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SUMMARY:SIS Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The AGM of the Society for Italian Studies in the UK and Ireland will take place on Saturday 17 January at the Institute of Languages\, Cultures and Societies\, University of London (Senate House\, Malet Street London)\, 10.30-4pm.\n\n\n\n\nThe morning session (10.30-12.30am) will be dedicated to the AGM and other Society business. The afternoon session (1.30 to 4pm) will be dedicated to research\, with a focus on REF 2029 (including Q&A) and on research impact.\n\n\nSpeakers will include the Chair and Deputy Chair of our REF subpanel\, Prof. Jane Stuart-Smith (University of Glasgow) and Prof. Susan Harrow (University of Bristol).\n\n\nLunch will be provided.
URL:https://italianstudies.org.uk/event/sis-annual-general-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Institute of Languages\, Cultures and Societies\, University of London\, Senate House\, Malet Street\, London\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:News
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SUMMARY:SIS PG Colloquium at Cambridge: ‘Italian Literature and Culture through a Comparative Lens: Transnational and Transhistorical Networks’
DESCRIPTION:The Society for Italian Studies is delighted to invite you to our 2025 Postgraduate Colloquium. This year the Colloquium will take placen at the University of Cambridge on the 5th of December. See full programme and further details here.
URL:https://italianstudies.org.uk/event/sis-pg-colloquium-at-cambridge-italian-literature-and-culture-through-a-comparative-lens-transnational-and-transhistorical-networks/
LOCATION:University of Cambridge\, Alison Richard Building\, Cambridge\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conferences,News
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SUMMARY:“Goat Herding in Aspromonte” – SIS Networking Talk at Edinburgh by Aurora Moxon (Cork)
DESCRIPTION:As part of the SIS Networking Scheme\, Dr Aurora Moxon (University College Cork) will be presenting her research at Edinburgh with the support of the Society. The talk will be delivered in hybridg format on the 20th of November\, 1.30 pm. \nFor those able to join in person\, the talk will take place at: 50 George Square\, Project Room\, Edinburgh EH8 9LH. \nFor those who prefer to join online\, here is the Teams link: \nJoin the meeting now\nMeeting ID: 311 080 184 466 2\nPasscode: 6js3TK3c\nThe session will be recorded\, so if the date and time don’t suit\, you’ll still be able to catch up later. \nFurther details on this talk here.
URL:https://italianstudies.org.uk/event/goat-herding-in-aspromonte-sis-networking-talk-at-edinburgh-by-aurora-moxon-cork/
LOCATION:University of Edinburgh
CATEGORIES:Conferences,News
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SUMMARY:NILI-UK Event: Book Presentation 'Complete Italian'
DESCRIPTION:Organised by NILI – Network of Teachers of Italian in the United Kingdom\, this event will be a workshop/presentation of the book Teach Yourself Complete Italian\, a self-study Italian language textbook for learners of Italian as a foreign language\, written by Elena Borelli and Giulia Baronti.\n\nDuring the event\, the following topics will be discussed:\n\n\n\nHow to write an Italian language textbook\, particularly for self-learners\n\n\nHow to work with a publisher during the writing process\n\n\nHow to present culture in a respectful\, authentic\, and engaging way for the self-learner\n\n\nHow to incorporate inclusive language and pedagogy into this type of textbook.\n\n\n\nTo sign up and receive the link\, please complete the registration form here
URL:https://italianstudies.org.uk/event/nili-uk-event-book-presentation-complete-italian/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Conferences,News
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SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting 2021
