2016-Culture/Nature: California i.a.

ANNALS

2016

Studies of cultural processes in global contexts
using Euro-Brazilian relations as a frame of reference

Carmel

Topic: Latinity in the USA

Culture/Nature in Global Studies

2016

San Francisco

Topic:

Latinity in den USA

Culture/Nature in Global Studies 2016

Los Angeles

Topic: Latinity in the USA

Culture/Nature in Global Studies 2016

Villa Gomes

Mangiannico. Lombardy

Topic: On the universal human and the national

Cudlture/Nature in Global Studies 2016

Trent

Trentino-Alto Adige

Topic: Italian irredentism and nationalism

Culture/Nature in Global Studies

2016

Theater San Carlo

Naples

Topic: Cultural relations under the Bourbons

Culture/Nature in Global Studies

2016

In 2016, extensive studies of cultural processes in global contexts were conducted in the USA and Italy. The focus was on Latinity in the past and present in the USA. To mark the canonization of Fr. Junipero Serra OFM, a series of studies was held at mission stations in California. Sessions took place in Santa Barbara, Santa Ines, San Buonaventura, and San Carlos Borromeo do Carmelo. The relationship between Latin American and Anglo-Saxon history was discussed in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Conversely, the question of Americanization in cultural life, and especially in popular music, in Latin American countries was examined.

In Europe, the year was marked by extensive studies conducted in the Italian regions of Veneto, Trentino, Lombardy, and Naples. Research and colloquia at Italian institutions were characterized by the perspective of Italian-Brazilian relations in history and the present. Brazilian composers who worked in Italy, especially Antonio Carlos Gomes, but also Italian musicians who emigrated to Brazil, were considered from a cultural studies perspective, based on historical sources.

A highlight of these studies was the visit to the Villa Gomes in Mangianicco, which was analyzed from an architectural and art historical perspective, focusing on its relationship to the landscape within the framework of the Cultural/Natural Studies program. The archives there were examined, revealing new aspects of Carlos Gomes' life and work. Among these, Gomes' connections to the Alpine world and the political development of Italy emerged as particularly noteworthy.

Among other regions and cities of Italy, Lucca and Naples stood out in the Italo-Brazilian studies. The significant relationship between Naples and Brazil was considered, as were the Neapolitans who emigrated to Rio de Janeiro in the 19th century. The influence of Naples' landscape and nature on the musical output of Brazilian composers was analyzed through selected compositions

Study cycle in 2016 at the missions in California from the perspective of the relationship between culture and nature. Mission Santa Ines.

The topic of Latinity in the USA, both historically and in the present day, was discussed in Los Angeles in 2016, among other places. The studies focused particularly on the relationship between culture and nature

In 2016, the Villa Gomes in Mangianicco/Lecco was examined from the perspectives of its architecture, landscape design, and visual language. The documentation housed there relating to the work and life of Carlos Gomes was studied.