Working Papers

Abstract: In the first part of the paper, criminal prosecution of male homosexuals is discussed, represented by article ‘muzhelozhstvo’ of Criminal Codes of…

Abstract: The paper focusses on an oral history project on homosexuality during Fascism in Italy that I worked on. The project transformed itself as the…

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to retrace the ways the European Investment Bank operated in Italy since its creation in 1958 to 1973. During these fifteen…

Abstract: In his writings, the first Soviet critic of television, Vladimir Sappak (1921-1961) associates the new mass medium with a political vision typical of…

Abstract: A single currency is a powerful tool to integrate markets and instil a sense of common belonging. In nineteenth-century Italy, however, the…

Abstract: The following paper attempts to show how a singular event of outstanding importance can leave a lasting imprint on strategies and effects of cultural…

Abstract: This paper aims to give a face to the ‘globalization paradigm’ at work in some global histories and to recognize similarities between this…