This module introduces students to Italian culture and society during Fascism. Students will consider the Fascist policies and practices that affected education and literary activities, the construction of gender roles, films and visual art production in Italy in the years 1922-1943. Through these, students will reflect upon issues of censorship and freedom of speech, nationalism and internationalism, propaganda, education, and the relationship between culture and politics. They will also consider how the historiography on Mussolini’s dictatorship has changed over time and will develop an awareness of different methods in historical research.