TY - JOUR A1 - Carlà-Uhink, Filippo ED - Rollinger, Christian T1 - Interview with Alana Jelinek JF - thersites 12 N2 - Alana Jelinek is an art historian and artist — “an artist making art, and also writing about art”, in her words — , a former European Research Council artist in residence at the Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology at the University of Cambridge, and currently teaching in the School of Creative Arts at the University of Hertfordshire. Her art has revolved mostly around the issues of post- and neocolonialism and their connections with neoliberalism — a more implicit topic in her works from the 1990s on the “tourist gaze” developed into an interest in museums, collecting and ethnography throughout the past two decades. In this interview, she talks to thersites about the role of classical heritage and ancient art in her own work. KW - classical archaeology KW - art history KW - installation art KW - classical receptions Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol12.163 SN - 2364-7612 VL - 2020 IS - 12 SP - 95 EP - 103 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Carlà-Uhink, Filippo T1 - ‘He had thoughtlessly accepted certain gifts’ BT - corrnuption and ormative behaviour for roman magistrates JF - Cultural History N2 - It has been highlighted many times how difficult it is to draw a boundary between gift and bribe, and how the same transfer can be interpreted in different ways according to the position of the observer and the narrative frame into which it is inserted. This also applied of course to Ancient Rome; in both the Republic and Principate lawgivers tried to define the limits of acceptable transfers and thus also to identify what we might call ‘corruption’. Yet, such definitions remained to a large extent blurred, and what was constructed was mostly a ‘code of conduct’, allowing Roman politicians to perform their own ‘honesty’ in public duty – while being aware at all times that their involvement in different kinds of transfer might be used by their opponents against them and presented as a case of ‘corrupt’ behaviour. KW - corruption KW - gift-giving KW - Ancient Rome KW - bribery KW - transfers KW - code of conduct KW - embezzlement KW - Cicero Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3366/cult.2024.0296 SN - 2045-290X SN - 2045-2918 VL - 13 IS - 1 SP - 52 EP - 70 PB - Edinburgh University Press CY - Edinburgh ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Carlà-Uhink, Filippo A1 - Freitag, Florian T1 - Theme Park Imitations BT - the Case of Happy World (Happy Valley Beijing) JF - Cultural History N2 - Theme parks frequently draw not only on historical themes, from antiquity to the roaring twenties, but also on their own history – that is, the history of the medium of the theme park itself. This article uses the example of the Happy World ride at Happy Valley Beijing (China) to discuss theme park imitations, that is, the fact that theme parks frequently borrow individual elements (themes, technologies, visuals, layouts, names) and/or entire units (rides, restaurants, themed areas) from each other. Opened in 2014 in the Greek-themed Aegean Harbour section of Happy Valley Beijing, Happy World may upon first sight look like an almost exact copy of Disney’s ‘it’s a small world’ (opened at Disneyland in California in 1966) but turns out to be, upon closer examination, a complex refunctionalization of central elements of ‘it’s a small world’ that establishes meaningful connections between (ancient) Greece and the city of Beijing via the theme of the Olympic Games: drawing on the origins of ‘it’s a small world’ in the 1964–5 New York World’s Fair and the latter’s motto of ‘Peace through Understanding’, Happy World takes visitors on a journey from the ancient Olympiad to contemporary Beijing (the site of the 2008 Summer and the 2022 Winter Olympic Games) to offer a theme park rendition of the 2008 Olympic torch relay as an homage to ‘the spirit [of peace, respect, and friendship] in the people’s [sic] of the world’. KW - China KW - Disney KW - Happy Valley KW - ‘it’s a small world’ KW - imitation KW - Olympic Games Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3366/cult.2022.0267 SN - 2045-290X SN - 2045-2918 VL - 