Different Ways of Fighting Fascism: Carlo Rosselli to Primo Levi

The Moynihan Institute's Center for European Studies, invites students and faculty to a talk with Dr. Stanislao Pugliese, professor of history and the Queensboro Unico Distinguished Professor of Italian and Italian American Studies at Hofstra University.

Fascism was born in Italy, but so too was anti-fascism. The struggle against totalitarianism took many forms, from monarchism to communism and “active” to “passive” resistance. There were also critical contributions from women and Jews. Just as fascism continued after the war, anti-fascism likewise evolved during the postwar period, fighting what Carlo Levi called “the eternal tendency toward fascism.”

Co-sponsored the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics.

About Stanislao Pugliese:

Pugliese is a professor of modern European history and the Queensboro Unico Distinguished Professor of Italian and Italian American Studies at Hofstra University. A specialist on modern Italy, the anti-fascist Resistance, and Italian Jews, he is the author, editor, or translator of fifteen books on Italian and Italian American history. In 2009, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux published his book, "Bitter Spring: A Life of Ignazio Silone" which won the Fraenkel Prize in London, the Premio Flaiano in Italy and the Howard Marraro Prize from the American Historical Association. "Bitter Spring" was also nominated for a National Book Critics Circle award. His op-ed essay, “Earthquake at the Door,” appeared in the New York Times on April 6, 2009. He is currently working on a new book tentatively titled "Dancing on a Volcano in Naples: Scenes from the Siren City."