https://hdl.handle.net/10807/41 2026-11-11T22:00:18Z 2026-11-11T22:00:18Z https://hdl.handle.net/10807/350816 2026-11-11T15:17:00Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Titolo: Floating at the Edge: Eco-Crip Perspectives on Disability and Nature in Muhammad Makhzangi’s "He Was Chasing a Butterfly in the Sea" Autori: mila fantinelli Abstract: This paper explores Egyptian writer Muhammad Makhzangi’s short story “He Was Chasing a Butterfly in the Sea” from his collection Animals in Our Days (2006) through an eco-crip lens, examining how it intertwines disability, ecological vulnerability, and interspecies care. The story follows a man who, mesmerized by the beauty of a fish in the Red Sea—described as fluttering like a butterfly—ventures dangerously far from shore. Upon realizing his isolation and exhaustion, he attempts suicide using his harpoon; however, he is left paralyzed from the waist down and loses the use of his legs. The narrative is framed by scenes of the protagonist in a wheelchair, which transforms into a floating chair yet remains confined to the water’s edge. This image bookends the story, highlighting the tension between the desire to conquer nature and the constraints imposed by both body and environment. The sea resists romanticization: it is alluring, unforgiving, and ultimately indifferent. Yet, at his most vulnerable moment, the protagonist is saved not by human intervention, but through an unexpected assistance from dolphins, suggesting alternative, more-than-human models of care and survival. Rather than portraying disability as lack or tragedy, Makhzangi’s story reconfigures it as a site of ecological revelation. The protagonist’s journey critiques the impulse to dominate nature and dramatizes the emotional and physical costs of such hubris. In doing so, the text challenges extractive and ableist narratives, offering a vision of ecological attunement rooted in humility, bodily limitation, and unexpected solidarities. This reading positions “He Was Chasing a Butterfly in the Sea” as a rare example of eco-crip literature in Arabic, expanding the possibilities for imagining disabled bodies in relation to natural environments, risk, and relational survival.

2026-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10807/350799 2026-11-11T15:36:28Z 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z

Titolo: Promuovere la riflessività attraverso l’osservazione dei gesti professionali Autori: Livia Cadei; Alessia Tabacchi Abstract: In un tempo in cui il lavoro educativo è segnato da mutamenti e riconfigurazioni socio-professionali, la ricerca pedagogica è sollecitata a indagare il modo in cui i professionisti dell’educazione avviano processi di riflessività, in itinere e a posteriori, sulle proprie azioni. La pratica educativa si sostanzia di azioni, ossia parole e gesti professionali messi in campo per avviare processi educativi. La letteratura mette in luce come un’analisi delle pratiche professionali in prospettiva riflessiva possa costituire un prezioso strumento per rilevare i saperi, l’intenzionalità e le posture sottesi all’agire. Il contributo intende portare all’attenzione alcuni studi che, attraverso gli strumenti della narrazione e dell’osservazione, indagano posture e gesti professionali in educazione, sollecitando la riflessività dei professionisti. Abstract: At a time when educational work is marked by socio-professional changes and reconfigurations, educational research is urged to investigate how educators initiate processes of reflexivity, in and on their own actions. Educational practice consists of actions, such as words and professional gestures put in place to encourage educational processes. The literature shows how an analysis of professional practices from a reflective perspective can be a valuable tool for detecting knowledge, intentionality and attitudes. The aim of this paper is to draw attention to some studies that use narrative and observation to investigate professional attitudes and gestures in education, and to embolden reflexivity among professionals.

2025-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10807/350798 2026-11-11T17:31:47Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Titolo: Is there a new ‘right to Milan’? Neo-normative control and spacing practices in post-pandemic corporate spaces Autori: Aliberti D.; Mochi F. Abstract: In this study, we examine the spacing practices through which neo-normative control is both preserved and contested via organizational spatial renovations, focusing on the post-pandemic context of Milanese corporations. Between 2022 and early 2024, we collected field-level data from nine corporations, engaging individuals involved in planning, designing, delivering, and communicating renewed office spaces, as well as employees who inhabit and use them. Adopting a participatory and reflexive approach, our analysis identifies three key practices: mystification, de-alienation, and re-appropriation of organizational space. We show how aesthetics is mobilized to enact new forms of neo-normative control, framing renovated spaces as desirable and liberating. At the same time, we reveal how employees respond through everyday practices that reinterpret or resist managerial intent. Our findings show how enjoyment and sensory appeal are leveraged to foster compliance while also generating spaces of ambivalence and contestation, shedding light on a new 'right to the city'.

2026-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10807/350797 2026-11-11T15:35:34Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Titolo: A dynamic structural equation modeling examination of meaning-making dynamics across daily events Autori: Zambelli, Michela; Tagliabue, Semira; Ferrer, Emilio Abstract: This study examined daily meaning-making dynamics in a sample of Italian emerging and young adults (18–34) who participated in a two-week diary study conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Using Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling, we investigated how the occurrence of positive and negative events affected the reciprocal within-person dynamics between the daily perception of presence and search for meaning in life. For the first time, we compared these dynamics across the three domains of comprehension, purpose and mattering/significance. Results revealed domain-specific patterns: a reciprocal predictive relationship between presence and search for meaning emerged for comprehension; a prospective search-to-presence effect emerged for mattering/significance; while no significant temporal dynamics were found for purpose. Positive daily events predicted increases in both presence and search for meaning across all domains, providing novel evidence that positive experiences serve as catalysts also for the process of search for meaning. Negative events produced a flow in the daily presence of meaning and a reduced engagement in the search for purpose. These findings suggest that, when faced with challenging circumstances, young people should be supported in activating a positive meaning-making process – one that emphasizes the appreciation of positive everyday experiences and the constructive reappraisal of negative ones.

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