito di un percorso dialogico ispirato al metodo della democrazia deliberativa, con la partecipazione, in quattro audizioni, di interlocutori qualificati di diversa estrazione e provenienza. A partire dall'analisi dello scenario e dei punti di forza e di debolezza dell’esperienza di gestione informale del Teatro Valle, il rapporto delinea tre possibili soluzioni rispondenti alle esigenze economiche e gestionali e formula alcune raccomandazioni per la loro messa in atto. In sintesi, il rapporto suggerisce a MiBACT e a Roma Capitale di riconoscere al Teatro di Roma il supporto e le risorse necessarie per svolgere il ruolo di regista di una sperimentazione gestionale centrata sulla co-progettazione e/o gestione condivisa delle attività del futuro Teatro Valle.
Trump e la Riviera di Gaza: società vischiosa e sguardo turistico
Dialoghi Mediterranei, 72, 2025
Tra le più sorprendenti dichiarazioni dei primi mesi del nuovo mandato di Trump possiamo ricordar... more Tra le più sorprendenti dichiarazioni dei primi mesi del nuovo mandato di Trump possiamo ricordare il progetto di trasformare Gaza in un grande resort turistico. Al di là delle implicazioni politiche, che cosa ci dice questo progetto dell'immaginario turistico contemporaneo e, più in generale, dei meccanismi socioeconomici e culturali che regolano il turismo e lo sguardo turistico?
Che tipo di relazione intercorre tra Trump e il cambiamento socioculturale in corso? Il paper, a partire dalle dichiarazioni di Trump, riflette sull'uscita dalla cosiddetta società post-moderna e sul sussultorio processo di formazione di un nuovo sistema culturale.
Festivals and Living History. Tourism in the Age of Edutainment
XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology (July 13-19, 2014), Jul 18, 2014
Exploiting Migration: Tourist Gaze, Art Industry and Cultural Policies
XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology (July 15-21, 2018), Jul 17, 2018
AP : Online Journal in Public Archaeology, Jan 6, 2017
In post-modernity, the millenarian search for mythical sites has become a tourist attraction and ... more In post-modernity, the millenarian search for mythical sites has become a tourist attraction and the process of culturalization of consumption has created and is creating a new global heritage. Places already celebrated for leisure have been reinvented as mythical and archaeological sites. A good example is the Atlantis Hotel on Paradise Island, in the Bahamas. Here, Plato's mythical Atlantis has inspired an underwater pseudo-archaeological reconstruction of a civilization that most likely had never existed. The myth-making force of the sea transforms the false ruins and affects how they are perceived. This is quite consistent with a tourism where authenticity has lost its traditional value and sensory gratifications have replaced it. A more recent Atlantis Hotel in Dubai and another one under construction in China show the vitality of this myth and the strength of the thematization of consumption. Other examples confirm this tendency in even more grotesque ways. At the core of this process there is the body: the tourist's and the consumer's body. The post-modernity has enhanced its use as tool and icon of consumption.
FORMAZIONE & INSEGNAMENTO. Rivista internazionale di Scienze dell'educazione e della formazione, 2013
In a post-modern "liquid" society education tends to become edutainment, i.e. a more or less arti... more In a post-modern "liquid" society education tends to become edutainment, i.e. a more or less articulated mix of education and entertainment. This appears especially evident in many practices already present (even in Italy) in museums and archaeological sites. Edutainment should not be demonized-as often is as a consequence of cultural snobbery on behalf of those who speak, for instance, of an increasing Disneyization of culture-but it must be used because of its potential, that is: not only in school education but also in life-long education, particularly as for cultural heritage. In this context, great attention must be paid to re-enactment and living history. Many of these activities have a serial character (especially in the historically themed festivals that have proliferated in many cities and villages), although some deserve appreciation for their orientation towards vulgarization of cultural values and the scientific understanding of the re-enacted periods. Anyhow, it is suggested they are carefully governed in order to make their entertainment purpose match possible educational purposes. Nella realtà "liquida" della post-modernità l'educazione tende a diventare edutainment, cioè un mix, più o meno articolato, di educazione e intrattenimento. Ciò emerge, fra l'altro, nella pratiche ormai presenti (anche in Italia) in molti musei e in molti siti archeologici. L'edutainment non va demonizzato, come spesso si fa per snobismo culturale, parlando ad esempio di disneyization della cultura, ma va utilizzato nelle sue significative potenzialità, non solo nell'educazione, scolastica e no, rivolta ai più giovani, ma anche nell'educazione permanente, e in particolare in quella che concerne la fruizione del patrimonio culturale. In questo contesto particolare attenzione è dedicata al re-enactment e alla living history, di cui esistono forme seriali (specialmente nei festival proliferati in molte città e in molti borghi storici), ma anche forme più meritevoli di apprezzamento, per il loro impegno almeno tendenzialmente scientifico. In ogni caso, si tratta di processi da governare.
