Italy–Africa: A Contradictory Inventory of Modernity

2016/01/02 by Helena Cantone · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Italian Fascism and Post-war Society #Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics #African history and culture studies

paper · doi:10.1080/19301944.2016.1180921

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Abstract

This article locates Italy's cultural, intellectual, and artistic encounters with Africa and the African diaspora through analysis of visual practices and sites of decolonization that developed bet...

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