Resistance
The materials in this theme highlight the existence of, as well as the mass communication strategies deployed by, members of Rome's anti-fascist community.
Antonio Gramsci – Il vecchio mondo sta morendo
(Antonio Gramsci – The Old World Is Dying)
In December 2018, a poster bearing a quotation from Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks (1929-35) appeared on central Rome's municipal billboards (Figs. 1, 2, and 3). While intended for highlighting an ongoing exhibition by the Chilean artist Alfredo Jaar at the city's MAXXI Museum, the appearance…
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La Lega a Roma? Stavorta me do foco da solo!
(The League in Rome? This Time I'll Set Myself on Fire!)
On December 8, 2018, Matteo Salvini hosted the first Roman rally for his far-right political party, La Lega (The League), in the city's expansive Piazza del Popolo.
Founded by Umberto Bossi in 1989 as Lega Nord (Northern League, LN), the party was stitched together out of a collection of six…
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25 aprile – 74° della liberazione d'Italia
(April 25 – The 74th Anniversary of Italy's Liberation [from Fascism])
On April 25, 2019, Italians celebrated the seventy-fourth anniversary of Italy's liberation from the remnants of Benito Mussolini's Repubblica Sociale Italiana (Italian Social Republic; 1943-45) and Nazi Germany's occupying Wehrmacht forces during the final months of World War II. Marked by…
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25 aprile – Oggi come ieri Roma est antifascista
(April 25 – Today Just as Yesterday (East) Rome Is Anti-Fascist)
This "Liberation Day" poster appeared in the alleyways of Rome's Prenestino-Centocelle neighborhood in the early weeks of April 2019 (Fig. 1). Intended to promote a celebratory public march and subsequent left-wing gathering in Piazza delle Camelie on April 25th, the poster features the rallying…
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Roma est antifascista
((East) Rome Is Antifascist)
This "Liberation Day" handbill appeared in the alleyways of Rome's Prenestino-Centocelle neighborhood in the early weeks of April 2019. Intended to promote a celebratory public march and subsequent left-wing gathering in Piazza delle Camelie on April 25th, the handbill features the rallying slogan:…
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Anche a noi non piacciono i neri
(We, Too, Don't Like the Blacks[hirts])
This poster was produced by the Roman newspaper The Republic to promote the publication's anti-fascist journalism. Founded in 1976 by the left-leaning Express Publishing Group – the publisher of today's news and culture magazine, The Express – The Republic has made a name for itself in opposing…
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"The symbols of today enable the reality of tomorrow. Notice the swastikas and the other signs of hate. Do not look away, and do not get used to them. Remove them yourself and set an example for others to do so."
— Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century