Title: Memories and silences haunted by Fascism : Italian colonialism, MCMXXX-MCMLX /
Authors: Baratieri, Daniela.
Publisher: Peter Lang,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Fascism Social aspects Italy History; Imperialism Social aspects Italy History; Collective memory Italy; Silence Political aspects Italy History; Mass media Political aspects Italy; Politics and culture Italy; Italy Colonies Africa.; Italy Intellectual life; Italy Social conditions; Italy Politics and government
Contents: pt. 1. Theatres of memory : hegemony in the structures producing culture -- The makers of Italian news in motion -- The Italian press across different political regimes -- Audiences -- pt. 2. Searching for total silence -- Cinema : a question of total silence? -- Cinema and the persistence of desire -- Newsreels : comparing Fascist and non-Fascist imaginary -- The illustrated press and the verbosity of silence -- pt. 3. Hands on memories and silences -- Hunting and the appropriation of Africa -- The myth of Italians [as] good people -- African decolonisation in the illustrated press -- Conflicting memories -- The biography of things -- A case study: Bengasi revisited -- Conclusion -- Appendix: A selection of cartoons -- Archives and databases -- Filmography.