Languages of Discrimination and Racism in Italy in the 20th century. History, Legacies and Practices (1900-2020)

This volume adopts an interdisciplinary perspective to investigate the history and the themes of race and racism in Italy from the liberal age to the colonial wars up to the present through Fascism and the First Republic, and the intertwining of the cultural, legislative and political dynamics of discrimination in post-war Italy. Drawing upon the expertise of historians, political scientists, sociologists, scholars of literature and experts in cultural studies, the original chapters collected in this volume show a remarkable continuity and the persistence of racism in the Italian cultural and political discourse; they also speak of the shifting of practices of Othering from one or more groups to other groups in different historical contexts.