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Captivity and Creativity

The Cultural and Material Production of Italian Prisoners in Allied Hands (1940-1947)

AvGiorgia Alù,Elena Bellina

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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A groundbreaking volume that represents the first examination of cultural production amongst Italian prisoners of warCaptivity and Creativity explores the artistic and material production by Italian prisoners of war (POWs) and some civilian internees who were captured by the Western Allies in 1940–43 and detained in prison camps scattered across Africa, Australia, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States during World War II. Twelve chapters discuss from different theoretical and historical angles the various artistic activities (e.g., theatre, music, visual arts, architecture, chapels, and material objects), technical contributions (e.g., maps, photography, radio), writings (e.g., memoirs, diaries, letters, and fiction), as well as the documentary evidence that resulted from the diverse experiences and transnational exchanges between the prisoners and their captors as military personnel and local civilian populations in different parts of the globe between 1940 and 1947.The book describes the prisoners’ economic importance for the Western Allied powers in their war effort to fight Nazi-Fascism and the enforced diaspora through which POWs were moved across different allied countries. It analyzes the prisoners’ daily camp life, work, and treatment before and after the 1943 Armistice, when POWs were asked to sign an agreement to renounce Fascism and become cooperators of war, underlining the different treatment reserved for cooperators of war and noncooperators of war. The book also investigates the legacy of the prisoners’ artistic and material production, the cultural heritage and the practices of memorialization (e.g., photography, monuments, museums, anniversary celebrations, exhibits) that have derived from the Italian presence in camps in different countries up to this date, through reference to groups and communities that preserve that heritage.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-06-12
Mått:152 x 229 x 26 mm
Vikt:604 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:World War II: the Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension
Antal sidor:432
Förlag:Fordham University Press
ISBN:9781531513603

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Giorgia Alù (Edited By) Giorgia Alù is Chair of Italian Studies at the University of Sydney. She is the author of Journeys Exposed: Women’s Writing, Mobility, and Photography and co-editor of Enlightening Encounters: Italian Literature and Photography.Elena Bellina (Edited By) Elena Bellina is Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor in Italian Studies at New York University. Her research and publications focus on war and captivity studies, cultural memory, autobiographical writing, and the performing arts.

Recensioner i media

"This is a major piece of research. Its overall aim is to study – in a broad sense – the artistic, creative and other forms of material production linked to the hundreds of thousands of Italian prisoners of war who spent time in camps across the world during and after World War Two. This is a highly original collection of chapters and studies, crossing over disciplines around the core area of research as outlined above." - John Foot, Professor of Modern Italian History in the Department of Italian, University of Bristol and author of Blood and Power: The Rise and Fall of Italian Fascism

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Capturing Creativity in Time of WarGiorgia Alu and Elena Bellina 11. Explaining the "Enforced Diaspora" of Italian Service Personnel inWestern Captivity during the Second World WarBob Moore 37Creativity at Work2. Sacred Italian World War II POW Sites: Trench Art in Texas and PennsylvaniaAlan R. Perry 553. Italian Prisoners of War in Australia: Carceral Aesthetics at the Cowra POW Camp (1941-46)Anthony White and Flavia Marcello 894. Fascism, Art, and Aloha: The Legacies of Italian Prisoners of War in Hawai'iLaura E. Ruberto 116Capturing Time and Space5. Italian Prisoners of War in East Africa: Music Making in British Camps in KenyaElena Bellina 1476. Freeing Senses at the Foot of the Himalayas: Italian POWs in IndiaGiorgia Alu 1777. Captured: Captivity and Co-creation in Photographs of Creative Works in Italian CampsGiorgia Alu 210Creating Identities in Confinement8. The Return of the Prisoners: Writing Not to Die AltogetherErika Lorenzon 2439. Voicing Objection: Vittoria Causa, Writing, Assertive Power,and Internment as a Force of Creativity, 1940-45Catherine Dewhirst 272Creative Memory, Legacy, and Community10. Pictures, Poison, and the Prisoner: The Story of Lou and Trento and the Layering of MemoryDonato Somma 30711. Collective Creativity: Commemorating War Detainees at theIntersection of Community Ritual and Cultural HeritageFlavia Marcello 33112. Italian Identity in the British Isles: Chiocchetti's Chapel and the Landscapeof World War II Remembrance in OrkneyDaniel Travers 354Acknowledgments 375List of Contributors 377Index 381