Books by Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press
La causalidad: una exploración multidisciplinar sobre los eventos causales, 2025
Cause-and-effect relationships are essential for understanding the world, structuring and managin... more Cause-and-effect relationships are essential for understanding the world, structuring and managing complex thoughts, and acquiring new knowledge. Yet, the concept of causality remains undefined and unbounded, leaving several key questions open: What role do causal linguistic structures play in cognitive development? How do they influence speakers' attentional capacities? And what connections exist between cognitive and linguistic abilities? This multidisciplinary review provides answers that converge in a new model of psycholinguistic causality, which not only considers a single perspective but integrates them all. In this way, the study of causality can be seen as a comprehensive framework, one that allows any language, population, culture, or field of knowledge to explore this fundamental relationship in human life. The aim of this monograph is twofold. First, it offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary theoretical review of what has been established about causality, drawing from linguistic, psychological, philosophical, and social perspectives. Second, it presents a psycholinguistic study protocol for causality that seeks to understand this cognitive tool as a multifaceted whole, yet one that can be analysed through distinct stages that must be considered together. This model is specifically applied to causality in Spanish, a language that has so far received limited attention regarding this cognitive domain.
Venezia Arti, 2024
"Venezia Arti" is a journal of the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage of Ca’ Foscari ... more "Venezia Arti" is a journal of the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. It was founded in 1987 by Wladimiro Dorigo and Giuseppe Mazzariol; in 2019 it started a new series, until 2023 directed by Silvia Burini and Giovanni Maria Fara and currently by Matteo Bertelé, Angelo Maria Monaco and Simone Piazza. The journal is open to scholars from all fields of the arts and encourages an interdisciplinary and international outlook, aimed at critically documenting events and problems in artistic culture from the Middle Ages to the present day. The journal is annual, subject to double-blind peer review, recognised as a scientific journal for the areas 08 (Architecture) and 10 (Sciences of Antiquity, Philological-Literary and Historical-Artistic Sciences) by the National Agency for the Evaluation of the University System and Research (ANVUR), and indexed in Scopus. Since 2014 it has been produced in digital format (open access) by Edizioni Ca’ Foscari. It features thematic calls with a miscellaneous section.
Il Tolomeo. Rivista di studi postcoloniali | A Postcolonial Studies Journal, 2024
'Il Tolomeo' first saw the light of day in 1995, thanks to the work of a group of postcolonial sc... more 'Il Tolomeo' first saw the light of day in 1995, thanks to the work of a group of postcolonial scholars at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. The journal publishes peer-reviewed articles, reviews, interviews, and previously unpublished original contributions in the fields of francophone, anglophone and lusophone literatures. 'Il Tolomeo' investigates the postcolonial literary phenomenon in all its manifestations, but is particularly interested in contributions which take a comparative, interdisciplinary approach: dialogues between literature and the arts, investigations of hybrid forms such as comic strips and cinema, research which links literary studies with the social sciences, or innovative approaches such as digital and environmental humanities. Throughout its history, 'Il Tolomeo' has been an important point of reference for postcolonial studies in Italy, hosting original writings and interviews with major voices in the anglophone and francophone world (Derek Walcott, Amitav Ghosh, Nadine Gordimer, Rita El Khayat, Anthony Phelps, Anita Desai, Christine De Luca, Antonine Maillet, Roland Paret, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and many others). In its new digital open access version, its aim is to continue to reflect the destinies of a burgeoning and extraordinarily innovative disciplinary field, and to offer a space for dialogue between postcolonial writers and scholars.