11 IS - 2 SP - 181 EP - 198 PB - Edinburgh University Press CY - Edinburgh ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Carlà-Uhink, Filippo A1 - García Morcillo, Marta T1 - Problemas y desafíos de la investigación histórica sobre la corrupción BT - la República romana JF - Eunomía : Revista en Cultura de la Legalidad N2 - El artículo analiza la corrupción como un fenómeno complejo y con frecuencia ambiguo, relacionado con comportamientos y mentalidades individuales y colectivas, que son percibidos como ilegítimos o inmorales y, por lo tanto, desviados de normas establecidas. Más allá de un acercamiento reduccionista u objetivista a lugares comunes de la corrupción política, o a delitos tipificados por la ley, esta contribución pretende destacar la relevancia del análisis histórico del discurso en el estudio del tema. Este enfoque nos permite reconstruir contextos en los que se identifica la corrupción, así como analizar relatos, no siempre unánimes, sobre estas prácticas. El trabajo se adentra en una época lejana, pero a la vez cercana a nuestro tiempo, el último siglo la República romana. La evidencia nos permite evaluar críticamente aspectos fundamentales de la construcción retórica de la corrupción y de sus zonas grises, como la distinción, a menudo borrosa, entre regalo y soborno. N2 - The article analyses corruption as a complex, often ambiguous, phenomenon linked to individual and collective behaviors and mentalities that are perceived as illegitimate or immoral, and thus as deviated from established norms. Beyond reductionist and objectivist approaches to common places of political corruption, or to typified criminal acts, this contribution seeks to highlight the importance of historical discourse analysis for the study of the topic. This approach permits to reconstruct contexts in which corruption is identified, as well as analyse multisided discourses about such practices. This piece proposes an insight into a remote period, yet in some respects also close to us, the last century of the Roman Republic. The available evidence allows to critically evaluate fundamental aspects of the rhetoric construction of corruption and its grey -zones, such as the sometimes - blurred distinction between gift and bribery. KW - Corrupción KW - República romana KW - análisis del discurso, KW - normas sociales KW - moralidad KW - Corruption, KW - Roman Republic KW - discourse analysis KW - social norms KW - morality Y1 - 2024 UR - https://e-revistas.uc3m.es/index.php/EUNOM/article/view/8506 U6 - https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.20318/eunomia.2024.8506 SN - 2253-6655 VL - 26 SP - 146 EP - 164 PB - Madrid CY - Universidad Carlos III de Madrid ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Carlà-Uhink, Filippo A1 - García Morcillo, Marta T1 - Discursive constructions of corruption in Ancient Rome BT - Introduction JF - Cultural History Y1 - 2024 UR - https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3366/cult.2024.0293 SN - 2045-290X SN - 2045-2918 VL - 13 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - Edinburgh University Press CY - Edinburgh ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Carlà-Uhink, Filippo A1 - Gori, Maja T1 - Preface JF - thersites 10: Modern Identities and Classical Antiquity Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol10.159 VL - 2019 IS - 10 SP - i EP - vi ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Chinn, Christopher A1 - Thompson, Phoebe ED - Ambühl, Annemarie ED - Carlà-Uhink, Filippo ED - Rollinger, Christian ED - Walde, Christine T1 - Tolkien’s Ithilien and the Landscape of the Ancient Mediterranean JF - thersites 15 N2 - This paper examines the intertext between Tolkien’s Ithilien episode in Two Towers and artistic presentations of plants in the art and literature of Augustan Rome. We argue that the evident ‘superbloom’ depicted in the ekphrasis of the flora of Ithilien recalls both Vergilian botanical adynata (especially in the Georgics) and Roman wall paintings of the Augustan period. KW - Tolkien KW - Vergil KW - ecocriticism KW - Ithilien KW - flora Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol15.211 SN - 2364-7612 VL - 2022 IS - 15 SP - 163 EP - 203 