CFP: Sites of Memory of Socialism and Communism in Europe

Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the history of socialism and communism still presents itself as one of the most polarizing and controversial themes in Europe's culture of memory. While some countries of the former Eastern Bloc utilise their socialist past in the formation of national identities, others tend to construct nostalgic memories of their lived experiences in socialist times.

CFP: Workshop: Transnational Contacts in the Socialist World

In 1961, Nikita Khrushchev hailed the development of a "world socialist system," which he defined as "a social, economic, and political community of free, sovereign nations [. . .] united by common interests and goals, by the close ties of international socialist solidarity." This day-long workshop will bring together an interdisciplinary group of early-career scholars to examine the socialist system from a global and transnational perspective.

Quando a Torino c’era la FIAT. Un’inchiesta di Adalberto Minucci del 1955

Adalberto Minucci
Quando a Torino c’era la FIAT

Lunedi’ 15 Dicembre 2014 ore 16.45

Sala Colonne
Piazza Palazzo di Città, 1
Torino

Il Sindaco di Torino Piero Fassino
il Presidente del Consiglio Comunale Giovanni Porcino
Il Presidente dell’Associazione tra i Consiglieri Comunali
già componenti il Consiglio Comunale di Torino
Giancarlo Quagliotti
sono lieti di invitare la S.V.
alla presentazione del libro