Lagoonscapes. The Venice Journal of Environmental Humanities, 2024
The special issue titled 'Ecologies of Life and Death in the Anthropocene' examines a multifacete... more The special issue titled 'Ecologies of Life and Death in the Anthropocene' examines a multifaceted notion of ecology: life and death involve numerous entities, processes and relationalities that cannot be analyzed separately. Grounded in the theoretical frameworks of environmental humanities, blue humanities, continental philosophy, arts and film studies, this special issue explores life and death eco-imaginaries and entanglements of the human and non-human world, highlighting an eco-ontology that exposes these entanglements where ethical territories of eco-grief and eco-mourning are unfolded. This special issue is structured in three main axes: articles that study existential aspects of death and life in the Anthropocene and are apt to environmental approaches concerning the intricate relationship between death and life in water narratives, articles that focus on how to deal with eco-grief through the literary and artistic conceptualization of the ecologies of life and death, and articles that shed light on alternative ecologies of life and death beyond the Anthropocene and the western discourses. The discussion about various narratives of ecologies of life and death moves across boundaries, considering that all research fields involve forms of expression that somehow ‘disrupt’ entrenched patterns while at the same time ‘revealing’ their contingency and opening the discussion about life and death, ‘(un)settling’ dominant grief imaginaries and ‘mobilizing’ different sensibilities for the humans and non-humans.
Annali di Ca' Foscari. Serie orientale, 2024
Annali di Ca’ Foscari.Serie orientale is the journal of the Department of Asian and North African... more Annali di Ca’ Foscari.Serie orientale is the journal of the Department of Asian and North African Studies of Ca' Foscari University of Venice. Started in 1970, the journal became an Open Access resource in 2014. Its mission is to foster original and interdisciplinary research in the fields of Asian and North African Studies. Each annual issue features articles and reviews written by leading scholars whose contributions span across a vast array of topics. These can be gathered under four main headings:
Linguistics, philology, and literature.
Religions and philosophies.
Archaeology and cultural heritage, visual and performing arts.
History, economy, politics, and international relations.
Cronache della Soprintendenza di Venezia. Attività e ricerche, 2024
JoLMA. The Journal for the Philosophy of Language, Mind and the Arts, 2024
"The Journal for the Philosophy of Language, Mind and the Arts" is an online, biannual, periodica... more "The Journal for the Philosophy of Language, Mind and the Arts" is an online, biannual, periodical journal, published by Edizioni Ca’ Foscari Digital Publishing.The Journal is the expression of an active research group based at the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage of Ca’ Foscari University, in Venice (Italy). The same group of scholars previously founded a research centre called CLAVeS, which currently gathers the scientific activities (seminars, conferences, meetings, etc.) that its members hold in Venice. The research topics this Journal investigates stand between Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Aesthetics, and Philosophy of Art. Hence, the Journal is intended to offer a chance to develop a thorough and interdisciplinary research (in terms of both interrelations and exchanges within the international scientific community. Furthermore, the Journal is set to provide the opportunity to discuss several theoretical issues, which lie at the core of contemporary philosophical and scientific debate. No particular school or theoretical orientation as well as attitude is excluded a priori. Indeed, contributors are asked to hold an open perspective without any dogmatism, as well as due rigour of argumentation and thematic choices, in order to abide by the richness and variety of theoretical approaches and visions. The Journal is recognised as a scientific journal for areas 10 (Ancient, philological-literary and historical-artistic sciences) and 11 (Historical, philosophical, pedagogical and psychological sciences) by the National Agency for the Evaluation of the University System and Research.
EL.LE | Educazione Linguistica. Language Education, 2024
EL.LE is the quarterly journal of the Centre for Research on Language Teaching of the Department ... more EL.LE is the quarterly journal of the Centre for Research on Language Teaching of the Department of Linguistics and Comparative Cultural Studies of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. It is included in Fascia A of scientific journals. The Journal deals with the various aspects of linguistic education, i.e. teaching of the mother tongue/national language, second and foreign languages, the classical and ethnic ones, as well as the role of languages in the teaching of all disciplines. Furthermore, it pertains to the linguistic aspects of literary teaching, as well as to communication between people from different cultures who use a pivot language or the interlocutors’ one.Each number usually has an ‘editorial’, which is the leading article that describes the structuring of the Centre for Research; some essays are of a theoretical nature and others are more operational, since educational linguistics is a theoretical-practical science; finally, EL.LE offers various types of documentation: institutions, bibliographies, reviews, etc.
