Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource BIbliografia Colonizzazioni interne Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Il Duce e il Milite ignoto: dialettica di due corpi politici Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pozzi Enrico Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 Language A language of the resource it Zotero Title Il Duce e il Milite ignoto: dialettica di due corpi politici Item Type Journal Article Author Pozzi Enrico URL http://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.1423/2493 Pages 333-358 Publication Title Rs ISSN 0486-0349 Date 1998 Journal Abbreviation Rs DOI 10.1423/2493 Language it Abstract Note In the aftermath of WWI, two bodies compete for symbolic Hgemony within the Italian political imagination. Mussolini's body only starts to assert itself as an essential component of the Fascist leader's public representation. Meanwhile, the corpse of the Unknown Soldier turns into a major symbolic resource, and the key "persona" in a climatic collective ritual. Both the process which led to the Unknown Soldier's enshrining and the ritual system which implemented its consecration show the political functions of this peculiar body. Dismembered by the war's violence and remembered by a national rite, it epitomizes the anomic crisis of post-war Italy, and the phantasy to restore its cohesiveness as a Body Political through a thaumaturgic action on a Body Natural. Such a metonymic healing of the social body ran counter the needs of the Fascist movement, draining it of its social psychological broth. This may explain Mussolini's tongue-in-cheek attitude towards a symbolic rival. Nevertheless, the Duce quickly perceived the powerful potential of a bodily symbol in building up consensus. The Unknown Soldier taught him the contents and tactics of a shrewd use of corporeality for political socialisation. Mussolini's own body was turned into an incorporation of the new social bond of Fascist Italy, and became the living representation of the social system as a restored and revitalised whole. Attachment Title Attachment