The Loss of Youth: Failure of Fascist Juvenile Justice System and Its Legacy in Postwar Italy
The most shocking shocking historical fact that I learnt these years was that Mussolini established the first juvenile court in Italy. In contrast to the progressive purpose of the first US juvenile court in Illinois, Mussolini’s juvenile justice aimed to fulfill the vision of consolidating traditional family structure. The justice system did not function appropriately, and it went into collapse in postwar Italy. This research paper from my class “Crimes in Europe” investigated the failure of juvenile justice system in postwar Italy with neorealist films as primary sources. It also explores how the juvenile justice system in postwar Italy influenced by its Fascist predecessors.
Advisor: Professor Alice Kelikian
The Nights of Existence, Desperation, and Redemption of Cabiria
Federico Fellini was a leader and master of Italian neorealism. However, in this film Nights of Cabiria, there presented elements that are “anti-realism.” This film review essay from my class “Crime in Europe” explores the intertwining of realism and idealism in the plot of this movie and the elements of crimes and deviances. From the lens of the historical situation, this paper also analyzes the historiography of how Fellini and Masina created this fantastic work.
Advisor: Professor Alice Kelikian