Environmental Science A16 - Fascism and Modernity in 20th Century Italian Culture

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Wheaton College - Massachusetts

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What is fascism How does the political movement and the form of government of 1922-1943 Italy relate to the contemporary common use of the word "fascism" Exploring the rise and fall of Italianfascism as well as its impact on post-WWII Italian national identity, this course traces the origins of fascism in Italy and its controversial legacy in contemporary mass culture. Through critical readings, film and visual art, literature and comic books, we will study Italian fascism as a complex cultural phenomenon at the intersection between politics and aesthetics, art and propaganda, elite and popular culture. (Alberto Bianchi)

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wheatoncollege.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 285-7722

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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