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Colbert, Vivian ED - Rollinger, Christian T1 - Queen Zenobia’s ‘Campaign’ for British Women’s Suffrage JF - thersites 12 N2 - This article focuses on the feminist reception of Zenobia of Palmyra in Great Britain during the long nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. A special focus lies on her reception by the British suffragettes who belonged to the Women’s Social and Political Union. Even though Zenobia’s story did not end happily, the warrior queen’s example served to inspire these early feminists. Several products of historical culture – such as books, pieces of art, newspaper articles and theatre plays – provide insight into the reception of her as an historical figure, which is dominated by the image of a strong and courageous woman. The article will shed light on how exactly Zenobia’s example was instrumentalised throughout the first feminist movement in Britain. KW - Zenobia KW - reception studies KW - British suffrage movement KW - nineteenth century KW - feminism Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/0.34679/thersites.vol12.186 SN - 2364-7612 VL - 2020 IS - 12 SP - 71 EP - 94 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Collstedt, Christopher T1 - The morality tale of a duellist BT - narratives of duelling in early modern Swedish courts : the duel in Stralsund 1712 JF - Militär und Gesellschaft in der Frühen Neuzeit Y1 - 2008 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-27409 SN - 1617-9722 SN - 1861-910X VL - 12 IS - 2 SP - 153 EP - 173 PB - Universitätsverlag Potsdam CY - Potsdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Costanzo, Daniela ED - Bièvre-Perrin, Fabien ED - Carlà-Uhink, Filippo ED - Rollinger, Christian ED - Walde, Christine T1 - Le destin des icônes : perception, symboles et images des Bronzes de Riace dans la culture contemporaine JF - thersites 13: Antiquipop – Chefs d’œuvres revisités N2 - Très peu d’originaux nous permettent de connaître la statuaire grecque ancienne. Eu égard à la grande production de statues en bronze, un nombre très limité d’oeuvres a été sauvé de la fureur du temps et des hommes. Le reste nous est connu de manière partielle et imparfaite par les copies romaines en marbre ou par des notes rapides d’auteurs anciens, qui mentionnent des artistes et des oeuvres dont le seul nom demeure. La découverte de statues en bronze de production grecque est donc un événement exceptionnel d’un point de vue scientifique. Les « Bronzes de Riace » ont notamment eu, dès leur découverte en 1972, une immense influence dans la culture populaire, que nous allons aborder dans cet article sous l’angle des Reception Studies, en essayant d’intégrer ces réflexions au débat sur leur perception dans le monde contemporain, déjà abordé par deux volumes sortis en 1986 et 2015 (Gli eroi venuti dal mare/Heroes from the sea et Sul buono e sul cattivo uso dei Bronzi di Riace1), en portant une attention particulière au Web et aux réseaux sociaux. 1 Je remercie Maurizio Paoletti et Fabien Bièvre-Perrin pour la relecture de cet article ; Domenico Benedetto D’Agostino pour m’avoir fait connaître, il y a quelques années, le poème de Felice Mastroianni dédié au Bronzes de Riace ; l’Archivio du Musée Archéologique National de Reggio Calabria, Mike_art04, le collectif La Psicoscimmia et Emanuela Robustelli pour les images qu’ils ont partagées. KW - Bronzes de Riace KW - Museo Archeologico Nazionale Reggio Calabria KW - politique KW - caricature KW - publicité Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol13.153 SN - 2364-7612 VL - 2021 IS - 13 SP - 100 EP - 124 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Costello, Vivien T1 - Ein biographisches Lexikon hugenottischer Offiziere in europäischen Armeen 1660-1780 JF - Militär und Gesellschaft in der frühen Neuzeit Y1 - 2006 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-20908 SN - 1861-910X SN - 1617-9722 VL - 10 IS - 1 SP - 91 EP - 93 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Creuzberger, Stefan T1 - Das BMG in der frühen Bonner Republik Y1 - 2009 UR - http://www1.bpb.de/publikationen/11SG4B,0,Das_BMG_in_der_fr%FChen_Bonner_Republik.html ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Creuzberger, Stefan T1 - Stalin und der