Armeniaca. International Journal of Armenian Studie 3 | 2024, 2024
We are pleased to announce the launch of a new online journal Armeniaca. International Journal of... more We are pleased to announce the launch of a new online journal Armeniaca. International Journal of Armenian Studies to be published by Edizioni Ca’ Foscari. This initiative responds to the ever-growing diffusion of electronic journals in academia and the need to provide such a scholarly instrument also for Armenian studies: an open access outlet that follows a double-blind peer review procedure. Based on this shared goal representatives of four Italian universities where Armenian studies are currently present in the curriculum (Bologna, Florence, Pisa and Venice), came together to carry out this project. The journal embraces an international perspective as reflected in the composition of its scientific board whose members are Armenologists from diverse research institutions and universities in Europe and beyond. It is open to the main fields of research in Armenian studies (archaeology, art, philology, literature, linguistics, history) and accepts articles in English, Italian, French, and German.
Traiettorie di sviluppo per le imprese agroalimentari: sfide, management e innovazione, 2024
Agrifood is a significant component of the Italian economy: alone it is worth about 4% of GDP; in... more Agrifood is a significant component of the Italian economy: alone it is worth about 4% of GDP; innovation and development of many complementary supply chains (foodtech, food equipment, mechanics) are driven by its products and processes. Together with food, an articulated economy grows that includes catering, hospitality and services. The fortunes of national food are linked to its association with tradition. Its future, however, depends on its ability to project these values into a tumultuously changing world. The environmental emergency, changes in demand, the restructuring of distribution channels, new geographies of consumption and production, the threats and opportunities posed by new technologies: around these ‘breaking’ points, agrifood companies will have to review their processes and strategies, their way of relating to markets and production and territorial ecosystems. The book analyses the challenges facing food companies and maps out possible trajectories of development and innovation.
Gadaa Across Domains. A Long-Term Study of an African Democratic Institution, 2024
Ethiopia is a multi-ethnic and multi-national state with historically complex and often contentio... more Ethiopia is a multi-ethnic and multi-national state with historically complex and often contentious internal relations. This book explores the history of the gadaa system, hailed in the post-colonial context as a paradigmatic example of African democratic institutions and a powerful symbol of Oromo political emancipation. This customary institution has undergone a revival independent of international indigenous rights frameworks and now holds significant potential as a mechanism for protecting the common resources of communities and peoples in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. The first part of this volume is devoted to describing the gadaa institution among the Oromo-Borana, where it continued to operate throughout the nineteenth century, a period in which it almost disappeared in other Oromo areas. The second part outlines the history of top-down interactions with customary institutions in Oromo-Borana areas, addressing national and international development, biodiversity conservation, and especially politics and inter-ethnic conflict. The third part broadens the focus from the Borana to the wider Oromo and Ethiopian contexts.
Libri, storie, persone e parole fra Venezia e la Grecia. Miscellanea di scritti in memoria di Mario Vitti, 2024
Passing through the Heptanese and on the route to Constantinople, dominating Candia, Cyprus and t... more Passing through the Heptanese and on the route to Constantinople, dominating Candia, Cyprus and the other outposts in the Levant, the Republic of Venice left its mark on the modern Greek world for many centuries. In the shadow of Saint Mark’s banner, relations between the two worlds, exchanges and the dense network of contacts that contributed to the development of knowledge were natural and obvious. Stories of encounters, animated by events, people, books and words that have left deep traces on the path of history are partly retraced and recounted in this volume dedicated to the memory of the illustrious Hellenist Mario Vitti (1926-2023).
