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Italian Women at War explores Italian women's participation in war and conflict throughout Italy's modern history, beginning with the Unification and ending with the twentieth century. The essays in this volume, help to further the discussion on women's participation in violence, warfare, and political protest throughout Italy.
List of contents
Introduction: Italy's Sisters in Arms
Susan Amatangelo
Part I: The Unification of Italy
1 One in a Mille: Countess Martini Della Torre
Benedetta Gennaro
2 Peppa La Cannoniera: Citizenship in Action
Giovanna Summerfield
3 "Sono briganta, io, non donna di brigante": The Female Brigand's Search for Identity
Susan Amatangelo
Part II: The Two World Wars
4 Women at War: Eva Kühn Amendola (Magamal) - Interventionist, Futurist, Fascist
Lucia Re
5 "We will build a better world together": Female Partisans' Memories of Their Resistance to Fascism (1943-1945)
Fiona M. Stewart
6 Where Women Meet Resistance: Fenoglio's War Narratives
Daria Valentini
Part III: State Terrorism and the Mafia
7 A Sister Without Arms: The Myth of Antigone in Liliana Cavani's The Cannibals
Stefania Benini
8 Fighting Cosa Nostra with the Camera's Eye: Letizia Battaglia's Evolving Icons of "Traumatic Realism"
Norma Bouchard
About the Editor and Contributors
Index
About the author
Susan Amatangelo is associate professor of Italian at the College of the Holy Cross.
