Sciascia and the children: âcarusoâ yesterday, digital zombies today
Today is the centenary of the great Sicilian writerâs birth. His family history is strictly linked to the harsh reality of the sulphur mines, where his grandfather, his father and his brother worked.
Today is the centenary of Leonardo Sciasciaâs birth. He was born in Racalmuto, in the province of Agrigento, from Pasquale Sciascia, an employee, and Genoveffa Martorelli, a housewife.
Sciasciaâs history is rooted in sulphur. His grandfather, Leonardo ,was first a âCarusoâ, then foreman and administrator in the local mines; his father was the administrator of a sulphur mine in Ãssaro, along with his younger son, Leonardoâs brother, a mine expert (they both ended up tragically: young Giuseppe took his life; his father was in prison for attempted murder). âWithout the sulphur mine adventure, there wouldnât have been the writing adventure, of the storytelling for Pirandello, Alessio di Giovanni, Rosso di San Domenico, Nino Savarese, Francesco Lanza. And for us,â Sciascia wrote.
Increasing trust, engagement and consent with remote communication platforms
Would we go to a meeting disguised as Spider-Man or Batgirl? Would we have an interview in a large box? Keeping the webcam on or not is just one of the many challenges posed by virtual communication with
Zoom, Teams, Meet and other communication platforms. We have to learn to make the best use of the new video channels and reduce the stress they impose on us because of the limited non-verbal support and the cognitive discordance of being present and distant at the same time.
Remember that the non-verbal has important effects that enhance and reduce the effectiveness of communication. According to Edward G. Wertheim, author of The Importance of Effective Communication, there are 5 dimensions that can come into play:
SanPa, many voices to reconstruct the story of Vincenzo Muccioli and San Patrignano
Released a week ago, the Netflix docu-series is causing much discussion. It is a cross section that reconstructs the history of the community from its foundation in 1978 until Muccioli's death in 1995.
Carlo Gabardini, who produced it together with
Gianluca Neri and Paolo Bernardelli, sums up well what inspired SanPa, the Netflix series dedicated to the San Patrignano community. It is a theme that opens, and in some ways closes, the documentary that has at its centre the figure of
Vincenzo Muccioli.
THE HISTORY OF SANPA
It was in the 1970s that the spread of drugs began to be increasingly discussed in Italy. This was immediately done in sensationalist and accusatory tones. The first episode was a police action on a barge on the Tiber in Rome and caused a great clamour, as