Edizione diplomatico-interpretativa con facsimile digitale dell’Edictum Rothari, Ivrea, Biblioteca Capitolare, XXXIV (5), 2024
The editorial project of the Leges Langobardorum is the result of a collaboration between the Uni... more The editorial project of the Leges Langobardorum is the result of a collaboration between the University of Ca' Foscari Venice and the University of Turin, the two research units within the framework of a Programme of Significant National Interest (PRIN PNRR 2022) in which the authors of the edition work together. The project is divided into two phases. The first phase is aimed at providing a diplomatic-interpretative edition of the main witnesses of the Leges, starting from the Edict of Rotari transmitted by the two ‘Piedmontese’ witnesses: Vercelli, Biblioteca e Archivio Capitolare, CLXXXVIII and Ivrea, Biblioteca Capitolare, XXXIV (5). The second, longer-term phase will involve the preparation of an integrated critical edition of the text of the Edict and all the Leges, based on the complete collation and review of the surviving witnesses. The edition will be accompanied by a digital glossary of Longobard terms. The reasons why a digital edition based on international coding standards (the XML/TEI schemes) was chosen are several. Firstly, the TEI encoding makes it possible to manage several levels of edition and to present them with images of the digital facsimile of the selected witnesses in front of them: in this way the historical dimension of each document is enhanced, offered to readers in its palaeographic and codicological, as well as linguistic and philological, context. Secondly, the flexibility of a digital edition allows the diplomatic editions to be integrated with the critical edition that will be prepared once the first phase is completed. Last but not least, publication on the web in open access mode makes it possible to reach a wider audience, not exclusively academic, in accordance with the objective of enhancing and disseminating knowledge of the Italian cultural heritage that is part of the PRIN project.
Edizione diplomatico-interpretativa con facsimile digitale dell’Edictum Rothari, Vercelli, Biblioteca e Archivio Capitolare, CLXXXVIII, 2024
The editorial project of the Leges Langobardorum is the result of a collaboration between the Uni... more The editorial project of the Leges Langobardorum is the result of a collaboration between the University of Ca' Foscari Venice and the University of Turin, the two research units within the framework of a Programme of Significant National Interest (PRIN PNRR 2022) in which the authors of the edition work together. The project is divided into two phases. The first phase is aimed at providing a diplomatic-interpretative edition of the main witnesses of the Leges, starting from the Edict of Rotari transmitted by the two ‘Piedmontese’ witnesses: Vercelli, Biblioteca e Archivio Capitolare, CLXXXVIII and Ivrea, Biblioteca Capitolare, XXXIV (5). The second, more long-term phase involves the preparation of an integrated critical edition of the text of the Edict and all the Leges, based on the complete collation and review of the witnesses received.
The edition will be accompanied by a digital glossary of Longobard terms. The reasons why a digital edition based on international coding standards (the XML/TEI schemes) was chosen are several. Firstly, the TEI encoding makes it possible to manage several levels of edition and to present them with images of the digital facsimile of the selected witnesses in front of them: in this way the historical dimension of each document is enhanced, offered to readers in its palaeographic and codicological, as well as linguistic and philological, context. Secondly, the flexibility of a digital edition allows the diplomatic editions to be integrated with the critical edition that will be prepared once the first phase is completed. Last but not least, publication on the web in open access mode makes it possible to reach a wider audience, not exclusively academic, in accordance with the objective of enhancing and disseminating knowledge of the Italian cultural heritage that is part of the PRIN project.
L’Archivio dell’Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia. Guida, 2024
A guide to get to know, protect and make usable the documentation produced and collected by Ca' F... more A guide to get to know, protect and make usable the documentation produced and collected by Ca' Foscari University Venice since its foundation (1868), as well as an indispensable tool for reconstructing its history and that of the people who have been part of it. In addition to the inventory of its archival fonds, the volume offers a series of useful accompanying tools: from the list of the regulatory sources that have marked its transformations to the description of the personal fonds that have become part of its patrimony, from a substantial bibliography to an annotated guide to the archives of its founding bodies. All illustrated by an apparatus of almost three hundred photographs taken from its collections.
