Staging Memory: Myth, Symbolism and Identity in Postcolonial Italy and Libya

Del Monte, Stefania

ISBN 10: 3631661258 / ISBN 13: 9783631661253

Published by Peter Lang Pub Inc, 2015

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new edition. 133 pages. 8.43x5.85x0.73 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Staging Memory: Myth, Symbolism and Identity in Postcolonial Italy and Libya
• Publisher: Peter Lang Pub Inc
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631661258
• ISBN 13: 9783631661253
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.36 kilograms

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Synopsis

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 examined. The last part briefly analyses the identity transformation process in the new Libya.

About the Author

Stefania Del Monte is a writer, journalist and communication specialist with extensive international experience. She holds a Masters Degree by Research from Royal Holloway University of London and a BA in Communication and Political Sciences.