Aesthetic Engagement
Anna Zanoli’s Cultural Programmes for the RAI (1968–1974)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16474167 |
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| Authors | Monica Seger (William & Mary, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 535-549 |
| Publication date | 2016-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Italian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0075-1634 • E-ISSN: 1748-6181 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00751634.2016.1222766 |
| OpenAlex | W2522003680 |
| Language | EN |
This essay examines a series of television programmes produced by Anna Zanoli for the RAI during the years 1968 to 1974. Each episode of the programmes in question is hosted by a notable cultural figure and dedicated to the promotion of a ‘forgotten’ work of Italian art, architectural monument or landscape. The essay argues that by exploring Italy’s rich visual-cultural patrimony through the use of a new popular media, Zanoli’s programmes seek to redefine Italian culture as simultaneously high and low. Furthermore, by featuring well-known hosts from the worlds of cinema, literature, and politics, the programmes engage with the question of impegno as they propose an ethical commitment to aesthetic appreciation
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Media studies · Movie theater · Political science · Politics · Popular culture · Promotion (chess · Sociology · Television series · Visual arts · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Law
| Highly cited | No |
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