Lucrezia Zaina Bequest Lecture 2025 with Professor Marco Armiero
Fascist Political Ecologies: Roots, Rhetoric, and Contemporary Legacies
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We are delighted to welcome Professor Marco Armiero to deliver the latest in the series of annual lectures on subjects of Italian interest, made possible by a generous bequest from alumna, and former lecturer in French and Italian, Professor Lucrezia Zaina.
In everyday discussions, the environment is often seen as something separate from politics. No colour should be brought into environmental discussion, except green. Environmental advocates sometimes argue that we have a moral duty to protect the environment, which they see as different from political reasons. Politics can often be viewed as biased and narrow, while caring for the environment is seen as a universal duty without hidden agendas.
However, it’s impossible and unhelpful to separate the environment from politics. This understanding shows that there have always been different political ecology projects supporting various ideologies.
Building on this premise, Professor Marco Armiero will explore fascist political ecologies, examining their historical foundations and their contemporary manifestations. Fascist political ecologies refer to regime created and used environmental practices and stories to support its political goals.
Professor Armiero is Icrea Research professor at the Institute for the History of Science, Autonomous University of Barcelona. Since 2019 he has been the president of the European Society for Environmental History. From 2013 and 2022 he was the director of the Environmental Humanities Laboratory in Stockholm making it a global player in that emerging field.
With his research, he has contributed to bridging environmental humanities and political ecology.
This talk is based on the work of M. Armiero, R. Biasillo, and Wilko Graf von Hardenberg in Mussolini’s Nature: An Environmental History of Italian Fascism (MIT Press 2022; La nature del Duce. Una storia ambientale del fascismo, Einaudi 2022).
Following the lecture, from 7pm, there will be an Italian themed drinks reception for all.
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This event will last approximately 1 hour and a half, followed by an Italian themed drinks reception at 7pm.