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Photography and fascism in interwar Europe developed into a highly
toxic and combustible formula. Particularly in concert with
aggressive display techniques, the European fascists were utterly
convinced of their ability to use the medium of photography to
manufacture consent among their publics. Unfortunately, as we know
in hindsight, they succeeded. Other dictatorial regimes in the
1930s harnessed this powerful combination of photography and
exhibitions for their own odious purposes. But this book, for the
first time, focuses on the particularly consequential dialectic
between Germany and Italy in the early-to-mid 1930s, and within
each of those countries vis-a-vis display culture. The 1930s
provides a potent case study for every generation, and it is as
urgent as ever in our global political environment to deeply
understand the central role of visual imagery in what transpired.
Photofascism demonstrates precisely how dictatorial regimes use
photographic mass media, methodically and in combination with
display, to persuade the public with often times highly
destructive-even catastrophic-results.
Photography and fascism in interwar Europe developed into a highly
toxic and combustible formula. Particularly in concert with
aggressive display techniques, the European fascists were utterly
convinced of their ability to use the medium of photography to
manufacture consent among their publics. Unfortunately, as we know
in hindsight, they succeeded. Other dictatorial regimes in the
1930s harnessed this powerful combination of photography and
exhibitions for their own odious purposes. But this book, for the
first time, focuses on the particularly consequential dialectic
between Germany and Italy in the early-to-mid 1930s, and within
each of those countries vis-a-vis display culture. The 1930s
provides a potent case study for every generation, and it is as
urgent as ever in our global political environment to deeply
understand the central role of visual imagery in what transpired.
Photofascism demonstrates precisely how dictatorial regimes use
photographic mass media, methodically and in combination with
display, to persuade the public with often times highly
destructive-even catastrophic-results.
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