Commemorating Irma Bandiera and the women of the Resistance: the monumental memoryscape of Bologna

Biavati, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6130-8415 (2025) Commemorating Irma Bandiera and the women of the Resistance: the monumental memoryscape of Bologna. Modern Italy. pp. 1-17. ISSN 1469-9877 doi: 10.1017/mit.2025.10084

Abstract/Summary

Public art is fundamental in the shaping of a city’s identity: in the city of Bologna’s case, this identity is inextricably tied to the Resistance. The presence or absence of women in monumental commemorations, then, becomes a way to either include or exclude them from this shared identity. By centring its analysis on the monuments dedicated to the Resistance’s fallen erected since 1945, this article will utilise the case study of Irma Bandiera to analyse women’s presence within the commemorative topography of the city. Through the study of two monuments, the Monumento Ossario ai Caduti Partigiani and the Memoriale alle 128 partigiane cadute, this article will also highlight the role of the local community in the creation of a shared and representative identity.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/id/eprint/124423
Identification Number/DOI	10.1017/mit.2025.10084
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Literature and Languages > Languages and Cultures
Publisher	Cambridge University Press (CUP)
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