Stalinismus : ein Forschungsbericht über neuere deutsch- und englischsprachige Publikationen Y1 - 2003 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Creuzberger, Stefan A1 - Geppert, Dominik Nicolas T1 - Das Erbe des NS-Staats als deutsch-deutsches Problem BT - eine Einführung JF - Die Ämter und ihre Vergangenheit : Ministerien und Behörden im geteilten Deutschland 1949–1972 Y1 - 2018 SN - 978-3-7425-0320-6 SP - 7 EP - 15 PB - bpb, Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Creuzberger, Stefan A1 - Geppert, Dominik Nicolas T1 - Die Ämter und ihre Vergangenheit BT - eine Zwischenbilanz JF - Die Ämter und ihre Vergangenheit : Ministerien und Behörden im geteilten Deutschland 1949-1972 Y1 - 2018 SN - 978-3-657-78821-7 SP - 183 EP - 199 PB - bpb, Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Creuzberger, Stefan A1 - Kaiser, Stefan A1 - Mannteufel, Ingo A1 - Unser, Jutta T1 - St. Petersburg - Leningrad - St. Petersburg : Annäherung an eine Stadt Y1 - 2000 SN - 3-421-0358-8 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Cristini, Marco ED - Ambühl, Annemarie ED - Carlà-Uhink, Filippo ED - Rollinger, Christian ED - Walde, Christine T1 - The Fall of Two Cities: Troy and Gondolin JF - thersites 15 N2 - Vergil was a fundamental source of inspiration for Tolkien, not only when writing the Lord of the Rings, but also at the beginning of his “world-building”. The Fall of Gondolin, written in 1916, was modeled upon the Aeneid, whose second book shares many similarities with the description of Gondolin’s last day. For instance, the attack that seals the fate of the city takes place during a feast in both works, whereas both protagonists (Aeneas and Tuor) leave wives and sons to fight the enemy and witness deaths of their kings (Priam/Turgon). Other analogies include the topos of the fall of the tallest tower of the city as well as the scenes of Creusa/Idril clasping the knees of her husband and begging him not to go back to the battle. Tolkien chose the Aeneid as his main model because, in his opinion, the Aeneid and The Fall of Gondolin evoked the air of antiquity and melancholy. Vergil’s nostalgia for a “lost world” conveyed in the Aeneid greatly resembles the nostalgia pervading both Tolkien’s writing and life. KW - Tolkien KW - reception of Vergil KW - Aeneid KW - Troy KW - Gondolin Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol15.200 VL - 2022 IS - 15 SP - 1 EP - 24 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Cromwell, Jennifer ED - Ambühl, Annemarie ED - Carlà-Uhink, Filippo ED - Rollinger, Christian ED - Walde, Christine T1 - From Pyramids to Obscure Gods BT - The Creation of an Egyptian World in Persona 5 JF - thersites 14 N2 - Within Persona 5’s modern Tokyo setting, imagined worlds are created that represent the cognitive processes of various characters. These ‘palaces’ allow the player to explore locations far removed from the game’s real-world, contemporary backdrop. One episode creates an ancient Egyptian world. This article examines how this world has been produced and the different transmedial tropes and other influences that its developers have drawn upon. Many references are recognisable to a broad audience (pyramids, gods, hieroglyphs), while others reflect Japanese pop-cultural trends (in various manga and anime), including the mention of an obscure Egyptian god, Medjed. The intentionally fictitious nature of these ‘palaces’ means that the Egypt that appears in this game is not bound by the need to replicate an ‘accurate’ landscape. Instead, the developers were free to design a gamescape that combines multiple and diverse receptions of ancient Egypt. KW - Egypt KW - videogames KW - Persona 5 KW - pyramids KW - gods Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol14.199 SN - 2364-7612 VL - 2022 IS - 14 SP - 1 EP - 40 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Czech, Vinzenz T1 - Die Reissen der Grafen zu Lynar nach Prötzel - adliges Landleben im 18. Jahrhundert in zeitgenössischen Berichten Y1 - 1998 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Czech, Vinzenz T1 - Von "Musspreußen" zu treuen Staatsbürgern? die Eingliederung der ehemals sächsischen Gebiete in den preußischen Staat nach 1815 Y1 - 2014 SN - 978-3-95498-084-0 ER -