Tangible Images. Reading and Writing Classical Japanese Cinema, 2024
Japanese cinema has commonly been studied through the contributions of major directors and actors... more Japanese cinema has commonly been studied through the contributions of major directors and actors, its various genres, and, more recently, by audience engagement. This monograph adopts an alternative viewpoint, focusing on the significant yet overlooked role of scriptwriters in the filmmaking process and in the popular imagination during the peak of the studio system between the 1930s and 1960s. Simultaneously, it examines the role and function of a new type of readership, equipped with specific intermedial skills, facilitated by the wide and continuous availability of film scenarios. The monograph is structured into three main parts. The first part provides an analysis of the evolution of the textual format of the Japanese film scenario, emphasising the transformative period that coincided with the advent of sound cinema and tracing the development of the standard master-scene script. It also outlines the field of scenario publishing and demonstrates how the serialisation of film scripts in various periodicals, and their subsequent anthologising, functioned as a site for canon formation. An examination of the standardised use of the manuscript paper (genkō yōshi) in scriptwriting traces the implications arising from its medium specificity as a hybrid modern writing device. The second part shifts the focus to the act of reading scripts and discusses the concerted efforts of the Shinario bungaku undō (Scenario Literature Movement) to establish the scenario as a distinct entity within the literary field. It delineates several topics that emerged in course of the debate, including the scenario’s autonomous status, its role in inviting new talent from outside the industry, and its archival capacity for film preservation. It also examines the unique faculties and skills required from readers of the scenario form, and discusses various examples and functions of readership, including film criticism by Itami Mansaku. The final part is dedicated to exploring the social and spatial conditions of scriptwriting. It highlights how the perceived critical status and privileged writing environment have projected a particular image of the writers and their creative processes. A discussion of the collaborative writing space, as exemplified by the jōyado (regular inn), is further complicated by the introduction of gender in scriptwriting and contributions of several female writers. Finally, an examination of script scouting practises that characterise Japanese scriptwriting, and Mizuki Yōko’s work in particular, addresses the extent of scriptwriter’s agency and authorial status. In conclusion, this book provides a multi-faceted exploration of the role of scriptwriters in Japanese cinema, highlighting their significant contributions and the complexities of their craft. As such, this study offers a fresh perspective on some of the reasons behind the international success of Japanese film since the 1950s, arguing for a more nuanced understanding that fully acknowledges the collaborative nature of filmmaking and the diversity of audience reception through cinema’s textual means.
JoMaCC. Journal of Modern and Contemporary Christianity - Francesco: oltre un decennio di pontificato, 2024
This open-access, peer-reviewed journal offers a space to investigate, according to the criteria ... more This open-access, peer-reviewed journal offers a space to investigate, according to the criteria of historical research, the phenomena related to Christianity and the Christian Churches from the eighteenth century to the present day. This is an age in which Christianity and the Churches are confronted with advanced modernity and the dynamics of secularisation; and during which they develop a process of progressive globalisation, which has become increasingly evident in the last century, especially in the last decades. The journal is the result of the collaboration of scholars from different countries. Published every six months, the journal will alternate between monographic issues (including call for papers) and miscellaneous issues. As an expression of its international openness and awareness of the different languages that characterise the scientific community of historians of Christianity and the Churches and its articulations, the journal will publish each year an issue entirely in English and another one with contributions in French, English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and German.
Lingue, linguaggi e spazi: per una diversa visione del carcere e della mediazione, 2024
The representation of migratory flows within European societies is often influenced by distorted ... more The representation of migratory flows within European societies is often influenced by distorted perceptions due to a lack of knowledge and awareness of migration itself, of the individuals involved, and their roles, as well as a lack of knowledge of the phenomenon, and by inadequate and misleading ways of interpreting information. Transnational migratory flows generate multiple narratives, conveyed in the current era through specific forms and modes of transmission. These are crucial in shaping the content with which migration is represented in the host societies. Such narratives design and influence the policies used to manage migration and affect how immigrants themselves experience it, as they are compelled to confront the images and ideas that host societies form about them. Since narratives are a type of text, that can reveal the nature of the phenomenon within which they are produced, this work focuses on the relationship between migration and detention to investigate perceptions of the discourse on migration and deviance. The volume gathers testimonies from experts in different fields who explore the physical and symbolic spaces of the prison environment, which can potentially provide a plurality of (in)formations that go beyond the perception that public opinion has of migrants, migration, and detained immigrants. The narratives are thus produced and explored from various perspectives (semiotic, linguistic, legal) and include both self-representations and hetero-representations present in different spheres of discourse (e.g., public, institutional, educational contexts, reception centres, the prison itself, etc.) with the aim of deconstructing distorted perceptions and ensuring that the debate regarding migration and deviance would be well-informed.
