| Description |
Symposium on mid-20th Century fascism in Europe. Panelists will discuss the roots and nature of fascism in Italy, Germany, Spain, and France.
Fascism exerted genuine appeal to tens of millions from the 1920s through the 1940s. It was greatly attractive to those who craved dissolution of bitter class conflicts, personal misfortune, and national economic woes into an ‘organic community’ based upon unity of the nation, redefined ethnically or even racially. That longing to surrender individuality to some putatively higher, collective purpose was made acute by the travails of the Great Depression, during which fascism presented itself as a distinct alternative to the promotion of class conflict by the extreme left, while still offering radical answers to problems which appeared to defy solution by traditional democratic means. Our panelists consider the history of fascism up to, and into, World War II, the great war which saw the apex and then military and ideological defeat of the major fascist states.
A slideshow of posters can be viewed by clicking the link below. |
| Location |
Room 412 School of Management Bldg, 595 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. Following the symposium a reception for participants will be held in the Executive Lounge, 4th Floor, SMG. |
