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"Women and the Mafia in Italian Cinema"
University of Chicago
October 17, 2020
Veronica Vegna, Senior Instructional Professor, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
What role do women play within Sicilian mafia? How has this role recently been represented in Italian films? Like a two-headed Janus, women contribute to the existence and continuity of the mafia but can also become a threat to it. Drawing on sociological studies on women and organized crime, this lecture discusses filmic representations of the complex and conflicting relationship of women with Sicilian mafia.
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"Women and the Mafia in Italian Cinema"
University of Chicago
October 17, 2020
Veronica Vegna, Senior Instructional Professor, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
What role do women play within Sicilian mafia? How has this role recently been represented in Italian films? Like a two-headed Janus, women contribute to the existence and continuity of the mafia but can also become a threat to it. Drawing on sociological studies on women and organized crime, this lecture discusses filmic representations of the complex and conflicting relationship of women with Sicilian mafia.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to humanities@uchicago.edu.