Heritage and Sensory Tourism: The Long Way Beyond Post-Modernity
XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology (July 13-19, 2014), Jul 17, 2014
Mathesis, 2007
Milan is worldly well-known as one of the capitais of the fashion and every year it receives thou... more Milan is worldly well-known as one of the capitais of the fashion and every year it receives thousands and thousands of visitors interested in fashion and in shopping related to it. Despite the monumental treasures of the town and the rhetorical discourse about the new cultural trends of the rich "slow tourism", this kind of mobility appears to be principally business-oriented. To receive these rich tourist and business fluxes with dignity, in the very centre of the town a new impressively wealthy hotel has been recently built. This hotel belongs to the Hyatt chain, the famous international organisation specialized in luxury leisure. When entering its hall,just in front ofthe brightening golden-style doors, you may admire two large glass showcases with tive huge ancient vases. At the first glance they appear to be quite interesting: red and black figures, with not so usual shape. Probably, an Etruscan work inspired by Greek artisans: a little museum for the pleasure ofthe guests. This little exhibition seems apt to represent the contemporary condition of the global mobility: ancient vases show the complex cultural interrelations existing in the ancient world as a symbol of the present complex society strongly embedded in today's global processes. The choice of Etruscan vases is even more interesting: Etruscan society was particularly elegant, fashion-oriented and devoted to endless dinners, as its archaeological remains clearly show. Its culture was probably more sophisticated and certainly more mysterious and fascinating than the Greek and Roman ones, of which we know much more. Moreover, it was a "minar" society, oppressed
Middle East : Topics & Arguments, Dec 17, 2014
Cultural heritage was a major factor in the formation of politics and identity for nation-states.... more Cultural heritage was a major factor in the formation of politics and identity for nation-states. Yet in Europe, a gradual overcoming of old nationalism has paved the way for its postmodern iteration, where it is interwoven with tourism, the market, leisure, and entertainment. As such, monuments, museums, and archaeological sites have become important elements to thematize tourism and consumption. Over the past decades, some rich Middle East countries-including the United Arab Emirates-have adopted a similar use of heritage: it has been used to build or reinvent national identity, and to pro-mote recreational and tourist activities. Dubai and Abu Dhabi are two significant cases. Their intangible heritage helps to build local identity and to attract tourism, together with the cities' luxurious hotels and their ultra-modern shopping malls. Moreover, city administrations have even invited some major Western museums to open local branches, to increase tourism and confirm their new status as global cities.
Orfeo e le sue metamorfosi : mito, arte, poesia
Carocci eBooks, 2005
Tra passato e presente. Ostia e la sua problematica liminalità
Sociologia urbana e rurale, Mar 1, 2021
Ostia, già grande porto dell'antica Roma, è oggi il decimo municipio della capitale. ... more Ostia, già grande porto dell'antica Roma, è oggi il decimo municipio della capitale. Fra la vecchia e la nuova città non esiste continuità storica né funzionale. La prima è ora soltanto un sito archeologico; la seconda, sviluppatasi come distretto balneare, è diventata un satellite della capitale, che ne utilizza il degrado anche per distogliere l'attenzione dalle criticità presenti nel suo stesso centro. La liminalità non è però per Ostia un destino. La riacquisita importanza del dialogo mediterraneo potrebbe anzi farne un punto di forza per la capitale e per il paese.
Le maschere della paura
Quaderni di sociologia, Dec 31, 2016
Terrorism and migration flows, as well as the effects of the present international financial cris... more Terrorism and migration flows, as well as the effects of the present international financial crisis, are deeply changing the life in European cities. New fears are creating (or recreating) new enemies, defined by their “otherness”. What happened at the beginnings of 2016 in Cologne (Germany), on the New Year’s Eve and during the Carnival, helps us to understand some aspects of this cultural change. The acts of sexual violence against women, probably due to groups of migrants and refugees, have roused a lively debate on the future of multicultural Europe. The fear of assaults and attacks has also exerted interesting effects on urban feasts and festivals, such as Carnivals. These events had already lost their traditional character and had become serial postmodern activities, embedded in tourist policies and urban marketing. The new fears seem to give a pre-postmodern value to these feasts, where it is perhaps possible to single out an aspect of the passing of the liquid and postmodern society.
