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Staging memory : myth, symbolism and identity in postcolonial Italy and Libya / Stefania Del Monte.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Del Monte, Stefania, 1968- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mass media--Political aspects.
- History.
- Mythology--Political aspects.
- Mythology.
- Nationalism.
- Postcolonialism.
- Memory--Political aspects.
- Amnesia.
- Colonies.
- Italy--Politics and government--1945-1976.
- Italy.
- Politics and government.
- Italy--Colonies--Africa--History.
- Memory--Political aspects--Italy--History.
- Memory.
- Amnesia--Political aspects--Italy--History.
- Libya--Politics and government--1969-2011.
- Libya.
- Memory--Political aspects--Libya--History.
- Postcolonialism--Libya--History.
- Nationalism--Libya--History.
- Mythology--Political aspects--History.
- Mass media--Political aspects--History.
- Mass media.
- Africa.
- Physical Description:
- 133 pages ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Frankfurt am Main : PL Academic Research, [2015]
- Summary:
- "Memory in postcolonial Italy and Libya has been used, reinterpreted and staged by political powers and the media. This book investigates the roots of myth, colonial amnesia and censorship in postwar Italy, as well as Colonel Gaddafi's deliberate use of rituals, symbols, and the colonial past to shape national identity in Libya. The argument is sustained by case studies ranging among film, documentary, literature and art, shedding new light on how memory has been treated in the two postcolonial societies. The last part briefly analyses the identity transformation process in the new Libya"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Why memory?
- Staging memory
- The Italian context
- The Libyan context
- Methodology
- Chapter 1. Memory in Postcolonial Italy : Myth, amnesia, censorship
- Chapter 2. Memory in Postcolonial Libya : National identity from alienation to self-awareness
- Conclusions
- Memory representation and constructed reality
- Memory representation in media
- Memory and power
- Concluding remarks
- Limitations of the research.
- Notes:
- Includes webography.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 3631661258
- 9783631661253
- OCLC:
- 910664421
- Publisher Number:
- 99963880825
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