The Class Without Consciousness: Fascism's ‘New’ Workers and the 1942 World's Fair of Rome
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DOI: 10.1017/s0960777320000156
Abstract: In 1936 Mussolini's fascist regime embarked upon an ambitious plan to hold the 1942 World's Fair in a newly built city south of Rome. At the peak of construction in 1939–40 an army of 5,000… read more here.
Keywords: without consciousness; 1942 world; class; world fair ... See more keywords
Beyond the visual: panoramatic attractions in the 1900 World’s Fair
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DOI: 10.1080/1472586x.2017.1288071
Abstract: The 1900 World’s Fair congregated a large number of attractions that revolutionised the tradition of panorama. These attractions were complex devices: often, they incorporated highly technological advances and played a vital role in the emergence… read more here.
Keywords: panoramatic attractions; world fair; 1900 world; beyond visual ... See more keywords
A circus in Islington: paintings by Thérèse Lessore
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DOI: 10.1080/17460654.2020.1804966
Abstract: ABSTRACT In this paper I consider two nearly-forgotten artistic practices: that of British painter Thérèse Lessore (1884–1945) and the annual World’s Fair Circus held in Islington, London which she painted on several occasions in the… read more here.
Keywords: world fair; islington paintings; fair circus; circus islington ... See more keywords