Florence: Tourism, Heritage and Consumption
Tourism, hospitality & event management, 2018
Florence is one of the major tourist destinations in Italy and its tourist tradition dates back t... more Florence is one of the major tourist destinations in Italy and its tourist tradition dates back to the Gran Tour time. The Grand Tour played an important role in the construction of its image and still exerts an influence on today’s political and tourist narratives. In Florence, and in other Italian towns, we can discern an advanced theming process: history and heritage are largely used to culturalize consumption. The Grand Tour approach to beauty and history, which was mainly emotional and open to reinvention, has been converted into a postmodern rewriting of the past where even art masterworks are used to transmit emotions and transform consumption into a cultural experience. The centre of Florence has become a specialized tourist district where visitors can perform a complete consumption activity. Tourism is also an important economic driver and the success of Florence had enhanced political discourses emphasizing its role for the country.
Digital media in archeological areas, virtual reality and hyper-tourism
Sociology Mind, 2012
When Migration Becomes a Tourist Brand… Lampedusa and the Refugee Crisis
XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology (July 15-21, 2018), Jul 19, 2018
New England Journal of Public Policy, Sep 17, 2018
The Mediterranean Sea has become a huge cemetery: many thousands of migrants have lost their live... more The Mediterranean Sea has become a huge cemetery: many thousands of migrants have lost their lives trying to cross it in search of a better future. In 2015, more than a million migrants and refugees reached Europe through irregular means, but almost 4,000 went missing and probably drowned. In 2016, 364,000 arrived in Europe and more than 5,000 were lost en route. The arrivals in Italy by sea were 181,436 in 2016 and 119,369 in 2017. While UN organizations and EU governments seem unable or unwilling to face this epoch-making drama, the culture industry has begun to exploit it. Migrant tragedies have inspired books and events, exhibitions and art installations, films and TV series. This article analyses the Mediterranean crisis, focusing on Lampedusa, a small Italian island between Sicily and Tunisia. Lampedusa seems to be an easy gateway to Europe but reaching it from Northern Africa is not easy. Thousands of asylum seekers have met their death on that route, sinking in deflated rafts or trapped inside old boats. The media coverage of these events has turned the island into a global icon, especially after the great events of 2013: the visit of Pope Francis on July 8 and the shipwreck with 366 fatalities on October 3. The article, based on personal field research, shows the complex relations between residents, tourists, and migrants. It also dwells on the use of migration by the culture industry: Ai Weiwei's installations in Berlin, Vienna, and Florence; Jason deCaires Taylor's sculpture The Raft of Lampedusa in the underwater museum of Lanzarote; the award-winning films by Emanuele Crialese and Gianfranco Rosi; the glossy TV series Lampedusa. In 2016, the island itself hosted a special exhibition, which was presented as the first step of a transnational and mobile intercultural museum. On September 2, 2015, not far from the fashionable resort town of Bodrum, Turkey, the corpse of a child was found face down on one of the tourist beaches where happy families enjoy their summer. That corpse, prostrate in the surf, had a name: Alan Kurdi. He was a three-year-old boy of Kurdish origin: one of the many thousands of people of all ages fleeing their countries. For him and his family, the main reasons for leaving were the harsh condition for the Kurds and the war in Syria; for others they are hunger, poverty, terrorism, violence, and the conflicts in their countries (not only Syria and Iraq but also, in decreasing order of the nationalities declared on arrival in Italy in 2017,
Oltre la crisi : il turismo culturale tra riscoperta delle radici e lentezza rappresentata
The article deals with the changes that have recently taken place in cultural tourism, something ... more The article deals with the changes that have recently taken place in cultural tourism, something of vital importance in Italy. The author especially dwells on the new sensorial, emotional and experiential trends of so-called 'slow tourism', which has been developed to counteract some aspects of the 'speed society'. He describes and criticizes the rhetoric of 'slowness', mistakenly taken by some to be a salvation activity. Then he underlines the danger involved in the serialization of some of the new tourist practices, such as the cultural festivals and the activities centred on food and wine, which have proliferated throughout Italy. This reveals the lack of preparation of many local authorities, unable to handle the policies of urban regeneration and beautification as well as the relationships between culture, market and tourism. These relationships should be neither demonized nor accepted uncritically, as often has been the case. The risk is the extension of serialization throughout the country, which could entail its transformation into a sort of huge theme park. The conclusion offers some ideas to avoid this risk.
Sustainability
Terceira Island hosts a Carnival that enjoys unique features in the landscape of European folklor... more Terceira Island hosts a Carnival that enjoys unique features in the landscape of European folklore. It involves a major share of the resident population, it takes place on stages scattered all over the island, and it involves a blend of dancing, music, and acting. This paper presents the preliminary results of a collaborative project between native and foreign scholars, with the activist goal of providing Terceira’s Carnival with visibility in order to ensure its preservation. Documentary evidence and fieldwork activities undertaken in 2020 provide grounds to interpret Terceira’s Carnival as a multi-modal endeavour that nurtures social cohesion through mythopoesis, subversion of hegemonic roles, and the distribution of leadership to folk elites. As such, we argue that Terceira’s Carnival does not fit traditional scholarly views on European Carnivals. Additionally, we show that, thanks to its ability to trigger identity-making processes, this Carnival is a case for cultural sustainab...