DESCRIPTION:The Society for Italian Studies is very pleased to invite you to the next Annual General Meeting\, which will take place online on Saturday 16th January at 1:30pm\, until around 4pm. The AGM will take 45 minutes and\, after a short break\, we will then move on to the afternoon discussion. As always\, the meeting is an important opportunity for the Italian Studies community to discuss the major issues that are affecting our discipline. So this year our afternoon session will be devoted to addressing issues of equality\, diversity and inclusion in Italian Studies. \nTo join the meeting\, please use the following link and/or credentials: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83793076505?pwd=Q1E4U1d2Q3JnYWl2Sk4wN1RWaHlZUT09 \nMeeting ID: 837 9307 6505 \nPasscode: 0WUrYX \n 
URL:https://italianstudies.org.uk/event/annual-general-meeting-2021/
CATEGORIES:News
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200915
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SUMMARY:PRISMI new series - CALL FOR PAPERS
DESCRIPTION:CALL FOR PAPERS PER \nPRISMI nouvelle série\, \nrevue du Département d’Italien de l’Université de Lorraine \nDirigée par Elsa Chaarani et Giuseppe Sangirardi \n\n 2 (2021) et n. 3 (2022)\n\nA partire dal 2020\, PRISMI\, rivista di studi italianistici fondata nel 1996 da Bruno Toppan e legata al Dipartimento di Italiano dell’Université de Lorraine\, sarà oggetto di una doppia pubblicazione\, in volume cartaceo e online\, sul portale dell’editore Chemins de tr@verse (una richiesta è in corso per l’accesso al portale open edition). \nParallelamente\, PRISMI si rinnova nella sua organizzazione interna e nella sua struttura per meglio inserirsi nel paesaggio universitario attuale e allinearsi agli standard scientifici oggi riconosciuti. \n  \nI fascicoli\, pubblicati con cadenza annuale\, comporteranno tre rubriche (due almeno per numero)\, per meglio alimentare e valorizzare il carattere tradizionalmente pluridisciplinare della rivista\, facendo ampio spazio alla letteratura italiana\, ma promuovendo ugualmente l’apertura dell’orizzonte in direzione di una comparatistica intesa in senso largo e degli studi storici e culturali. \n\nInterprétation de textes et de corpus : questa sezione ospiterà studi aventi per oggetto la letteratura italiana\, che si tratti di analisi di testi singoli o di inchieste su tematiche più o meno estese.\nInterlangues : (letteratura comparata\, intertestualità\, traduzione) : questa sezione ospiterà studi sulla lingua e sulla letteratura italiane in relazione con altre lingue e letterature del presente o del passato\, nella prospettiva della traduttologia\, della letteratura comparata\, della filologia romanza\, della filologia tout court.\nArcimboldo: questa sezione ospiterà studi che esplorino le diverse sfaccettature della storia e della cultura italiana\, dal teatro all’opera\, dalla storia dell’arte al cinema\, dalla sociologia allo sport\, dalla musica alla filosofia o alla politica.\n\nSommario del n. 1\, la cui pubblicazione è attesa per la fine del 2020 \nInterprétation de textes et de corpus  \nPaolo Orvieto\, Lettura allegorica del Morgante \nMatteo Residori\, « Non si perde servigio mai nessuno ». Gratitudine\, amicizia e giustizia nel Morgante \nPierre Musitelli\, Langue\, dramaturgie et lectures politiques des opéras de Verdi (1842-1849) \nInterlangues \nFederico Bertoni\, La donna moltiplicata. Frammento di um discorso amoroso \nArcimboldo \nGilles Bertrand\, Versailles en Italie. Usages et destin d’une référence pour les Français voyageant dans la Péninsule au XVIIIe siècle \nRaffaele Ruggiero\, Giambattista Vico\, un filosofo in tipografia \nSalvatore Settis\, Tre inquietudini di Antonio Tabucchi: la pátria\, la politica\, il tempo. \nPer i numeri 2 e 3 si può inviare all’indirizzo della redazione : \nlis-revue-prismi@univ-lorraine.fr \n\nUna proposta di articolo (un titolo e una descrizione del contenuto tra dieci e venti righe) per il n. 2 (uscita nel 2021) al più tardi il 15 settembre 2020 (se la proposta è accettata\, l’articolo dovrà essere consegnato al più tardi il 30 ottobre)\nUna proposta di articolo (un titolo e una descrizione del contenuto tra dieci e