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- Title
Homo Novus in the Conquest of the Empire The Playful Element in Fascist Propaganda and Pedagogy: A Case Study.
- Authors
MARINELLI, VALERIO
- Abstract
The Italo-Ethiopian War (1935-1936) represents, par excellence, the war of fascism for fascism. It is no coincidence that the extensive use of military resources was accompanied by an extraordinan, propaganda campaign, which also had clear and evident pedagogical implications. The reginic, at the peak of its consensus and in the full deployment of its totalitarian vocation, took on the objective of raising the young and very young generations "to the level of the Empire." The pedagogical project of the bomo nopusexperienced a qualitative leap. The combination of war and Africa, filled with heroic fascination and ancestral mystety, stroke the imagination of teachers, educators, textbook compilers, and, similarly, excited the imagination of the youth. The enthusiasm generated by propaganda, or the propaganda itselfartificially returned to the public sphere, promoted the psychological dynainics of "celebration" and play. Although fascist pedagogy underestimated the relationship between learning and play, the playful clement actually emerged as an important factor in political mobilization and, above all, imperialistic education. The didactic strategies of elementary school teachers, developed in preparation for and during the African conflict, are proof of this. However, even the private industry aligned itself with the pedagogical influences of the regime, introducing a wide variety of toys on the niat-ket that senligned to shape an imperialist, warlike, chaurinistic, and racist mentality. The province of Perugia is undoubtedly an interesting field of investigation: on the territon· of the "capital of the fascist revolution," starting from 1923, governing groups making loyalty to the Duce the driving force of their political rise took over the institutional and administrative structures. But tllat's not all: unlike elsewhere, the Gentile reform enjoyed widespread consensus in Perugia from the beginning. Moreover, the majority of teachers joined Mussolini's movement from the ven, beginning.
- Subjects
PERUGIA (Italy); MUSSOLINI, Benito, 1883-1945; ELEMENTARY school teachers; FASCISTS; PROPAGANDA; COINCIDENCE; SOCIAL choice; IMPERIALISM; PUBLIC sphere
- Publication
Transylvanian Review, 2023, Vol 32, Issue 4, p57
- ISSN
1221-1249
- Publication type
Article