La crisi in Italia e nella UE
Rapporto sul Futuro del Teatro Valle
Il testo costituisce l'esito di un percorso dialogico ispirato al metodo della democrazia del... more Il testo costituisce l'esito di un percorso dialogico ispirato al metodo della democrazia deliberativa, con la partecipazione, in quattro audizioni, di interlocutori qualificati di diversa estrazione e provenienza. A partire dall'analisi dello scenario e dei punti di forza e di debolezza dell’esperienza di gestione informale del Teatro Valle, il rapporto delinea tre possibili soluzioni rispondenti alle esigenze economiche e gestionali e formula alcune raccomandazioni per la loro messa in atto. In sintesi, il rapporto suggerisce a MiBACT e a Roma Capitale di riconoscere al Teatro di Roma il supporto e le risorse necessarie per svolgere il ruolo di regista di una sperimentazione gestionale centrata sulla co-progettazione e/o gestione condivisa delle attività del futuro Teatro Valle.
Carnevalizzazione e società postmoderna. Maschere, linguaggi, paure, 2019
In un mondo perennemente in festa, dove tutto (o quasi) è maschera, turismo e divertimento, che s... more In un mondo perennemente in festa, dove tutto (o quasi) è maschera, turismo e divertimento, che significato possono avere feste e Carnevali? O, al contrario, perché il linguaggio del Carnevale, con le sue maschere e i suoi eccessi, appare ancora così significativo nella nostra società? Perché in Cina o negli Stati Uniti città e centri commerciali si mascherano da città d’arte italiane? Perché i nostri musei diventano spazi di festa e di consumo, accogliendo persino sfilate di moda e danze masai? Perché la politica indossa maschere o usa il nostro patrimonio culturale come una maschera? In che modo feste e Carnevali, nell’età delle migrazioni e delle nuove paure, possono diventare strumenti d’integrazione o occasione di nuovi conflitti?
Questo libro, frutto di una pluriennale collaborazione con il Centro internazionale di ricerca e studi su Carnevale, Maschera e Satira, cerca di rispondere a queste e ad altre domande, affrontando criticamente una serie di temi chiave per comprendere la cultura postmoderna in cui viviamo e quella post-postmoderna in cui stiamo entrando. Una riflessione insomma sulla società che da "liquida", come sosteneva Bauman, è già diventata "vischiosa".
Marxiano Melotti, Carnevalizzazione e società postmoderna. Maschere, linguaggi, paure, Progedit, Bari 2019
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](M. Kozak and N. Kozak (eds.), Tourist Behavior. An Experiential Perspective, Springer, Berlin, 2018, 2018
Florence is one of the major tourist destinations in Italy and its tourist tradition dates back t... more Florence is one of the major tourist destinations in Italy and its tourist tradition dates back to the Gran Tour time. The Grand Tour played an important role in the construction of its image and still exerts an influence on today’s political and tourist narratives. In Florence, and in other Italian towns, we can discern an advanced theming process: history and heritage are largely used to culturalize consumption. The Grand Tour approach to beauty and history, which was mainly emotional and open to reinvention, has been converted into a postmodern rewriting of the past where even art masterworks are used to transmit emotions and transform consumption into a cultural experience. The centre of Florence has become a specialized tourist district where visitors can perform a complete consumption activity. Tourism is also an important economic driver and the success of Florence had enhanced political discourses emphasizing its role for the country.
![Research paper thumbnail of Melotti, M., The Goddess and the Town. Memory, Feast, and identity between Demeter and Saint Lucia [in J. Rantala, ed., Gender, Memory, and Identity in the Roman World, Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam 2019, pp. 239-281]](https://attachments.academia-assets.com/58419345/thumbnails/1.jpg)
](Gender, Memory, and Identity in the Roman World, edited by Jussi Rantala, Amsterdam University Press, 2019
An analysis of the figure and cult of Lucia, the Patron Saint of Syracuse, helps us to understand... more An analysis of the figure and cult of Lucia, the Patron Saint of Syracuse, helps us to understand the complex relationships between gender, identity, and cultural memory. This cult has a strong identity value connected with the construction of the civic identity and the cultural and political space. It has inherited important aspects of the previous Greek cult of Demeter and Kore, connected with seasonal change, agricultural fertility, and local power. The passage from the Greek-Roman culture to the Christian one cannot be reduced to a continuous process of transcultural hybridization between pre-Christian deities and Christian Saints. Lucia “becomes” Demeter and Kore through a slow process of stabilization of her cult that occurred mainly during the 17th and 18th centuries. At the end of the 20th century, thanks to a surprising tourist connection with modern Swedish tradition of Lucia (which the paper analyses), the feast in Syracuse has eventually metabolized some sexual elements that were present in the ancient Greek cult.