venti righe) per il n. 3 (uscita nel 2022) al più tardi il 31 gennaio 2021 (se la proposta è accettata\, l’articolo dovrà essere consegnato al più tardi il 30 aprile)\n\nLe lingue accettate sono il francese\, l’italiano e l’inglese \n  \nAPPEL A CONTRIBUTIONS POUR \nPRISMI nouvelle série\, \nrevue du Département d’Italien de l’Université de Lorraine \nDirigée par Elsa Chaarani et Giuseppe Sangirardi \n\n 2 (2021) et n. 3 (2022)\n\nA compter de 2020\, PRISMI\, revue d’études italiennes fondée en 1996 par Bruno Toppan et émanant de la section d’Italien de l’Université de Lorraine\, fera l’objet d’une double publication\, en volume papier et désormais aussi en ligne\, sur le portail de l’éditeur Chemins de tr@verse (une demande est en cours pour la mise en ligne sur le portail open edition). \nParallèlement\, PRISMI fait peau neuve dans son organisation interne et sa structure pour mieux s’accorder avec le paysage universitaire actuel et s’aligner sur les standards scientifiques aujourd’hui reconnus. \nLes parutions régulières\, à cadence annuelle\, comporteront désormais trois rubriques (dont deux au moins par numéro)\, pour mieux nourrir et valoriser le caractère traditionnellement pluridisciplinaire de la revue\, en accordant une large place à la littérature italienne mais promouvant également l’ouverture de l’horizon en direction d’un comparatisme compris dans le sens le plus large et des études historiques et culturelles. \n\nInterprétation de textes et de corpus : cette section hébergera des travaux ayant pour objet la littérature italienne\, qu’il s’agisse d’analyse de textes singuliers ou d’enquêtes sur des thématiques plus ou moins étendues\nInterlangues : (littérature comparée\, intertextualités\, traduction) : cette section hébergera des travaux portant sur la langue et la littérature italiennes en relation avec d’autres langues et littératures du présent ou du passé\, dans les optiques propres à la traductologie\, la littérature comparée\, la philologie romane\, la philologie tout court.\nArcimboldo: cette section hébergera des travaux explorant l’ensemble des facettes de l’histoire et de la culture italiennes\, du théâtre à l’opéra\, de l’histoire de l’art au cinéma\, de la sociologie au sport\, de la musique à la philosophie ou à la politique.\n\n  \nSommaire du n. 1\, à paraître fin 2020 \nInterprétation de textes et de corpus  \nPaolo Orvieto\, Lettura allegorica del Morgante \nMatteo Residori\, « Non si perde servigio mai nessuno ». Gratitudine\, amicizia e giustizia nel Morgante \nPierre Musitelli\, Langue\, dramaturgie et lectures politiques des opéras de Verdi (1842-1849) \nInterlangues \nFederico Bertoni\, La donna moltiplicata. Frammento di um discorso amoroso \nArcimboldo \nGilles Bertrand\, Versailles en Italie. Usages et destin d’une référence pour les Français voyageant dans la Péninsule au XVIIIe siècle \nRaffaele Ruggiero\, Giambattista Vico\, un filosofo in tipografia \nSalvatore Settis\, Tre inquietudini di Antonio Tabucchi: la pátria\, la politica\, il tempo.  \nPour les números 2 et 3 vous pouvez envoyer à l’adresse de la rédaction : \nlis-revue-prismi@univ-lorraine.fr \n\nUne proposition d’article (un titre et dix à vingt lignes décrivant le contenu) pour le n. 2 (parution en 2021) au plus tard le 15 septembre 2020 (si votre proposition est retenue\, l’article sera à remettre pour le 30 octobre au plus tard)\nUne proposition d’article (un titre et dix à vingt lignes décrivant le contenu) pour le n. 3 (parution en 2022) au plus tard le 31 janvier 2021 (si votre proposition est retenue\, l’article sera à remettre le 30 avril au plus tard).\n\nLes langues acceptées sont le français\, l’italien et l’anglais. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://italianstudies.org.uk/event/prismi-new-series-call-for-papers/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200910
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200912
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SUMMARY:SIS Themed Conference 2020: Visions of Italy
