CENNI SULLE FORME DELLA CONTAMINAZIONE DAL NOVECENTO A OGGI

Abstract

Notes on “Contamination” in the Twentieth Century and Beyond.

The essay focuses on some key cultural features of the twentieth century and of the contemporary world as related to humanistic knowledge. In particular, it deals with the specific aspect of “contamination” across multiple styles as arts, genres, languages and expressive forms, which frequently involve “interdisciplinarity”. The authors illustrate some of the many examples of “contamination”, especially in the fields of cinema, art and literature, also by briefly discussing its cultural significance.