Academic Integrity, Cultural Heritage, and the #ReceptioGate Affair: A Testimony of Resilience
In the complex intersection between cultural heritage protection and academic responsibility, The ReceptioGate Affair: Truth, Defamation, and the Struggle Against Manuscript Dismemberment, recently published by Jordi Puig, offers a compelling testimony of resilience, truth, and scholarly integrity.
The book meticulously reconstructs the events that unfolded after Prof. Carla Rossi, philologist and art historian, brought to public attention the devastating practice of manuscript dismemberment and its devastating impact on Europe's cultural heritage.
Through thorough documentation and rigorous analysis, Puig highlights the mechanisms by which academic research can become a target when it challenges commercial interests and unveils uncomfortable truths.
Yet The ReceptioGate Affair is not merely a chronicle of defamation or conflict.
It stands as a manifesto for responsible scholarship: an affirmation that academic freedom, when rooted in facts and rigorous investigation, can withstand even the most aggressive disinformation campaigns.
Prof. Rossi's perseverance in the face of targeted attacks exemplifies the vital role that philologists, historians, and manuscript scholars play today — not only in studying the past, but in actively defending the integrity of cultural heritage against destruction, misrepresentation, and commodification.
As the academic community grapples with the increasing pressures of visibility, reputation management, and economic influence, The ReceptioGate Affair reminds us that authentic scholarship is an act of resistance.
It affirms that, despite efforts to discredit or silence, truth endures — documented, articulated, and published for all to see.
➡️ The #ReceptioGate Affair is available in Open Access: Read the full book here.
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