DESCRIPTION:Society for Italian Studies Themed Conference \nVisions of Italy \nUniversity of Kent\, 10-11 September 2020 \n  \nPopular conceptions of Italy typically revolve around the visual: the beauty of its landscapes and its historic legacy of fine art and architecture. This dates back at least to the medieval period\, and the innovations of artists such as Giotto and visionary writers like Dante. In the twentieth century\, it is in the fields of cinema\, photography\, art\, fashion and design that Italy has had the most marked impact around the world. Concurrently\, Italy has also been a favoured subject of visual representation: from Grand Tour photographic albums to mainstream Hollywood films set in Italy\, there is no lack of foreign representations of the country and its inhabitants. \n  \nThis conference will explore Italian visual culture\, Italy’s relationship with the visual and the way in which Italy and Italians have been depicted. It aims to further a dialogue among scholars in the field of Italian studies who deal with visual culture in the broadest sense\, from studies of visual arts and objects to literary works characterized by an emphasis on the visual. \n  \nWe welcome proposals for papers or pre-constituted panels (of three papers) on topics such as: \n\nCinema and photography;\nVisual arts of all eras\, from Medieval and Rennaissance to contemporary art;\nFashion and design;\nAdvertising and visual culture;\nIntermediality and cross-media representation;\nVisual representations of Italians and Italian culture abroad (e.g. Italian-Americans\, the diaspora\, etc);\nVisual representations of migration to and within Italy;\nTranscultural representations of Italy and Italians;\nEkphrasis and visual culture in Italian literature;\nVisualisation within\, and of\, the work of medieval and early modern authors (e.g. Dante\, Boccaccio\, Petrarca).\n\n  \nKeynote Speaker: Prof. Stephen Gundle \n  \nPapers may be delivered in either English or Italian \n  \nFor individual papers\, please send a 200-word abstract and a 100-word bio. \nFor panels\, please send a 200-word rationale plus 100-word abstracts and 100-word bios for each paper in the panel. In putting together a panel\, you should take into account the SIS policy on gender equality (copied at the foot of this CFP). \nProposals should be emailed to both conference organisers (a.p.marlow-mann@kent.ac.uk  and a.sforza-tarabochia@kent.ac.uk) by 31st January 2020. \n  \nSIS Gender Policy \nConferences and events organised by the SIS will respect the following norms: \n\nas far as possible there will be a balance in the number of male/female speakers and session chairs;\nsingle-sex panels will be avoided wherever possible;\npanel chairs will be briefed on how to ensure inclusive and balanced discussion;\nwhere there is more than one keynote speaker efforts will be made to ensure gender balance.\n\n  \nAlex and Alvise
URL:https://italianstudies.org.uk/event/society-for-italian-studies-themed-conference/
LOCATION:University of Kent\, Giles Ln\, Canterbury\, CT2 7NZ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200625
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200627
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SUMMARY:Women in Sardinia: Creativity and Self-Expression - temporarily cancelled
DESCRIPTION:  \nEnglish version \nThis interdisciplinary conference aims to explore the role of women in Sardinian culture and society from the Middle Ages to the present day\, with an emphasis on the concepts of creativity and self-expression\, intended not only in literary\, cultural and artistic forms\, but also in daily practices and contexts. A central geographical area in the Mediterranean Sea\, surrounded by an enduring archaic and mythical aura\, Sardinia is a privileged space to examine the contradictions between pre-established gender roles and the emergence of extraordinary female figures\, from the great giudicessa Eleanor of Arborea (1347-1404) to the Nobel prize winner in literature Grazia Deledda (1871-1936)\, the only woman who received this recognition in Italy to date. \nGrazia Deledda