Il turismo archeologico della post-modernità: shopping e autenticità 1. L’outlet dell’antico: mo... more Il turismo archeologico della post-modernità: shopping e autenticità
1. L’outlet dell’antico: mobilità, shopping e turismo.
Castel Romano Outlet tra turismo, shopping e archeologia
2. I super-Mercati di Traiano
3. Vini e profumi: turismo archeologico nell’età dello shopping.
Pompei e il vino Villa dei Misteri
Il turismo archeologico subacqueo in Italia: opportunità e rischi 1. Una straordinaria opportuni... more Il turismo archeologico subacqueo in Italia: opportunità e rischi
1. Una straordinaria opportunità
2. Elitismo gentrificato e slow diving
3. Una pratica virtuale ed educativa
4. Mondo blu e mondo grigio: l’alterità del turismo subacqueo
5. Una cura per un sistema cancerizzato? Il caso di Siracusa
6. La chimera del turismo sostenibile: le Cinque Terre e Capri
7. I percorsi subacquei di Ustica: turismo e archeologia
8. Autenticità e spazi marini: Ustica e Corfu
9. Turisti, archeologi o pirati? Spot e archeologia subacquea
10. Atlantide e il turismo subacqueo pseudo-archeologico
11. Ustica: il museo delle anfore tra voyeurismo e necrofilia
12. Dal mito alla realtà: i percorsi fantasma di Ustica
13. Il sontuoso mondo di Baia e la nascita del turismo
14. Il parco sommerso di Baia e il Ninfeo di Punta Epitaffio
15. La vendetta del Ciclope: un percorso difficile
The Plastic Venuses. Archaeological Tourism in Post-Modern Society
Aim of this paper is to discuss the relationship between urban planning, tourism and generations,... more Aim of this paper is to discuss the relationship between urban planning, tourism and generations, with particular attention to the Millennial Generation, a group of young people whose birth years range from 1980-82 onwards. The Millennial Generation is recognized as the fastest growing part of tourism-users in many regional areas. The needs of this generation have deeply transformed and are still transforming our cities. We are facing a multi-level, co-creative and often informally carried out urban planning where residents, tourists, policy-makers and other-stakeholders are adapting the urban space to the needs of this generation. We will also discuss some emerging Italian good practices (such as social streets, smart hotels and urban sharing economy practices) that pay attention to this diverse and cosmopolitan generation, expressing a new set of values about how they want to travel, live and work. A particular attention will be devoted to the city of Milan.
Leonardo lived in Milan for almost thirty years. Here he painted the "Last Supper", at the presen... more Leonardo lived in Milan for almost thirty years. Here he painted the "Last Supper", at the present one of the main tourist attractions of the city. He also helped to enhance the “Navigli”, an interesting system of canals and locks that in the past played a major economic role, connecting the city to Po River and the Adriatic Sea.
The rich network of canals and the large agricultural areas near Milan enable it to become an innovative “blue-green city”. But in its centre most of the canals were covered in the ‘20s and now we witness a lively debate on their reopening. In fact, according to many, the Navigli could play an important role in enhancing the new Metropolitan City of Milan and its tourism. The 5th centenary of the death of Leonardo (2019) might be a good occasion for implementing this project and creating a blue-green metropolitan area.
Florence and the "tourist gaze" from the time of the Grand Tour to contemporary tourism. An analy... more Florence and the "tourist gaze" from the time of the Grand Tour to contemporary tourism. An analysis of the self-crystallization of the city between theming, consumption and cultural policies.
Tourism has always played an important role in Italy and, since the Grand Tour time, it has shape... more Tourism has always played an important role in Italy and, since the Grand Tour time, it has shaped its image. Yet the processes of post-modernization have deeply affected both tourism and the Italian main tourist destinations. Theming and culturalization of consumption, urban beautification processes and “new tourisms”, as well as a new approach to authenticity, related both to a post-modern tourist gaze and to new international tourism, are transforming Italian towns, their urban and tourist policies and their image. Yet, surprisingly, despite this deep cultural change, Italian towns seem to be resilient to the effects of globalization and to maintain their “identity”. Actually, tourists and local communities contribute to create a new lively transnational urban culture. These cases are really ”good to think” the complex and dynamics relationships between tourism and heritage as well as between tourism and urban policies.
