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Book Launch: The Perfect Fascist by Victoria de Grazia

This event will be hosted virtually via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email with access details. The event will be recorded and the video recording will be added to our website following the event. Purchase  The Perfect Fascist  through Book Culture! For 10% off, use promo code: CUEUROPE   The Perfect Fascist (Harvard University Press,…

Propaganda

The Art of Political Indoctrination PROPAGANDA The Art of Political Indoctrination in Italy, 1902-1950 Works from the Fondazione Massimo and Sonia Cirulli Curated by Nicola Lucchi, CUNY Queens College NYU Advisors Ruth Ben-Ghiat; Valentina Castellani; Ara Merjian Opening: March 4, 2020 6:00pm Exhibition viewing 6:30pm Panel Discussion featuring the curator and advisors 7:30pm Reception On view through April 17, 2020 Mon-Fri 10-6 Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò…

Mussolini’s Camps

Civilian Internment in Fascist Italy Co-presented with Centro Primo Levi On the occasion of the English language publication of Mussolini’s Camps Civilian Internment in Fascist Italy (1940-1943) (2019, Routledge) [I campi del duce,Turin: Einaudi, 2004] by Carlo Spartaco Capogreco Panelists: Silvana Patriarca, Fordham University Carlo Spartaco Capogreco, Università della Calabria Rudolf Mrazek, University of Michigan Discussant: Mary Gibson, CUNY Graduate Center |…

Tea with Mussolini

N.I.C.E. Opening Night New Italian Cinema Events (N.I.C.E.) Film Festival celebrates its 28th edition in the United States. Tea with Mussolini (Italy/UK, 1999, 117 min.) Directed by Franco Zeffirelli Starring Cher, Judy Dench, Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith, Lily Tomlin The touch of Maestro Zeffirelli can be seen through the frescoes of Florence in the 1930’s, although the atmosphere is enchanting,…