Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Pendulum Swing on Fascism
Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Pendulum Swing on Fascism
Author(s): Michał KozłowskiSubject(s): Recent History (1900 till today), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism, Fascism, Nazism and WW II
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Pasolini; fascism; communism; working class; history of Italy;
Summary/Abstract: The following work is a case study. Its purpose is to reconstruct a particular situation involving the recognition and understanding of fascism. This situation is determined by both history and the social dynamics of the present day. The time and place is Italy of the 1960s and 70s, the observer – Pier Paolo Pasolini. But not because he offers us an original, complex and versatile theory of fascism. On the contrary, Pasolini can be superficial and rash, while his polemic passion often devours the argument and the analysis. However, Pasolini’s method of intellectual and political involvement allows us to use it as a keystone of a makeshift synthesis of a certain version of leftist anti-fascism.
Journal: Studia Litteraria et Historica
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 10
- Page Range: 1-11
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English