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Linguistic Perspective: Italian is the official language of Italy, spoken by the majority of the population. Italy also has several regional languages and dialects, such as Sicilian, Neapolitan, and Venetian.
Linguistic Perspective: Italian is the official language of Italy, spoken by the majority of the population. Italy also has several regional languages and dialects, such as Sicilian, Neapolitan, and Venetian but Ludovica come from Piemonte, a region in the north west, so her grandparents speak piemontese dialect.


Cultural Perspective: Italian culture is renowned for its contributions to art, literature, music, and cuisine. Italy has a rich cultural heritage, including famous historical sites, Renaissance art, opera, and a strong sense of regional identity.
Cultural Perspective: Italian culture is renowned for its contributions to art, literature, music, and cuisine. Italy has a rich cultural heritage, including famous historical sites, Renaissance art, opera, and a strong sense of regional identity.


Disciplinary Backgrounds: Italian participants may have disciplinary backgrounds in fields such as Italian literature, linguistics, art history, architecture, cultural studies, or philosophy.
Disciplinary Backgrounds: Ludovica has a bachelor degree in Architecture from Polythecnic of Turin and she is actually studying at University of Bologna in the international Master degree in 'Architecture and creative practice for the city and Landscape'.





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Background of your team

We are Ludovica, Mahan, Athena and Rahaf.

Iran:

Linguistic Perspective: Persian is the official language of Iran, and it is spoken by the majority of the population.

Cultural Perspective: Iranian culture is influenced by a rich history that dates back thousands of years. Persian literature, art, music, and poetry have played a significant role in shaping the cultural identity of Iran.

Disciplinary Backgrounds: Mahan has a bachelor in architecture.


Italy:

Linguistic Perspective: Italian is the official language of Italy, spoken by the majority of the population. Italy also has several regional languages and dialects, such as Sicilian, Neapolitan, and Venetian but Ludovica come from Piemonte, a region in the north west, so her grandparents speak piemontese dialect.

Cultural Perspective: Italian culture is renowned for its contributions to art, literature, music, and cuisine. Italy has a rich cultural heritage, including famous historical sites, Renaissance art, opera, and a strong sense of regional identity.

Disciplinary Backgrounds: Ludovica has a bachelor degree in Architecture from Polythecnic of Turin and she is actually studying at University of Bologna in the international Master degree in 'Architecture and creative practice for the city and Landscape'.


Greece:

Linguistic Perspective: Greek is the official language of Greece and is spoken by the majority of the population. There are also various regional dialects spoken throughout the country.

Cultural Perspective: Greece has a rich cultural heritage that spans thousands of years, including ancient Greek civilization, mythology, philosophy, and democracy. Greek culture has had a significant influence on Western art, literature, and philosophy.

Disciplinary Backgrounds: Greek participants may have disciplinary backgrounds in fields such as Greek literature, linguistics, ancient history, archaeology, philosophy, or classical studies.


Hungary:

Linguistic Perspective: Hungarian is the official language of Hungary and is spoken by the majority of the population. It is part of the Finno-Ugric language family, which is distinct from most other European languages.

Cultural Perspective: Hungarian culture has been influenced by its unique geographical location and its historical connections with neighboring countries. Hungarian folk traditions, cuisine, music, and art have shaped the cultural identity of the country.

Disciplinary Backgrounds: Hungarian participants may have disciplinary backgrounds in fields such as Hungarian literature, linguistics, history, cultural anthropology, sociology, or political science.

Your Landscape Democracy Manifestoes

Here you can add links to the manifestoes you have presented on April 26

Examples of Landscape Activism

In the session on May 10 you will discuss examples of landscape activism from your own contexts. You can share the examples in this section (link, image and/or short explanation).

Athena Zougra/ Drakopoulou Estate, Athens, Greece: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q9VCwcYCjOH3lltyymlrEXGY1X2OMz7Q/view?usp=sharing

Athena Zougra/ Drakopoulou Estate, Athens, Greece: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AzdzUORD_LEeilTmjg5HCcOYKsBIu6P3/view?usp=sharing

Casalone Ludovica/ Stalker Project, Italy: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1blhduE5V-YyOkyqiL5SagzRXOxJ7_GI4/view?usp=share_link

The Role Play

In the session on May 17 you will present a small role play with your team. Please add here a short reflection on what you have learned from this play. The short list of landscape democracy 'movers and shakers' can be found hereTeam Challenge: citizen's participation

Activist Designer:

Athena Zougra/Hassan Fathy: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12DAzpBdkuRM9BhmzqtyO9O0VcWco4RQh/view?usp=share_link

Casalone Ludovica/Ezio Manzini: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10Mw95ogs_6TICUtYLZ-6oNHR5qIT3HNp/view?usp=drive_link

Mahan Esmaeili Zavieh/Christopher Alexander: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VfLtzDMVu_oXi72c9k_h974uhp0wHAFp/view?usp=drive_link

>>> All information on the phase B activities is compiled in this PDF

Readings, concepts and definitions

  • Start: April 5, 2023
  • Due: July 5, 2023

Working in your group, express your personal understanding of the relation of landscape and democracy in the form of a concept map with linking words or any other diagrammatic representation. Please make your maps very visual and not just verbal. Think critically about why one map differs from another

About concept mapping

Before starting the exercise you can read this article by Joseph D. Novak & Alberto J. Cañas about Theory Underlying Concept Maps and How to Construct and Use Them. This paper gives a good explanation of how concept maps are conceived and developed.

You can use any tool you like for producing your concept map. However, since the result needs to be submitted digitally we recommend the following open source software for producing your maps:

Please add your concept map(s) here

  • Possible format: JPG (for wiki upload) or link to any other resource
  • You may add one map per team member or an integrated one
  • add as many additional materials as you need

Please finish with a short reflection

  • What are the similarities and differences in your team regarding your understanding of what democratic landscape transformation is?
  • In how far did the seminar lectures and readings help you to clarify this?
  • What will you take home from this seminar?