ABSTRACT This article explores research related to material cultures and the role played by material objects in the construction of italianità. A survey of critical concerns and historical perspectives on the intersections between Italian Studies and Material Culture Studies locates material culture within the evolving interdisciplinarity of Italian Studies and highlights the methodological approaches adopted in the field. This is followed by three new case studies of material culture in action which, by encompassing a wide temporal base and diverse forms of materiality (ceramic, stone, paper), illustrate how material culture and its study can transcend traditionally inscribed geographical and chronological boundaries, inviting more transnational and transtemporal approaches to the study of Italian culture. The article also proposes how Italian Studies can embrace Material Culture Studies and integrate the methodology into existing disciplinary approaches.

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意大利物质文化

摘要本文探讨了与物质文化有关的研究，以及物质对象在Italianità的构造中所起的作用。通过对意大利研究与物质文化研究之间的交汇点的重大关注和历史观点进行的调查，将物质文化定位于意大利研究不断发展的跨学科领域，并着重介绍了该领域采用的方法论方法。接下来是对物质文化进行实践的三个新案例研究，这些案例研究涵盖了广泛的时间基础和各种形式的物质（陶瓷，石头，纸张），说明了物质文化及其研究如何能够超越传统的地理和时间界限，邀请更多的跨国和跨时期的方法来研究意大利文化。