Article ID: CBB392706107

Science, Fascism, and Foreign Policy: The Exhibition “Scienza Universale” at the 1942 Rome World’s Fair (2017)

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This essay analyzes the exhibition “Scienza Universale,” which was to be a central part of the 1942 world’s fair in Rome. Although in the end World War II kept the fair from happening, the plans for the exhibit were finished, and they allow for an in-depth analysis of the propagandistic uses of science in fascist Italy. The essay investigates what the regime sought to accomplish with a public display of science, why it chose to stress science’s universal character, and how various stakeholders’ motives played out in the exhibit design. Although fascism is not generally known for either its embrace of science or its internationalism, in this instance both played a major role in the way the state presented itself. “Universal Science,” as depicted in the exhibit, carried messages that were meant to promote a fascist conception of civilization and world order and to stake out Italy’s position vis-à-vis Nazi Germany in particular.

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Authors & Contributors
Vittoria, Albertina
Guzzone
Olivo, Chiara
Levi, Fabio
Antonella Maria Maggio
Magrini, Giacomo
Journals
Medicina nei Secoli - Arte e Scienza
Publishers
Società Chimica Italiana
Cierre edizioni
Viella
La Nuova Italia
Edizioni ETS
Edizioni dell'Orso
Concepts
Fascism
Science and society
Science and politics
Chemistry
Jews
Medicine
People
Levi, Giuseppe
Mussolini, Benito
Michele Giua
Ginori Conti, Piero
Nicola Parravano
Mieli, Aldo
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
Places
Italy
Genoa (Italy)
Turin (Italy)
France
Tuscany (Italy)
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