Public Lecture: Italian Settler Colonialism and Genocide
This KNIR Research Dialogue includes two lectures which explore the concept of settler colonialism through the lens of Italian colonial history. Firstly, it considers whether the term “settler colonialism” can be applied to the Italian colonisation of Africa....
Public Lecture: DVX. A Latin Word in Fascist Propaganda—Semantic and Semiotic Multiplicity as Instruments of Power
During the ventennio fascista, the Latin word dux became a pervasive symbol of Italy’s leader and played a central role in the regime’s propaganda efforts. Endowed with distinct meanings that set it apart from the Italian duce, the term was actively deployed in...
Roman Museum Legacies: Dialogue with Dr. Olga Melasecchi, director of the Jewish Museum in Rome
Museums in Rome are among the oldest and most famous in the world, prized for their outstanding collections, collecting histories, and architecture. Together, they present a full range of Western European museum history in one of the most consequential of historic...
Public Lecture: Simulating Empire. Carlo Enrico Rava and the Immersive Experience of Colonialism, 1938-1940
This KNIR Research Dialogue takes as its point of departure a series of ephemeral displays curated by architect and designer Carlo Enrico Rava at the “Mostra Autarchica del Minerale Italiano” in Rome (1938) and the Milan Triennale (1940). In the two...-
Datum
21 mei 2025
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Tijd
17:00
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