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Cinema is the strongest weapon race-making and resistance in fascist Italy

"Cinema Is the Strongest Weapon examines how cinema was harnessed under the rule of Benito Mussolini as a political tool by both the reigning fascist regime and those who sought to resist it. Drawing incisive parallels to contemporary debates around race, whiteness, and authoritarianism, Lorenz...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fabbri, Lorenzo
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis, MN University of Minnesota Press 2023, [2023]©2023
Subjects:
Realism In Motion Pictures
National Characteristics, Italian, In Motion Pictures
Race In Motion Pictures
Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:"Cinema Is the Strongest Weapon examines how cinema was harnessed under the rule of Benito Mussolini as a political tool by both the reigning fascist regime and those who sought to resist it. Drawing incisive parallels to contemporary debates around race, whiteness, and authoritarianism, Lorenzo Fabbri presents an urgent view into the broader impact of visual media on culture and society"--
Physical Description:xiii, 299 pages illustrations

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