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Tag Archives: Benito Mussolini
Women and Fascism
Fascism is on the rise. To better understand why, I feel the need to reflect on the fascism that led to WWII. Fascism is the belief that we are not all equal. That there are those who impose. Then there … Continue reading
Elsa Morante
Before climate change, October in Rome, known as Ottobrata Romana, was a special month because of its light that was golden and warm. So lovely was the weather that Romans had the tradition of going to the countryside for picnics … Continue reading
A DIY Tour of Parioli
It’s Palma‘s fault. Reading her biography (“La regina di quadri, vita e passioni di Palma Bucarelli” by Rachele Ferrario) made me wonder about the effects of Fascism on a woman’s image of herself and on the possibility of her ever … Continue reading
Posted in Art Narratives, Books, Fascist Italy, female consciousness
Tagged A Third Rome, Alba de Cespedes, Alberto Moravia, Alberto Savinio, Anna Garofalo, Benito Mussolini, Elsa Morante, Maria Bellonci, Massimo Bontempelli, Palma Bucarelli, Paola Masino, Parioli, Premio Strega, Rational Architecture, Titiana Maselli
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The Cold Case of Wilma Montesi
It was the day before Easter of 1953 when fishermen found a young woman’s body on the beach of Torvaianica not far from Rome. Her face was in the sand and her shoes, stockings, garter belt, and skirt were missing. A … Continue reading
The Narrative Within 