Introduction The Northern League, now known just as the League, is currently Italy’s largest right-wing party as well as the…
How Mussolini Used the Legend of the Roman Empire to Create Fascist Italy
During Mussolini’s rise to power, he used propaganda to create a precise image and identity for fascism. Through speeches, posters,…
The Southern Stereotype: Where Does It Come From and How Can We Solve It?
Introduction While from the outside many view the culture of Italy as monolithic, the North and South of Italy are…
Dante’s Purpose: Poetic Political Advice
Isabella Morizio Figure 1 Introduction: Dante’s Motivations After being condemned to perpetual exile from his beloved Florence, Dante Alighieri spent…
Socioeconomic Inequalities and the Divide between the North and South of Italy
Throughout history and into this day and age, the North and South of Italy are divided. “Dualism” is a concept…
How the split between North and South and the representation of the “other” led to the ideology of Southern Italy being a burden to the Nation
Introduction: The North and South seem to be “different” in economic, social, technological, and other factors due to their rich…
Fascist Italy: A Jazz Odyssey
When an ordinary person thinks of Benito Mussolini and his fascist regime of the interwar period, they think of the…
North South Divide
When one observes Italy’s abundant amount of historic events and looks further into how the country came to be united…
Beyond North vs. South: Italy’s Deep Divide
From the time Italy was first being settled by various groups there has been a deep divide which has changed…
Mass Media and the Construction of a Fascist Identity
In forming a new, dictatorial fascist state, then-Prime Minister of Italy Benito Mussolini (who served from 1922 to 1943) used…
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