evocatively defined Sardinia as the “Cinderella of Italy\, still waiting for her fairy godmother to discover her and take her out of the obscurity in which she lives”. This unjustly neglected Italian region has witnessed a rising wave of imaginative women writers in the twentieth century\, including Maria Giacobbe (1928-)\, Bianca Piztorno (1942-)\, Milena Agus (1959-)\, Michela Murgia (1972-). As recently as 2019\, several cultural events in Italy celebrated the centenary of Maria Lai’s birth (1919-2013)\, another distinguished artist from Sardinia\, whose sculptures\, canvases and “sewn fairy tales” speak of and to women’s creative self-expressions across time and space. \nAlongside such renowned female figures\, numerous unknown women contributed to build up the unique and multifaceted character of this island\, by blurring in everyday life the boundary between the secluded world of their households and the public sphere\, and challenging their own worlds with small but bold acts of disobedience to the established order. By unravelling the unexplored threads between prominent female figures and those who did not make their way in the official history of this region\, this conference seeks also to acknowledge the forms of creativity and self-expression that lesser-known women resorted to in a variety of social and cultural contexts. \nWe invite papers that explore the nexuses between women\, creativity\, self-expression and Sardinian culture in their multifarious facets. Proposals may include\, but are not limited to\, women’s role in Sardinian literature\, both as writers and as fictional characters\, in oral traditions\, visual arts\, education\, law\, everyday public and domestic spheres\, beyond chronological boundaries\, as well as in a comparative perspective with other cultural contexts. \n  \nInstructions and deadlines for proposals \nWe welcome submissions of both individual papers and proposals for panels: \n\nIndividual paper proposals for 20-minute presentations should consist of a title\, an abstract (max. 300 words) and a short biographical note.\nPanels should consist of three papers and each proposal should include a title\, the names of the chair and the speakers\, abstracts (max. 300 words each) and a short biographical note of the\n\nThe working languages of the conference are English and Italian. Abstract and panel proposals can be sent either in English or in Italian. \nPlease submit your proposal for either a paper or a panel to the conference organisers Sara Delmedico (sd683@cam.ac.uk) and Elena Emma Sottilotta (ees45@cam.ac.uk)\, University of Cambridge\, Italian Section. \nThe deadline for submission of paper/panel proposals is 30 March 2020. Notification of inclusion in the conference will be sent by 20 April 2020. \n  \nItalian version \nQuesta conferenza interdisciplinare mira ad esplorare il ruolo delle donne nella cultura e nella società sarda dal Medioevo al giorno d’oggi\, con un’enfasi sui concetti di creatività ed espressione di sé\, intesi non solo nelle dimensioni letterarie\, culturali e artistiche\, ma anche in pratiche e contesti quotidiani. Crocevia geografico centrale nel Mar Mediterraneo\, circondata da una duratura aura mitica e arcaica\, la Sardegna è uno spazio privilegiato per esaminare le contraddizioni tra ruoli di genere prestabiliti e l’emergere di figure femminili straordinarie\, dalla grande giudicessa Eleonora d’Arborea (1347-1404) alla vincitrice del premio Nobel per la letteratura Grazia Deledda (1871-1936)\, l’unica donna ad aver ricevuto questo riconoscimento in Italia ad oggi. \nGrazia Deledda ha evocativamente definito la Sardegna come “la Cenerentola d’Italia\, che aspetta tutt’ora la fata benefica che la scopra e la tragga dall’oscurità in cui vive”. Questa regione italiana ingiustamente trascurata è stata protagonista di un’ondata crescente di scrittrici creative nel corso del ventesimo secolo\, tra cui Maria Giacobbe (1928-)\, Bianca Piztorno (1942-)\, Milena Agus (1959-)\, Michela Murgia (1972-). Di recente\, nel 2019 si sono tenuti vari eventi culturali in