Scholars are increasingly grappling with the complexities of making available documents that are commonly considered to have the potential to cause harm. The cultural and ethical considerations surrounding the publication, translation, and study of such documents warrant careful reflection.
This workshop aims to foster reflection on this subject by focusing on historical documents related to fascist regimes and movements, addressing the challenges of making these sources accessible to a broader contemporary audience, including scholars, students, and individuals from diverse backgrounds. Recognizing that ignoring, hiding, or destroying these documents is not a viable approach, the workshop adopts an inclusive understanding of the document, encompassing texts, objects, images, film, and audio.
Program
08:30 Welcome and introduction by Han LAMERS (University of Oslo)
Published Texts of Italian Fascism and German National Socialism
Chair: Magnus PHARAO HANSEN (University of Copenhagen)
- 08:50 Christian HARTMANN (Bundeswehr Centre for Military History and Social Sciences) - ‘Defusing Hitler: The Political Context and the Methodological Concept of the Critical Edition of Mein Kampf’
- 09:20 Han LAMERS (University of Oslo) & Bettina REITZ-JOOSSE (University of Groningen) - ‘Dangerous Documents: Editing Latin Texts of Italian Fascism and German National Socialism’
- 09:50 Discussion
- 10:15 Coffee break
Epigraphical Texts of Fascist Italy and Francoist Spain
Chair: Marie-Laurence HAACK (University of Picardy Jules Verne)
- 10:30 Flavia MARCELLO (Swinburne University’s School of Design and Architecture) - ‘Aspirations and Illusions of Control: Re-contextualizing Rome’s Fascist Epigraphy’
- 11:00 Antonio DUPLÁ ANSUÁTEGUI (The University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU) - ‘Towards a Corpus of Latin Francoist Inscriptions: FRANCISCVS FRANCO, imperator, dux et moderator Hispaniae’
- 11:30 Discussion
- 12:00 Lunch
Objects and Audiovisual Materials of Fascist Italy
Chair: Bettina REITZ-JOOSSE (University of Groningen)
- 13:30 Susanna ARANGIO (University of Ferrara) - ‘Arte proibita: Collecting and Displaying Fascist Memorabilia in Italy’
- 14:00 Beatrice FALCUCCI (Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona)' - ‘Dangerous Collections: Studying, Exhibiting and Curating Fascist Colonial Heritage Today’
- 14:30 Patrizia CACCIANI (Istituto Luce, Rome) & Gianmarco MANCOSU (University of London) - ‘Fascist Audiovisual Debris: Ordering and Making Available the ‘Dangerous’ Materials of the Istituto Luce’
- 15:00 Discussion
- 15:40 Refreshments
Neo-Fascist Receptions of ‘Dangerous Documents’ in Europe
Chair: Han LAMERS (University of Oslo)
- 16:00 Elisabetta CASSINA WOLFF (University of Oslo) - ‘Riding or Reading the Tiger? Julius Evola and His Controversial Legacy’
- 16:30 Discussion
- 16:45 Coffee break
- 17:00 Plenary discussion
The workshop is organized by the research initiative Language Myths: Towards a Global Approach to the Politicization of Ancient Languages (University of Oslo, University of Copenhagen, and University of Picardy Jules Verne), financed by the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme and the Centre Universitaire de Norvège à Paris, in collaboration with the research projects New Signs of Antiquity (University of Oslo), funded by the Research Council of Norway, and Anchoring the Fascist Revolution (University of Groningen), supported by OIKOS, the National Research School in Classical Studies in the Netherlands (Gravitation Grant research agenda Anchoring Innovation).
Registration
The workshop is open for all. Due to limited availability, registration is required. The deadline to register is 14 June. The event will not be recorded or live-streamed.
Contact person: Erlend Myklebust.