9.Maka: un processo collaborativo raccontato a tre voci

Geneviève Makaping, Elia Moutamid, Simone Brioni December 1, 2024 Issue: g/s/i 10 I-II (2023-2024) Category: Collaborations, Videos

by Geneviève Makaping, Elia Moutamid, And Simone Brioni

Maka offers an account of Makaping’s journey of migration from Cameroon across the desert and the ocean, her arrival in Italy in 1982 following the tragic death of her partner, her success as a journalist and television host, and her more recent relocation to Mantua. Maka focuses on questions of national belonging, and it reflects on how the perception of migration and race has changed since Makaping first came to Italy in the 1990s.

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10.The Redemption of Eve: The Decameron as New Genesis

Brittany Asaro December 1, 2024 Issue: g/s/i 10 I-II (2023-2024) Category: Open Contributions

by Brittany Asaro

Giovanni Boccaccio’s Decameron (1349-51) has long been regarded as a secular celebration of humanity. Yet, his choice of title—a play on hexameron—frames his short story collection as a gloss on Genesis. In this essay, I argue that the author’s reevaluation of scripture is an essential part of his vision of a post-plague society in which gender roles have been redefined. Boccaccio challenges traditional interpretations of the biblical account of humanity’s creation and fall,

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11.A Case in Transformation: Gender Bender Festival, from Cinema to Dance

Dianora Hollmann December 1, 2024 Issue: g/s/i 10 I-II (2023-2024) Category: Open Contributions

by Dianora Hollmann

This article examines the interdisciplinary festival Gender Bender, based in Bologna, Italy. Since its first edition in 2003, the festival has centered cinema as its core discipline, and from 2014, it introduced a new key section dedicated to contemporary dance. This case study investigates the shift in the festival’s programming, which is now more focused on dance than cinema, and explores the potential for dual positioning within both the film festival circuit and contemporary dance networks.

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