Tourism can stimulate and favour the dialogue among different cultures. Tourism, as a socio-cultu... more Tourism can stimulate and favour the dialogue among different cultures. Tourism, as a socio-cultural phenomenon, is a powerful means for raising awareness about cultural diversity and cultural heritage. The paper will dwell upon some innovative practices of tourism and heritage enhancement based on socio-cultural awareness: the “Museo Atlantico”, a new underwater museum in Lanzarote, Canarias Islands (Spain), hosting underwater sculptures of the refugees arriving at Lampedusa; and the coming “Museo della Fiducia e del Dialogo Mediterraneo” (Museum of Trust and Mediterranean Dialogue) on the island of Lampedusa (Italy), with items from the Bardo Museum of Tunis (Tunisia), which was hit by terrorist attacks.
Una giornata dedicata alle problematiche relative all'identificazione delle strutture romane di e... more Una giornata dedicata alle problematiche relative all'identificazione delle strutture romane di epoca imperiale come luoghi di ristoro ed ospitalità commerciale. Saranno presentati nuovi dati archeologici da scavi e ricerche in corso a Ostia e Pompei con l'intento di offrire una visione ampia delle interrelazioni tra spazi, persone e oggetti, gesti e attività, che creavano e definivano il sistema dell'ospitalità commerciale romana e l'identità dei loro avventori.
Nell'ambito del seminario il paper di Marxiano Melotti "Consuming the Past. Roman Taverns and Contemporary Sensory Culture" ("Consumare il passato. Taverne romane e cultura sensoriale contemporanea") sarà dedicato all'attrazione che per il termopolio romano nutre l'industria del turismo archeologico di oggi. Un viaggio nei processi "liquidi" di reinvenzione del passato tra turismo culturale sensoriale e archeologia sperimentale post-moderna
Che cosa accomuna il Museo Gucci di Firenze, la Fondazione Prada di Milano e l'outlet McArthurGle... more Che cosa accomuna il Museo Gucci di Firenze, la Fondazione Prada di Milano e l'outlet McArthurGlen di Barberino del Mugello?
Questa domanda apre una riflessione sui processi di formazione dei paesaggi culturali e sulle dinamiche urbane che legano turismo, shopping e musei tra tematizzazione e culturalizzazione dei consumi.
Quale futuro attende la living history in Italia? Come coniugare archeologia e turismo, storia e ... more Quale futuro attende la living history in Italia? Come coniugare archeologia e turismo, storia e intrattenimento senza banalizzare o mercificare? Come “educare” le istituzioni culturali italiane a utilizzare correttamente strumenti come le rievocazioni storiche e la living history ? Archeologi, storici, esperti di turismo, rievocatori e organizzatori di eventi riflettono sul ruolo e il significato di questo strumento di valorizzazione del patrimonio storico e archeologico.
Nuove paure e nuove maschere. Da Colonia a Venezia la festa si perpetua e si rinnova. Guy Fawkes,... more Nuove paure e nuove maschere. Da Colonia a Venezia la festa si perpetua e si rinnova. Guy Fawkes, Anonymous, Jihadi John, lo "straniero" delle violenze di Colonia, il "profugo" che attraversa l'Europa, il piccolo Aylan...
Turisti globali. Linguaggi e nuovi paradigmi multimediali
I musei sono luoghi a cui con crescente intensità viene richiesta la capacità di integrare e util... more I musei sono luoghi a cui con crescente intensità viene richiesta la capacità di integrare e utilizzare prospettive e strategie di comunicazione che rispondano alle esigenze dei diversi pubblici che sempre più numerosi li frequentano. Queste differenze impongono alle strategie comunicative – di cui anche l’allestimento e la dotazione di efficienti strumenti multimediali sono parte integrante - l’introduzione di specifici adattamenti e la costruzione di modelli museologici innovativi.
Il tema dell’interculturalità di forme, simboli e metafore ha una diretta relazione con il tema della comunicazione, considerando questi due ambiti come interdipendenti sia dal punto di vista concettuale che storico-sociale.
I nostri musei e siti culturali si presentano come elementi caratterizzanti della cultura occidentale e quindi la necessità di una comunicazione che vada oltre le frontiere nazionali, senza perdere il sentimento identitario che musei e luoghi di cultura incarnano, è diventata ora ineludibile. Il modo in cui i musei comunicano se stessi influisce sull’idea che vogliamo trasferire alle altre culture e, viceversa, sull’idea che le altre culture si formano della cultura occidentale.
(Laura Longo, direzione Cultura e Sport - Musei Civici Fiorentini)
Nella cultura mediatica e politica italiana si è gradualmente costituita una retorica della moder... more Nella cultura mediatica e politica italiana si è gradualmente costituita una retorica della modernità che maschera un fondamentale immobilismo culturale o la sostanziale incapacità di rinnovamento del Paese. Queste maschere linguistiche del potere si muovono indifferentemente tra politica e antipolitica e sono servite alla politica per mascherarsi da antipolitica e all'antipolitica per fare politica.