Italia per la celebrazione del centenario della nascita di Maria Lai (1919- 2013)\, un’altra nota artista sarda\, le cui sculture\, tele e “fiabe cucite” danno voce alle espressioni creative delle donne attraverso il tempo e lo spazio. \nAccanto a queste figure femminili illustri\, numerose donne sconosciute hanno contribuito a plasmare il carattere unico e sfaccettato di quest’isola\, sfumando nella vita di tutti i giorni il confine tra il mondo appartato delle loro famiglie e la sfera pubblica e sfidando i loro mondi con piccoli ma audaci atti di disobbedienza all’ordine prestabilito. Nel dipanare i fili inesplorati tra figure femminili di spicco e coloro che non sono entrate a far parte delle pagine ufficiali della storia di questa regione\, questa conferenza mira anche a riconoscere le forme di creatività ed espressione di sé a cui ricorrevano donne meno note in una varietà di contesti sociali e culturali. \nVorremmo ospitare contributi che esplorano i nessi tra donne\, creatività\, espressione di sé e cultura sarda nelle loro molteplici sfaccettature. Le proposte possono incentrarsi sul ruolo delle donne nella letteratura sarda\, sia come scrittrici che come personaggi di fantasia\, nonché nelle tradizioni orali\, nelle arti visive\, nel campo dell’istruzione\, in ambito legislativo\, nelle sfere pubbliche e private\, al di fuori di limiti cronologici ed anche in prospettiva comparata con altri contesti culturali. \n  \nModalità di invio delle proposte e scadenze \nSono benvenute sia proposte per presentazioni individuali che proposte per sessioni: \n\nLe proposte per presentazioni individuali della durata di 20 minuti ciascuna dovranno essere accompagnate da titolo\, abstract (massimo 300 parole) e una breve nota biografica.\nLe proposte per sessioni comprenderanno tre presentazioni individuali e ogni proposta dovrà essere accompagnata da titolo\, nomi del coordinatore della sessione e dei relatori\, abstract (massimo 300 parole ciascuno) e una breve nota biografica dei partecipanti.\n\nLe lingue di lavoro della conferenza saranno inglese e italiano. Le proposte possono essere inviate in una delle due lingue. \nSi prega di inviare le proposte entro il 30 marzo 2020 alle organizzatrici della conferenza Sara Delmedico (sd683@cam.ac.uk) ed Elena Emma Sottilotta (ees45@cam.ac.uk)\, Università di Cambridge\, Dipartimento di Italianistica. La notifica di inclusione nella conferenza verrà comunicata entro il 20 aprile 2020. \n  \nConference Organisers: \nSara Delmedico\, MHRA Research Fellow sd683@cam.ac.uk \nElena Emma Sottilotta\, PhD Candidate ees45@cam.ac.uk \nDate: 25-26 June 2020 \nLocation:  \nAlison Richard Building\, University of Cambridge \nKeynote Speaker:  \nDr Gigliola Sulis\, University of Leeds \nGuest of Honour: \nMichela Murgia\, Award-winning writer \nConference page: \nhttps://www.mmll.cam.ac.uk/news/women-sardinia-creativity-self-expression
URL:https://italianstudies.org.uk/event/women-in-sardinia-creativity-and-self-expression/
LOCATION:University of Cambridge\, Alison Richard Building\, Cambridge\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:SIS Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to invite all SIS members to the 2020 Annual General Meeting which is taking place this Saturday 11 January 2020 at the Italian Cultural Institute\, 39 Belgrave Square\, London\, from 11am until around 3.30 pm.
URL:https://italianstudies.org.uk/event/sis-annual-general-meeting/
LOCATION:Italian Cultural Institute\, 39 Belgrave Square\, London\, SW1X 8NX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:News
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SUMMARY:SIS Executive Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The SIS Executive Committe Meeting wil take place FRIDAY 10th January 2020\, 2-5pm \nRoom 246\, Senate House (IMLR) \nMalet Street\, London WC1E 7HU
URL:https://italianstudies.org.uk/event/sis-executive-committee-meeting/
LOCATION:Senate house\, London\, WC1E 7HU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:News
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