The launch of the project

The project aims to reconstruct aspects, characteristics and dynamics of the daily lives of ‘minors’ – such as girls, boys and adolescents – who have long been regarded as marginalised, including as a subject of study. In particular, the study focuses on the transitional phase between the end of the Great War and the start of Mussolini’s first government, a pivotal moment in the process whereby the “totalitarian seduction”, shaped during the war years, spread throughout society.

Aims
The primary aim is to acquire – within a context that serves as a paradigm for contemporary dynamics – a more detailed understanding of the everyday reality of girls, boys and adolescents. In particular, the research – based on a systematic collection of documents – aims to highlight, alongside the strategies implemented towards them, their own perspectives and reactions to the events in which they were involved; taking care to ensure the wide dissemination of the findings.

Expected Results
In terms of concrete outcomes: various publications on the main aspects of the research; the organisation of thematic seminars; the holding of a conference at the conclusion of the project, at which the research findings will be presented within a context of national and international discussion; the creation of an online portal where the research findings will be made available via open access, with a focus on public outreach.