La relazione prende in esame un aspetto specifico di questo sistema culturale e linguistico: l'utilizzo dei monumenti e del patrimonio storico come maschere in cui l'uso politico finisce per mescolarsi con il linguaggio e l'immaginario globale dello shopping e del turismo.
In questo contesto “made in Italy” e “chilometro zero”, “autenticità locale” e “patrimonio culturale”, “nuovo Rinascimento italiano” e “verybello” diventano retoriche e nuove maschere della contemporaneità.
Archeologia sperimentale, attività di ricreazione storica, turismo emozionale, marketing territor... more Archeologia sperimentale, attività di ricreazione storica, turismo emozionale, marketing territoriale, pratiche commerciali a tema archeologico e orgoglio locale stanno dando vita a un vivace e complesso sistema di nuove narrative, cui concorrono, con ruoli spesso interscambiabili, operatori istituzionali, comunità accademica e imprenditori.
La lettura delle relazioni emergenti tra turismo, vino, mito e archeologia permette di mettere a fuoco alcuni aspetti significativi del nuovo rapporto che si sta instaurando con il patrimonio storico.
Expo 2015, due in Milan, is rapidly approaching and, as a collective fever, in Italy (and not onl... more Expo 2015, due in Milan, is rapidly approaching and, as a collective fever, in Italy (and not only there) everything that is connected with food and wine is becoming a precious heritage to be enhanced. It is a sort of “heritization” peculiar to the new post-political and post-modern practices, which affects a variety of phenomena: from recent UNESCO immaterial brands to the global increasing success of cooking TV-programmes, such as Masterchef.
This interest is also related to the new emotional and experiential approach that is becoming more and more important in tourist activities and is reshaping the relationships between heritage, tourism and consumption.
As for cultural and archaeological tourism, a particular aspect of this process deserves attention: the reinvention of “ancient” food and wine, from Minoan soups to Viking beers. This thematization shows the liquid relationships between archaeology, tourism and market in post-modern society.
Grand Tour before Grand Tour. Cultural Tourism in Greek and Roman ancient world
Centuries before James Frazer and the other sophisticated grand-tourists from Northern Europe, cu... more Centuries before James Frazer and the other sophisticated grand-tourists from Northern Europe, cultural tourism had risen and spread in the Greek-Roman Mediterranean area. Sons of the richest Roman families completed their education in Greece with visits to special places tied to myth and history; victorious generals went to Greece tracing monuments and ancient tales; guidebooks began to define tourist highlights; and souvenirs were used to testify these experiences. The myth of Odysseus acquired new meanings as status-symbol of elites devoted to new leisure and tourist culture. In this period there also appeared the “tourist gaze” with its particular approach to the past and the tourist narratives that began to construct not only the modern ‒ and even post-modern ‒ idea of tourism but also a new kind of relationships with the myth.
In the last decades a new concept of authenticity has gradually appeared, where original pieces a... more In the last decades a new concept of authenticity has gradually appeared, where original pieces and copies, past and present, culture and market, education and entertainment are deeply intertwined. The traditional approach to political identity of the modern age has gradually yielded ground to a new emotional, sensory and experiential approach, which partly recalls that of the Grand Tour and the Romantic age.
We have established forms of culturalization and thematization of consumption, where history plays an important role. The fast forms of consumption, typical of the digital culture, have also stirred up new forms of cultural consumption, combining culture with leisure and commerce.
On the other hand, the “Chinese gaze”, based on a peculiar approach to authenticity and history, mixes with the post-modern gaze of Western tourism.
When a Gondola Crosses the Ocean... Heritage, Tourism and the New Global World
The canals of Venice, lost under mass-tourism, have re-appeared at the interior of a hotel and sh... more The canals of Venice, lost under mass-tourism, have re-appeared at the interior of a hotel and shopping centre in Las Vegas. But a huge American-style shopping mall, with new medieval towers and Renaissance facades, has appeared near Florence and attracts a lot of its overseas visitors. Italian Renaissance festivals with knights and tournaments are a big hit in the meadows of the central U.S. states, but are a growing phenomenon even in small Italian towns, where the pride for history and local authenticity has produced an increasing number of history-themed festivals. Roman gladiators have crossed the Ocean, have arrived at Hollywood and have even helped to fight McCarthyism. But now they have rediscovered Rome and populate the Colosseum area and two movie and history themed parks near the town.
