The Italian Mafia The Mafia is a network of organized-crime groups that originated in Sicily. Originally, a ‘mafioso,’ a member…
Indoctrination: How Italian Youth Became Crucial to the Fascist Regime
By Lucas Russell Introduction Before and during Mussolini’s leadership from 1922 to 1943, Fascist propaganda played a crucial role in…
Cultural Impact of Italian Jewry Throughout the Peninsula’s History
15th century Siddur depicting the Italian Rite
The Italian Piazza: An Urban and Cultural Pillar of Italian Society
Piazza della Rotonda and Pantheon in the Morning, Rome, Italy. Photo by Andrey Omelyanchuk The Sounds of an Italian Piazza…
Il Buon Comune: Permeation into Italian Society
By: Eliza Roth Overview Il Buon Comune, or “the common good,” is a crucial part of Italian identity. The importance…
Fascist Women: Ostensible Empowerment in Subjugation
One phenomena that I am extremely interested in is the way that, throughout history, marginalized people have been seen to…
The Art of Rule: The Medici’s Key to Power
Florence, Italy. Photo by William Geary Overview For those who have made a trip to Florence, or maybe taken an…
Femininity and Fascism: The Impact of Fascist Policy on the Lives of Italian Women
In anthropological and cultural studies, detailing the lives of women has often been passed over in favor of focusing on…
La Calciofascista d’Italia – The Rise of Fascism and Football in 1930s Italy
Overview In Italy, the intersection of sport and politics is amongst the most poignant in the world. It is the…
A Sign of the Times: Renaissance Art and a Changing Perspective on Humanity
The Renaissance is a period of time from the fourteenth to seventeenth century when civilizations on the Italian peninsula and…
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