Tyranny of English, “Anglo-­Saxon” models and globalization

Journal title SOCIETÀ E STORIA
Author/s Stefano Villani
Publishing Year 2024 Issue 2024/186
Language Italian Pages 8 P. 822-829 File size 143 KB
DOI 10.3280/SS2024-186008
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This article explores the dominance of English in Italian academia, linking it to broad-­ er issues such as bureaucratic evaluation mechanisms and the impact of globalization on European culture and historical disciplines. The author reflects on his personal ex-­ perience within the Italian and American academic systems, emphasizing that the widespread use of English is both a symptom of the Americanization of Italian acade-­ mia and a consequence of globalization. In his view, the quality of writing is decaying due to the increasing emphasis on quantity over quality in publications—a major out-­ come of the bureaucratic evaluation system—and because everyone is reading less. Ul-­ timately, the article argues that the real challenge lies in reassessing the role of histori-­ cal research in a rapidly changing global and technological context.

Keywords: English, Globalization, Italian academic system, American academic system.

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Stefano Villani, Tirannia dell’inglese, modelli “anglosassoni” e globalizzazione in "SOCIETÀ E STORIA " 186/2024, pp 822-829, DOI: 10.3280/SS2024-186008