Holidays on Battlefields: Tourism and WWI Heritage in Trentino

This article analyses the shifting meanings of tourism at WWI sites by studying the example of the province of Trento in the Italian Alps.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/11-2023-4/battlefields-tourism-trentino/

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Cooperate, Deconstruct, Design

When in 2016 Battlefield 1 was released, many voices in Italy asked to recall the game, partially set on the Italian front during WW1

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/11-2023-3/cooperate-deconstruct-design/

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Divisive Memories in Three Italian Videogames

Talking about divisive memories means touching the core of the contemporary society, which is also reflected in historical video games.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/11-2023-3/divisive-memories-italian-videogames/

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La Val d’Orcia da paesaggio storico a paesaggio estetico

Abstract: Tuscany’s hills are the quintessential example of an Italian landscape in which humans, nature and history combine in the best possible way. In this context, the beautiful countryside of... Read More ›

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/9-2021-3/val-dorcia/

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The Past on Display: How to Tell History In a Museum?

This article reflects on the conceptualization of history embedded in museum exhibitions and discusses competing ideas of history conveyed by museums.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/7-2019-29/history-telling-museum/

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The Italian Public History Manifesto

Historians as experts are challenged today. In 2015, Jo Guldi and David Armitage deplored this state of affairs in a Manifesto widely commented on worldwide and translated into Italian.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/7-2019-27/manifesto/

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More on Fascist Monuments and Buildings in Italy

The meaning and function of historical monuments and symbols depends from many and manifold variables: formal features, location, social discourses, historical and political context.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/7-2019-24/fascist-monuments-buildings/

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The Hidden Memory of the City: Fascist Rome

The name Rome triggers a wealth of associations. Remnants of fascism can be found virtually everywhere and, unlike other countries with a dictatorial past, are treated with considerable forbearance.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/7-2019-11/fascist-rome/

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