The thesis explores the modes of contact between humans and non-humans through the relationship between humans and pigeons, focusing on urban interaction and its social, philosophical, and ecological implications. Adopting a post-humanist perspective, it analyzes how dominant cultural frameworks have traditionally separated nature and culture, contributing to the marginalization of animals in urban spaces. The ethnographic research conducted in Piazza San Marco, Venice, highlights the morphological and behavioral transformations of pigeons, their role in the city, and human perceptions of them. In particular, it examines two nuances of contact between humans and pigeons that challenge the nature-culture dichotomy, suggesting unique ways of "living together." The thesis thus invites a reconsideration of interspecies coexistence, overcoming traditional conceptual divisions to recognize the interconnections between humans and non-humans in contemporary societies.
La tesi esplora le modalità di contatto tra umani e non umani attraverso la relazione tra uomini e piccioni, con un focus sull’interazione urbana e le sue implicazioni sociali, filosofiche ed ecologiche. Adottando una prospettiva post-umanista, analizza come il pensiero occidentale abbia tradizionalmente separato natura e cultura, contribuendo alla marginalizzazione degli animali negli spazi urbani. La ricerca etnografica condotta in Piazza San Marco, a Venezia, mette in luce le trasformazioni morfologiche e comportamentali dei piccioni, il loro ruolo nella città e le percezioni umane nei loro confronti. In particolare, approfondisce due sfumature di contatto tra umani e piccioni che sfidano la dicotomia natura-cultura, suggerendo modalità uniche di "vivere assieme". La tesi invita quindi a ripensare le forme di convivenza tra specie, superando le tradizionali separazioni concettuali per riconoscere le interconnessioni tra umani e non umani nelle società contemporanee.
Sfumature di contatto tra Umani e Non umani. Osservazioni sul vivere assieme ai piccioni
GIRELLI, MARTA STELLA
2024/2025
Abstract
The thesis explores the modes of contact between humans and non-humans through the relationship between humans and pigeons, focusing on urban interaction and its social, philosophical, and ecological implications. Adopting a post-humanist perspective, it analyzes how dominant cultural frameworks have traditionally separated nature and culture, contributing to the marginalization of animals in urban spaces. The ethnographic research conducted in Piazza San Marco, Venice, highlights the morphological and behavioral transformations of pigeons, their role in the city, and human perceptions of them. In particular, it examines two nuances of contact between humans and pigeons that challenge the nature-culture dichotomy, suggesting unique ways of "living together." The thesis thus invites a reconsideration of interspecies coexistence, overcoming traditional conceptual divisions to recognize the interconnections between humans and non-humans in contemporary societies.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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