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10. Intervista a Cecilia Robustelli

Cecilia Robustelli and Nicoletta Marini-Maio December 27, 2016 Issue: G/S/I 3 (2016) Category: Invited Perspectives

by Cecilia Robustelli and Nicoletta Marini-Maio

This interview provides a panorama of the institutional intiatives on the issue of gender and language in Italy since the creation of the Comitato nazionale di parità in 1983 and the publication of Alma Sabatini’s seminal study Il sessismo nella lingua italiana in 1987 to date. Robustelli argues that because of its ample scope including linguistic, cognitive, and cultural aspects, Sabatini’s work has not only raised the interest of feminist groups,

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Invited Perspectives on Gender Domination

Paola Bonifazio August 25, 2015 Issue: G/S/I 2 (2015) Category: Editorials, Invited Perspectives

Invited Perspectives on Gender Domination-Invited Perspectives Editorial

by Paola Bonifazio

The Invited Perspectives Editorial introduces the articles of this section by contextualizing them to the topic of the themed section, “gender domination.” It also highlights the gaps in this section that meaningfully address unsolved issues in contemporary discourses of feminism and male/female domination.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15781/p518-kx91

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9. Lo spazio pubblico si femminilizza, ma scompare il conflitto tra i sessi

Lea Melandri August 25, 2015 Issue: G/S/I 2 (2015) Category: Invited Perspectives

Lo spazio pubblico si femminilizza, ma scompare il conflitto tra i sessi

by Lea Melandri

“Feminizing the public space” does not only mean highlighting women’s presence therein, but also realizing that “femininity,” as it has been traditionally defined, is strongly relevant today in the same space from which it was excluded for centuries. According to Melandri, in the last twenty years, some ambiguous figures have appeared in Italy: veline,

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10. Dominio femminile, oppressione maschile: un nuovo secondo sesso?

Elena Dalla Torre August 25, 2015 Issue: G/S/I 2 (2015) Category: Invited Perspectives

Dominio femminile, oppressione maschile: un nuovo secondo sesso?

by Elena Dalla Torre

This essay constitutes a short critical reflection on the anti-feminist position of Fabrizio Marchi, founder of the movement “Uomini Beta,” whose “philosophy” of masculism is articulated in response to the consolidated tradition of Italian Feminism, which often ignored the masculine condition. In such philosophy, which we could ironically call of a new second sex, the oppressed male—the victim of a socio-economic model based on success and financial wealth—stands in opposition to the dominant woman,

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11. Never Felt So Good by Rossana Campo. Translation of Excerpt, with Critical Introduction

Adria Frizzi August 25, 2015 Issue: G/S/I 2 (2015) Category: Invited Perspectives

Never Felt So Good by Rossana Campo. Translation of Excerpt, with Critical Introduction

by Adria Frizzi

Over the past twenty years Rossana Campo has established herself as one of the most interesting authors in contemporary Italian literature. Her writing is characterized by its heavy reliance on the spoken register and focus on the female voice and experience. Never Felt So Good (1995) unfolds during a dinner party among girlfriends.

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12. Femminicidio: chi ha paura della differenza?

Patrizia Violi August 25, 2015 Issue: G/S/I 2 (2015) Category: Invited Perspectives

Femminicidio: chi ha paura della differenza?

by Patrizia Violi

In this article, Patrizia Violi aims at demonstrating that femminicidio is not a state of emergency but rather one of normalcy. It is a constant presence in the everyday life of gender relations, ubiquitous in the world and at any given time in history, the peak of the iceberg of a much broader and general phenomenon: the domination of male over female.

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13. Il femminicidio in Italia: tra mancanza di statistiche ufficiali e impatto mediatico

Anna Pramstrahler August 25, 2015 Issue: G/S/I 2 (2015) Category: Invited Perspectives

Il femminicidio in Italia: tra mancanza di statistiche ufficiali e impatto mediatico

by Anna Pramstrahler

Even though widespread discussions around “femminicidio” take place today in Italian mass media and social networks, there is currently no official data available on the phenomenon. In this short article, Anna Pramstrahler discusses the pioneering role of Casa delle Donne per non subire violenza, the first non-profit association to register, since 2005, the names and numbers of women killed by men in Italy.

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14. L’alfabeto della violenza. Lo spettacolo Doppio Taglio e le rappresentazioni del femminicidio nei media italiani

Cristina Gamberi August 25, 2015 Issue: G/S/I 2 (2015) Category: Invited Perspectives, Videos

L’alfabeto della violenza. Lo spettacolo Doppio Taglio e le rappresentazioni del femminicidio nei media italiani

by Cristina Gamberi

According to statistics by international organizations and Italian anti-violence centers, male violence is the first cause of death for women in Italy. One woman out of three experiences male violence, in various forms: harassment at work, rape, threat, or humiliation. However, considering the complexity of this phenomenon, how do Italian newspapers narrate feminicide?

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Dirigere attori e attrici

Marina Spada May 23, 2014 Issue: G/S/I 1 (2014) Category: Invited Perspectives, Videos

di Marina Spada

Marina Spada: Directing Actors and Actresses

Marina Spada parla del suo lavoro di regista e del suo rapporto con attori e attrici. In italiano, con sottotitoli in inglese.

Marina Spada talks about her work as a director of and of her relationship with actresses and actors. In Italian, with English subtitles.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15781/295r-v431

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An Unsolved Case

Susanna Nicchiarelli May 24, 2014 Issue: G/S/I 1 (2014) Category: Invited Perspectives

di Susanna Nicchiarelli

A woman film director’s reflection on her work with male actors. The piece begins with the author’s recollection of her strong emotional reaction to the trivialization of the female character impersonated by Sissy Spacek in JFK, that she saw in her adolescence. She explains how gendered motivations, rejection of stereotypes, personal emotions, and respect for the spectators have guided her in her two features with leading actresses and supporting actors.

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