Maria Anna Mariani
Biographic Data
| ID | 5947360 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria Anna Mariani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria Anna |
| FAMILY NAME | Mariani |
| SIGNATURE | MARIANI M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Chicago |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
If Watching Is an Action
Representing the Species
Focusing on Alberto Moravia and, in particular, his ‘conversion to politics’, this article explores how Italian intellectuals dealt with the post-war nuclear threat. The ‘conversion’ was provoked by a 1982 visit to Hiroshima, which pushed Moravia – who for a lifetime had openly rejected any active political commitment – to present his candidacy to the European Parliament in order to promote the question of disarmament. I investigate the rhetorica…
The Witness's Two Bodies
This paper asks what became of Primo Levi's testimonial function after his death. The first part investigates the literary objects (novels and comic books) produced in the wake of Levi's death, when fictionalized representations of him multiplied through different media. As a means of comparison, the question will be explored by taking into account a series of fictional works that feature another quintessential emblem of the Shoah: Anne Frank. Th…
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The Witness's Two Bodies
This paper asks what became of Primo Levi's testimonial function after his death. The first part investigates the literary objects (novels and comic books) produced in the wake of Levi's death, when fictionalized representations of him multiplied through different media. As a means of comparison, the question will be explored by taking into account a series of fictional works that feature another quintessential emblem of the Shoah: Anne Frank. Th…
Representing the Species
Focusing on Alberto Moravia and, in particular, his ‘conversion to politics’, this article explores how Italian intellectuals dealt with the post-war nuclear threat. The ‘conversion’ was provoked by a 1982 visit to Hiroshima, which pushed Moravia – who for a lifetime had openly rejected any active political commitment – to present his candidacy to the European Parliament in order to promote the question of disarmament. I investigate the rhetorica…
If Watching Is an Action
Art (3 works) · History (2 works) · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Action (physics (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Comics (1 work) · Disarmament (1 work)