Resisting the Tide

Focussing on his term as Prime Minister from 2001-06, this volume provides an assessment of how the neo-conservative values attributed to Silvio Berlusconi were contested and resisted by a variety of groups. It is suitable for those who have an interest in Italy, in politics, in culture and cultural studies.

1. Introduction; Part 1: Political contexts; 2. Italy during the Berlusconi years; 3. Moving back to the centre?; 4. Still too many chiefs and not enough Indians: infighting on the left; 5. Social opposition to the Italin neo-cons: the Unions, i girotondi and the no-global movement; 6. Resisting the tide: identity movements in the age of Berlusconi; Part 2: Texts; 7. The changing face of the media; 8. The cinema of resistance; 9. Case study of specific television programmes; 10. Liberi tutti? Taking pride in queer subjectivity; 11. Case study of novels: how the collective authorial label enabled voices of dissent to be heard.; 12. An exploration of the role music has played as the voice of dissent.; Part 3: Idenities and experiences; 13. Working in RAI; 14. The theatrics of Beppe Rosso; 15. Muslim associations in Italy; 16. Italian feminism; Conclusion: Italy in the new century.