Archivio d’Annunzio. Rivista di Studi comparati, 2024
A journal that arises in a completely original way than other publications and supplements dedica... more A journal that arises in a completely original way than other publications and supplements dedicated to the Immaginifico and considers the figure of Gabriele d’Annunzio as an eponymous sample of an interdisciplinary and multicultural vision, as suggested by the subtitle Journal of Comparative Studies. The personality of the poet who lived between naturalism and decadence, reflecting the movements of the fin de siècle crisis, marks the fields of literature, arts, music, film, political action and that of the history of habits and taste. It also find its ways of expression both in prose and poetry, theatre and research prose. The first section, «Officina dannunziana» presents this figure with its lights and shadows, the second section, «Civiltà dannunziana» is dedicated to other characters who, in various artistic forms, continued their work following the poet’s heels, creating a humanistic comparison which covers a large and culturally significant period of time.
Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie occidentale, 2024
The online journal continues the tradition of the Annali di Ca’ Foscari which was founded in 1962... more The online journal continues the tradition of the Annali di Ca’ Foscari which was founded in 1962. It is an expression of the Department of Linguistics and Comparative Cultural Studies of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, and its aim is to represent the different disciplinary areas of the Department, which range from literary and philological studies to linguistics, language teaching, and historical studies. The geographical area covered extends from Europe to the Americas and the postcolonial world. Contributions can be made in any of the languages relating to this area, as well as in Italian and English. All contributions are subject to a double-blind peer review. The new version of the Annals welcomes essays and reviews by Italian and foreign academics, as well as by qualified young scholars, and is particularly interested in the work of new and young scholars as well as by established academics. Combining the interdisciplinary with attention to the specificities of the cultural areas which fall within its remit, the Annali occidentali – which is published annually – offers a lively and enriching space for discussion and dialogue.
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Books by Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press
Linguistics, philology, and literature.
Religions and philosophies.
Archaeology and cultural heritage, visual and performing arts.
History, economy, politics, and international relations.
The edition will be accompanied by a digital glossary of Longobard terms. The reasons why a digital edition based on international coding standards (the XML/TEI schemes) was chosen are several. Firstly, the TEI encoding makes it possible to manage several levels of edition and to present them with images of the digital facsimile of the selected witnesses in front of them: in this way the historical dimension of each document is enhanced, offered to readers in its palaeographic and codicological, as well as linguistic and philological, context. Secondly, the flexibility of a digital edition allows the diplomatic editions to be integrated with the critical edition that will be prepared once the first phase is completed. Last but not least, publication on the web in open access mode makes it possible to reach a wider audience, not exclusively academic, in accordance with the objective of enhancing and disseminating knowledge of the Italian cultural heritage that is part of the PRIN project.
Linguistics, philology, and literature.
Religions and philosophies.
Archaeology and cultural heritage, visual and performing arts.
History, economy, politics, and international relations.
The edition will be accompanied by a digital glossary of Longobard terms. The reasons why a digital edition based on international coding standards (the XML/TEI schemes) was chosen are several. Firstly, the TEI encoding makes it possible to manage several levels of edition and to present them with images of the digital facsimile of the selected witnesses in front of them: in this way the historical dimension of each document is enhanced, offered to readers in its palaeographic and codicological, as well as linguistic and philological, context. Secondly, the flexibility of a digital edition allows the diplomatic editions to be integrated with the critical edition that will be prepared once the first phase is completed. Last but not least, publication on the web in open access mode makes it possible to reach a wider audience, not exclusively academic, in accordance with the objective of enhancing and disseminating knowledge of the Italian cultural heritage that is part of the PRIN project.