Much time has passed since the glorious age of the eclectic Hearst castle in San Simeon, California, or the Renaissance mansions in Newport, Rhode Island. Heritage is no longer only a tool to invent or enhance the past of the “new world”; it is an instrument to culturalize shopping experiences also in the “old Europe” and almost everywhere is an effective means used to give authenticity to many consumption experiences. Models and copies, going to and fro across the Atlantic Ocean, have blended in new practices intertwining tourism, leisure, shopping and education. Globalization and the spreading of new markets (and new tourists) have much complicated what once was a simple bilateral relation: recently Venice canals and Michelangelo’s David’s statues have appeared even in China.
But what does heritage really mean for the new global trans-Atlantic market? And on which idea of the past are based the new fluid relationships? Post-modernity, globalization and consumerism have not only changed consumers’ and tourists’ behaviour; they have also created new relations with history and education, where de-intellectualization, leisure and edutainment play an important role, worthy of being explored and studied.
Vino e archeologia sono strumenti importanti nelle pratiche di valorizzazione turistica del terri... more Vino e archeologia sono strumenti importanti nelle pratiche di valorizzazione turistica del territorio e nei processi di riscoperta o "invenzione" dell'identità locale. Coerentemente con alcune caratteristiche della società post-moderna, culturalizzazione e tematizzazione storica dei consumi svolgono un ruolo crescente nel marketing territoriale e turistico. In tali processi il vino, inteso come espressione della cultura del territorio e del suo patrimonio materiale e immateriale, riveste un ruolo rilevante, in un vivace e complesso sistema di narrative e di attività che impegnano, in ruoli spesso interscambiabili, istituzioni, studiosi e imprenditori. Vi concorrono scoperte di antichi vitigni greci, etruschi e romani, ricondotti a produzioni attuali; nuovi vigneti impiantati in siti archeologici per produrre "autentici" vini romani; vini etichettati con riferimenti ad antichi miti o a eroi fondatori; musei archeologici del vino con attività di living history; musei e siti archeologici che ospitano festival di prodotti tipici ed eventi di degustazione; resorts che propongono esperienze di archeocucina; archeologia sperimentale, attività di ricreazione storica, turismo emozionale, marketing territoriale e pratiche commerciali a tema archeologico. La lettura delle relazioni tra turismo, vino, mito e archeologia permette di individuare alcuni aspetti significativi del nuovo rapporto che si sta profilando tra enogastronomia e patrimonio storico.
Luxury and Leisure: Past and Present
an immersive and interactive digital exhibition
Il piacere della storia - intervista radio su living history - rievocazioni storiche - turismo archeologico
intervista a Let's Dig Again su living history e turismo archeologico
Il Master dell’Università Niccolò Cusano si propone di esplorare la questione della Cancel Cultur... more Il Master dell’Università Niccolò Cusano si propone di esplorare la questione della Cancel Culture, fenomeno particolarmente complesso che sta fortemente caratterizzando il nostro tempo e che sta condizionando alcuni settori e attività cruciali, quali l’economia, la politica, la cultura, l’insegnamento, la ricerca, l’informazione e le relazioni sociali.
Basato su un approccio multidisciplinare, il Master tratterà i diversi aspetti
della Cancel Culture, approfondendo dinamiche la cui comprensione è diventata indispensabile per decifrare la contemporaneità. E lo farà a cominciare dall’analisi delle critiche rivolte a materie e a opere artistiche e letterarie considerate generalmente come l’espressione più alta della cultura occidentale; fino ad arrivare alle richieste di “cancellare” alcune figure storiche dalla memoria collettiva oppure, ancora, al boicottaggio di personaggi pubblici, aziende, brand e persino intere economie nazionali.
Nata come forma di mobilitazione e di attivismo basata sui social media, la Cancel Culture svolge ormai un ruolo fondamentale nelle rivendicazioni identitarie e nei conflitti – generazionali, sociali, culturali, ideologici e internazionali – che attraversano le nostre società. Essa tocca temi importanti, che riguardano le basi stesse delle democrazie liberali, come la libertà di pensiero e di espressione, i diritti delle minoranze e quelli individuali, e le pari opportunità.
Comitato scientifico: Veronica Granata, Alessia Lirosi, Marxiano Melotti, Daniele Paragano.
Docenti:
Guido BOSTICCO, Luca BUSSOLETTI, Marina CAFFIERO, Livio CIAPPETTA, Francesco CIRILLO , Elisabetta CRUCIANI, Giovanni DE LUCA, Paolo DI CANDILO, Antonella GARGINI, Veronica GRANATA, Luciana JACOBELLI, Andrea LANZA, Alessia LIROSI, Alessandro MARTELLI, Marxiano MELOTTI, Daniele PARAGANO, Gabriele ROSATO, Giampaolo SALICE, Francesco Saverio TRINCIA, Giulia VINCENTI