Cultura e immaginario coloniale

The Founding of the Capodimonte Museum In 1957 and the Creation of its Conservation Laboratory: Scientific Conservation/Restoration in Naples in the Context of Post-War Italy

The paper deals with the birth of the Capodimonte Museum, which was inaugurated in its present location on May 5, 1957. Since the early 19th century, the 'modern' art collections had been housed in the Palazzo degli Studi, today's MANN (Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli), along with the archaeological collections. After the end of the World War II, the Soprintendente Bruno Molajoli had the opportunity to shape his project of transferring them in the Royal Palace of Capodimonte, which bec...

Universidade e imigração: educação, multiculturalismo e inclusão social

The inclusion of immigrants in higher education has gained prominence amid increasing migratory flows and the pivotal role of universities in fostering both academic development and social integration. While the importance of higher education institutions as agents of inclusion is widely recognized, there remain significant gaps in understanding how these institutions systematically ensure immigrants’ access, retention, and academic success. This study addresses this issue by mapping and anal...

Tourism gentrification as an extractive and colonial device

The contribution will address touristification and tourism gentrification processes as a particular urban manifestation of a broader transformation of contemporary capitalism towards a financialised extractive model. In the context of “planetary urbanization” and “urban society” (Lefebvre 1970, Brenner 2015), touristification is a key driver in the production of space (Lefebvre 1974) – realising a spatial division of labour through the identification of leisure territories on which it enact...